1997 Pan Pacific Swimming Championships – Men's 800 metre freestyle
The men's 800 metre freestyle competition at the 1997 Pan Pacific Swimming Championships took place on August 10 at the NISHI Civic Pool.[1] The last champion was Daniel Kowalski of Australia.[2]
| Men's 800 metre freestyle at the 1997 Pan Pacific Swimming Championships | ||||||||||
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| Venue | NISHI Civic Pool | |||||||||
| Dates | August 10, 1997 (heats & finals) | |||||||||
| Competitors | 9 from 4 nations | |||||||||
| Winning time | 7:50.30 | |||||||||
| 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} |
7:46.00 | Victoria, Canada | August 24, 1994 |
| Pan Pacific Championships record | |
7:50.28 | Atlanta, United States | August 10, 1995 |
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 | | 7:50.30 | |
 | Chad Carvin |  | 7:57.82 | |
 | Tyler Painter | | 8:01.17 | |
| 4 | Masato Hirano |  | 8:06.81 | |
| 5 | Tim Siciliano | | 8:07.31 | |
| 6 | Jason Samuelson | | 8:08.80 | |
| 7 | Torlarp Sethsothorn |  | 8:11.02 | |
| 8 | Hisato Yasui | | 8:19.43 | |
| 9 | Matthew Smith | | 8:22.69 |
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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