2002 Pan Pacific Swimming Championships – Men's 400 metre freestyle
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The men's 400 metre freestyle competition at the 2002 Pan Pacific Swimming Championships took place on August 24 at the Yokohama International Swimming Pool.[1][2] The last champion was Ian Thorpe of Australia.[3]
DatesAugust 24, 2002 (heats &
finals)
finals)
Competitors23 from 9 nations
Winningtime3:45.28
| Men's 400 metre freestyle at the 2002 Pan Pacific Swimming Championships | ||||||||||
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| Venue | Yokohama International Swimming Pool | |||||||||
| Dates | August 24, 2002 (heats & finals) | |||||||||
| Competitors | 23 from 9 nations | |||||||||
| Winning time | 3:45.28 | |||||||||
| Medalists | ||||||||||
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This race consisted of eight lengths of the pool, with all eight being in the freestyle stroke.[4]
Records
Prior to this competition, the existing world and Pan Pacific records were as follows:
| World record |  Ian Thorpe (AUS) |
3:40.08 | Manchester, Great Britain | July 30, 2002 |
| Pan Pacific Championships record | Ian Thorpe (AUS) |
3:41.83 | Sydney, Australia | August 22, 1999 |
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 24.[1]
| Rank | Heat | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 3 | 4 | Ian Thorpe | Australia | 3:46.94 | Q |
| 2 | 2 | 4 | Grant Hackett | Australia | 3:48.50 | Q |
| 3 | 3 | 5 | Craig Stevens | Australia | 3:48.75 | Q |
| 4 | 1 | 4 | Klete Keller |  United States | 3:49.19 | Q |
| 5 | 2 | 5 | Erik Vendt | United States | 3:49.58 | Q |
| 6 | 1 | 5 | Chad Carvin | United States | 3:49.99 | Q |
| 7 | 3 | 3 | Shunichi Fujita |  Japan | 3:51.57 | Q |
| 8 | 2 | 3 | Larsen Jensen | United States | 3:52.41 | Q |
| 9 | 3 | 6 | Richard Say |  Canada | 3:53.76 | |
| 10 | 2 | 6 | Mark Johnston | Canada | 3:53.96 | |
| 11 | 3 | 2 | Naoya Sonoda | Japan | 3:54.24 | |
| 12 | 3 | 7 | Bruno Bonfim |  Brazil | 3:57.22 | |
| 13 | 1 | 3 | Takeshi Matsuda | Japan | 3:57.96 | |
| 14 | 1 | 6 | Yosuke Ichikawa | Japan | 3:59.09 | |
| 15 | 1 | 2 | Kurtis MacGillivary | Canada | 3:59.50 | |
| 16 | 1 | 7 | Moss Burmester |  New Zealand | 4:03.31 | |
| 17 | 2 | 1 | Cameron Gibson | New Zealand | 4:03.69 | |
| 18 | 2 | 7 | Juan Pablo Valdivieso |  Peru | 4:04.31 | |
| 19 | 2 | 2 | Mark Kin Ming Kwok |  Hong Kong | 4:04.86 | |
| 20 | 1 | 1 | Kwok Leung Chung | Hong Kong | 4:11.37 | |
| 21 | 3 | 1 | Rafael Mosca | Brazil | 4:11.44 | |
| 22 | 2 | 8 | Seung Gin Lee |  Northern Mariana Islands | 4:26.65 | |
| 23 | 3 | 8 | Dean Palacios | Northern Mariana Islands | 4:28.74 |
Final
The final was held on August 24.[1]
| Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | 4 | Ian Thorpe | Australia | 3:45.28 | |
 | 5 | Grant Hackett | Australia | 3:45.99 | |
 | 3 | Klete Keller | United States | 3:48.40 | |
| 4 | 6 | Erik Vendt | United States | 3:49.75 | |
| 5 | 2 | Shunichi Fujita | Japan | 3:51.40 | |
| 6 | 7 | Mark Johnston | Canada | 3:52.29 | |
| 7 | 1 | Naoya Sonoda | Japan | 3:55.98 | |
| 8 | 8 | Bruno Bonfim | Brazil | 4:00.20 |