1997 Pan Pacific Swimming Championships – Men's 1500 metre freestyle
The men's 1500 metre freestyle competition at the 1997 Pan Pacific Swimming Championships took place on August 13 at the NISHI Civic Pool.[1] The last champion was Kieren Perkins of Australia.[2]
| Men's 1500 metre freestyle at the 1997 Pan Pacific Swimming Championships | ||||||||||
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| Venue | NISHI Civic Pool | |||||||||
| Dates | August 13, 1997 (heats & finals) | |||||||||
| Competitors | 8 from 5 nations | |||||||||
| Winning time | 15:13.25 | |||||||||
| Medalists | ||||||||||
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| 1997 Pan Pacific Swimming Championships | ||
|---|---|---|
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| Freestyle | ||
| 50 m | men | women |
| 100 m | men | women |
| 200 m | men | women |
| 400 m | men | women |
| 800 m | men | women |
| 1500 m | men | women |
| Backstroke | ||
| 100 m | men | women |
| 200 m | men | women |
| Breaststroke | ||
| 100 m | men | women |
| 200 m | men | women |
| Butterfly | ||
| 100 m | men | women |
| 200 m | men | women |
| Individual medley | ||
| 200 m | men | women |
| 400 m | men | women |
| Freestyle relay | ||
| 4×100 m | men | women |
| 4×200 m | men | women |
| Medley relay | ||
| 4×100 m | men | women |
This event was a timed-final where each swimmer swam just once.
Records
Prior to this competition, the existing world and Pan Pacific records were as follows:
| World record | .svg.png){kind=small} |
14:41.66 | Victoria, Canada | August 24, 1994 |
| Pan Pacific Championships record | |
14:55.92 | Kobe, Japan | August 15, 1993 |
Results
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 |
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 | Grant Hackett | | 15:13.25 | |
 | Tyler Painter |  | 15:17.01 | |
 | Chad Carvin | | 15:17.18 | |
| 4 | Hisato Yasui |  | 15:34.93 | |
| 5 | Torlarp Sethsothorn |  | 15:38.45 | |
| 6 | Michael McWha | .svg.png){kind=small} | 15:40.20 | |
| 7 | Masato Hirano | | 15:40.88 | |
| 8 | Brent Sallee | | 15:42.20 |
References
- "Results of the 1997 Pan Pacific". Swim News. September 1997. Retrieved May 10, 2014.
- ISHOF list with all medalists in Pan Pacific Championships history Archived 2014-10-10 at the Wayback Machine
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