The men's 4 × 100 metre freestyle relay competition at the 1997 Pan Pacific Swimming Championships took place on August 11 at the NISHI Civic Pool.[1] The last champion was Australia.[2]
| Men's 4 × 200 metre freestyle relay at the 1997 Pan Pacific Swimming Championships | |
|---|---|
| Venue | NISHI Civic Pool |
| Dates | August 11, 1997 (heats & finals) |
| Winning time | 7:13.99 |
| Medalists | |
This race consisted of sixteen lengths of the pool. Each of the four swimmers completed four lengths of the pool. The first swimmer had to touch the wall before the second could leave the starting block.[3]
Records edit
Prior to this competition, the existing world and Pan Pacific records were as follows:
| World record |  Soviet Union (URS)Dmitry Lepikov (1:49.55) Vladimir Pyshnenko (1:46.58) Veniamin Tayanovich (1:48.99) Yevgeny Sadovyi (1:46.83) |
7:11.95 | Barcelona, Spain | July 27, 1992 |
| Pan Pacific Championships record |  Australia (AUS)Malcolm Allen (1:50.13) Glen Housman (1:48.57) Matthew Dunn (1:48.74) Daniel Kowalski (1:50.08) |
7:17.52 | Atlanta, United States | August 11, 1995 |
Results edit
All times are in minutes and seconds.
| KEY: | q | Fastest non-qualifiers | Q | Qualified | CR | Championships record | NR | National record | PB | Personal best | SB | Seasonal best |
Heats edit
Heats weren't performed, as only seven teams had entered.
Final edit
The final was held on August 11.[1]
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 |
Chad Carvin (1:48.26) Tom Malchow (1:50.04) Uğur Taner (1:48.34) Josh Davis (1:47.35) |
 United States |
7:13.99 | CR |
 |
Michael Klim (1:47.56) Ian Thorpe (1:50.86) Ian van der Wal (1:49.35) Grant Hackett (1:47.95) |
Australia |
7:15.72 | |
 |
Trent Bray (1:50.24) Scott Cameron (1:52.72) Nicholas Tongue (1:53.99) Danyon Loader (1:51.38) |
 New Zealand |
7:28.33 | |
| 4 | Shunsuke Ito (1:52.25) Yukihiro Matsushita (1:54.25) Masato Hirano (1:52.46) Yosuke Ichikawa (1:50.17) |
 Japan |
7:29.13 | |
| 5 | Mark Johnston (1:52.15) Stephen Clarke (1:52.60) Edward Parenti (1:52.97) Curtis Myden (1:51.97) |
 Canada |
7:29.69 | |
| 6 | - - - - |
 Hong Kong |
7:51.32 | |
| 7 | - - - - |
 Uzbekistan |
7:53.31 |
References edit
- ^ a b "Results of the 1997 Pan Pacific". Swim News. September 1997. Retrieved August 2, 2014.
- ^ ISHOF list with all medalists in Pan Pacific Championships history Archived 2014-10-10 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "Swimming Technical Manual" (PDF). Guadalajara 2011. Archived from the original (PDF) on 28 July 2011. Retrieved 23 October 2011.