| Men's 200 metre individual medley at the 2002 Pan Pacific Swimming Championships | ||||||||||
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| Venue | Yokohama International Swimming Pool | |||||||||
| Dates | August 28, 2002 (heats & semifinals) August 29, 2002 (final) | |||||||||
| Competitors | 24 from 8 nations | |||||||||
| Winning time | 1:59.70 | |||||||||
| Medalists | ||||||||||
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| ← 19992006 → | ||||||||||
| 2002 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 |
The men's 200 metre individual medley competition at the 2002 Pan Pacific Swimming Championships took place on August 28–29 at the Yokohama International Swimming Pool. The last champion was Tom Wilkens of US.
This race consisted of four lengths of the pool, one each in backstroke, breaststroke, butterfly and freestyle swimming.
Records
Prior to this competition, the existing world and Pan Pacific records were as follows:
| World record |  Jani Sievinen (FIN)
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1:58.16 | Rome, Italy | September 11, 1994 |
| Pan Pacific Championships record |  David Wharton (USA)
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2:00.11 | Tokyo, Japan | August 20, 1989 |
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 |
Heats
The first round was held on August 28.
Semifinals
The semifinals were held on August 28.
| Rank | Heat | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | 4 | Michael Phelps | United States |
1:59.83 | Q, CR |
| 2 | 2 | 3 | Jiro Miki |  Japan |
2:01.35 | Q |
| 3 | 2 | 5 | Takahiro Mori | Japan |
2:01.50 | Q |
| 4 | 2 | 4 | Tom Wilkens | United States |
2:01.52 | Q |
| 5 | 2 | 7 | Shinya Taniguchi | Japan |
2:01.59 | Q |
| 6 | 1 | 3 | Eric Donnelly | United States |
2:01.84 | Q |
| 7 | 1 | 6 | Brian Johns |  Canada |
2:01.96 | Q |
| 8 | 1 | 5 | Kevin Clements | United States |
2:02.07 | Q |
| 9 | 2 | 6 | Dean Kent |  New Zealand |
2:03.22 | |
| 10 | 2 | 2 | Justin Norris |  Australia |
2:03.27 | |
| 11 | 1 | 7 | Robert van der Zant | Australia |
2:03.36 | |
| 12 | 1 | 2 | Diogo Yabe |  Brazil |
2:04.85 | |
| 13 | 2 | 1 | Trent Steed | Australia |
2:05.21 | |
| 14 | 1 | 1 | Chad Murray | Canada |
2:05.62 | |
| 15 | 1 | 8 | Carlos Sayao | Canada |
2:07.32 | |
| 16 | 2 | 8 | Jin Hao |  China |
2:12.02 |
Final
The final was held on August 29.
| Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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4 | Michael Phelps | United States |
1:59.70 | CR |
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3 | Takahiro Mori | Japan |
2:00.61 | |
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6 | Tom Wilkens | United States |
2:01.17 | |
| 4 | 2 | Brian Johns | Canada |
2:01.25 | |
| 5 | 5 | Jiro Miki | Japan |
2:01.67 | |
| 6 | 7 | Dean Kent | New Zealand |
2:02.88 | |
| 7 | 1 | Justin Norris | Australia |
2:03.03 | |
| 8 | 8 | Robert van der Zant | Australia |
2:04.91 |
References
- ^ "Results of the 2002 Pan Pacific". Best Swimming (in Portuguese). June 4, 2006. Archived from the original on February 22, 2014. Retrieved February 22, 2014.
- 2002 Pan Pacific held in Yokohama International Swimming Pool
- 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.