| Event: | Men's 400 metre freestyle |
| Competition: | 1997 Pan Pacific Swimming Championships |
| Venue: | NISHI Civic Pool |
| Dates: | August 12, 1997 (heats &<br>finals) |
| Competitors: | 22 |
| Nations: | 9 |
| Win Value: | 3:47.27 |
| Gold: | Grant Hackett |
| Goldnoc: | AUS |
| Silver: | Ian Thorpe |
| Silvernoc: | AUS |
| Bronze: | Chad Carvin |
| Bronzenoc: | USA |
| Prev: | 1995 |
| Next: | 1999 |
The men's 400 metre freestyle competition at the 1997 Pan Pacific Swimming Championships took place on August 12 at the NISHI Civic Pool.[1] The last champion was Daniel Kowalski of Australia.[2]
This race consisted of eight lengths of the pool, with all eight being in the freestyle stroke.[3]
Prior to this competition, the existing world and Pan Pacific records were as follows:
| World record | 3:43.80 | Rome, Italy | September 11, 1994 | ||
| Pan Pacific Championships record | 3:49.43 | Kobe, Japan | August 14, 1993 |
All times are in minutes and seconds.
The first round was held on August 12.
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 3:52.42 | QA | |||
| 2 | 3:53.11 | QA | |||
| 3 | 3:53.74 | QA | |||
| 4 | 3:55.10 | QA | |||
| 5 | 3:55.24 | QA | |||
| 6 | 3:56.59 | QA | |||
| 7 | 3:56.83 | QA | |||
| 8 | 3:56.96 | QA | |||
| 9 | 3:57.15 | QB | |||
| 10 | 3:57.26 | QB | |||
| 11 | 3:57.60 | QB | |||
| 12 | 3:57.68 | QB | |||
| 13 | 3:57.78 | QB | |||
| 14 | 3:58.01 | QB | |||
| 15 | 3:58.54 | QB | |||
| 16 | 3:59.03 | QB | |||
| 17 | 4:02.41 | ||||
| 18 | 4:02.58 | ||||
| 19 | 4:02.59 | ||||
| 20 | 4:02.72 | ||||
| 21 | 4:04.24 | ||||
| 22 | 4:06.23 |
The B final was held on August 12.
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 | 3:53.59 | ||||
| 10 | 3:56.02 | ||||
| 11 | 3:56.55 | ||||
| 12 | 3:56.96 | ||||
| 13 | 3:59.59 | ||||
| 14 | 3:59.72 | ||||
| 15 | 4:00.52 | ||||
| 15 | 4:00.52 |
The A final was held on August 12.
| Rank | Lane | Nationality | Time | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3:47.27 | CR | ||||
| 3:49.64 | |||||
| Chad Carvin | 3:50.40 | ||||
| 4 | 3:51.81 | ||||
| 5 | 3:54.10 | ||||
| 6 | 3:54.58 | ||||
| 7 | 3:55.37 | ||||
| 8 | 3:55.84 |