The men's 200 metre backstroke competition at the 2018 Pan Pacific Swimming Championships took place on August 12 at the Tokyo Tatsumi International Swimming Center.[1] The defending champion was Tyler Clary of the United States.[2]
| Men's 200 metre backstroke at the 2018 Pan Pacific Swimming Championships | ||||||||||
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| Venue | Tokyo Tatsumi International Swimming Center | |||||||||
| Dates | 12 August (heats & finals) | |||||||||
| Competitors | 20 from 8 nations | |||||||||
| Winning time | 1:53.57 | |||||||||
| Medalists | ||||||||||
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Records
editPrior to this competition, the existing world and Pan Pacific records were as follows:
| World record |  Aaron Peirsol (USA)
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1:51.92 | Rome, Italy | 31 July 2009 |
| Pan Pacific Championships record | Ryan Lochte (USA)
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1:54.12 | Irvine, United States | 20 August 2010 |
Results
editAll times are in minutes and seconds.
| KEY: | QA | Qualified A Final | QB | Qualified B Final | CR | Championships record | NR | National record | PB | Personal best | SB | Seasonal best |
Heats
editThe first round was held on 12 August from 10:00.[3]
Only two swimmers from each country may advance to the A or B final. If a country not qualify any swimmer to the A final, that same country may qualify up to three swimmers to the B final.[4]
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ryan Murphy |  United States |
1:54.07 | QA, CR |
| 2 | Austin Katz | United States |
1:55.69 | QA |
| 3 | Jacob Pebley | United States |
1:55.95 | QB |
| 4 | Ryosuke Irie |  Japan |
1:56.83 | QA |
| 5 | Keita Sunama | Japan |
1:57.18 | QA |
| 6 | Mitch Larkin |  Australia |
1:58.15 | QA |
| 7 | Bradley Woodward | Australia |
1:58.24 | QA |
| 8 | Javier Acevedo |  Canada |
1:58.74 | QA |
| 9 | Leonardo de Deus |  Brazil |
1:59.59 | QA |
| 10 | Wang Yutian |  China |
1:59.90 | QB |
| 11 | Markus Thormeyer | Canada |
2:00.04 | QB |
| 12 | Masaki Kaneko | Japan |
2:00.24 | QB |
| 13 | Jay Litherland | United States |
2:00.26 | QB |
| 14 | Gabriel Fantoni | Brazil |
2:01.01 | |
| 15 | Brandonn Almeida | Brazil |
2:01.74 | QB |
| 16 | Lewis Clareburt |  New Zealand |
2:02.13 | QB |
| 17 | Leonardo Santos | Brazil |
2:03.35 | QB |
| 18 | Josiah Binnema | Canada |
2:06.45 | |
| 19 | Armand Chan |  Philippines |
2:18.39 | |
| – | Clyde Lewis | Australia |
DNS |
B Final
editThe B final was held on 12 August from 17:30.[5]
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 | Jacob Pebley | United States |
1:57.12 | |
| 10 | Markus Thormeyer | Canada |
1:59.37 | |
| 11 | Jay Litherland | United States |
1:59.52 | |
| 12 | Wang Yutian | China |
1:59.97 | |
| 13 | Masaki Kaneko | Japan |
2:00.58 | |
| 14 | Brandonn Almeida | Brazil |
2:00.79 | |
| 15 | Lewis Clareburt | New Zealand |
2:01.10 | |
| 16 | Leonardo Santos | Brazil |
2:04.51 |
A Final
editThe A final was held on 12 August from 17:30.[6]
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 |
Ryan Murphy | United States |
1:53.57 | CR |
 |
Ryosuke Irie | Japan |
1:55.12 | |
 |
Austin Katz | United States |
1:56.00 | |
| 4 | Mitch Larkin | Australia |
1:56.02 | |
| 5 | Keita Sunama | Japan |
1:57.03 | |
| 6 | Bradley Woodward | Australia |
1:58.00 | |
| 7 | Javier Acevedo | Canada |
1:58.36 | |
| 8 | Leonardo de Deus | Brazil |
2:01.56 |
References
edit- ^ "Schedule Pan Pacs 2018". Pan Pacs 2018. Retrieved 14 August 2018.
- ^ "Results of the 200-metre backstroke finals at 2014 Pan Pacific". Australia Swimming. 23 August 2014. Archived from the original on 15 September 2014. Retrieved 14 August 2018.
- ^ "Pan Pacific Championships 2018 – Men 200m Backstroke Heats" (PDF). Seiko.co.jp. 12 August 2018. Retrieved 14 August 2018.
- ^ "Pan Pacs 2018 – Information Bulletin #2" (PDF). Pan Pacs 2018. 12 April 2018. Retrieved 14 August 2018.
- ^ "Pan Pacific Championships 2018 – Men 200m Backstroke B-Final" (PDF). Seiko.co.jp. 12 August 2018. Retrieved 14 August 2018.
- ^ "Pan Pacific Championships 2018 – Men 200m Backstroke Final" (PDF). Seiko.co.jp. 12 August 2018. Retrieved 14 August 2018.