2018 Pan Pacific Swimming Championships – Men's 200 metre freestyle
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The men's 200 metre freestyle competition at the 2018 Pan Pacific Swimming Championships took place on August 9 at the Tokyo Tatsumi International Swimming Center.[1] The defending champion was Thomas Fraser-Holmes of Australia.[2]
Dates9 August (heats &
finals)
finals)
Competitors38 from 13 nations
Winningtime1:45.56
| Men's 200 metre freestyle at the 2018 Pan Pacific Swimming Championships | ||||||||||
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| Venue | Tokyo Tatsumi International Swimming Center | |||||||||
| Dates | 9 August (heats & finals) | |||||||||
| Competitors | 38 from 13 nations | |||||||||
| Winning time | 1:45.56 | |||||||||
| Medalists | ||||||||||
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Records
Prior to this competition, the existing world and Pan Pacific records were as follows:
| World record |  Paul Biedermann (GER) |
1:42.00 | Rome, Italy | 28 July 2009 |
| Pan Pacific Championships record |  Ian Thorpe (AUS) |
1:44.75 | Yokohama, Japan | 24 August 2002 |
Results
All 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
The first round was held on 9 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]
B Final
The B final was held on 9 August from 17:30.[5]
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 | Blake Pieroni |  United States | 1:46.68 | |
| 10 | Zachary Apple | United States | 1:46.78 | |
| 11 | Mack Horton | Australia | 1:47.90 | |
| 12 | Elijah Winnington | Australia | 1:48.04 | |
| 13 | Markus Thormeyer |  Canada | 1:48.23 | |
| 14 | Jeremy Bagshaw | Canada | 1:48.88 | |
| 15 | Reo Sakata |  Japan | 1:48.94 | |
| 16 | Yuki Kobori | Japan | 1:49.32 |
A Final
The A final was held on 9 August from 17:30.[6]
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 | Townley Haas | United States | 1:45.56 | |
 | Andrew Seliskar | United States | 1:45.74 | |
 | Katsuhiro Matsumoto | Japan | 1:45.92 | |
| 4 | Fernando Scheffer |  Brazil | 1:46.12 | |
| 5 | Alexander Graham | Australia | 1:46.50 | |
| 6 | Naito Ehara | Japan | 1:46.90 | |
| 7 | Clyde Lewis | Australia | 1:46.94 | |
| 8 | Luiz Altamir Melo | Brazil | 1:47.43 |