2014 Pan Pacific Swimming Championships – Men's 4 × 200 metre freestyle relay explained

Event:Men's 4 × 200 metre freestyle relay
Competition:2014 Pan Pacific Swimming Championships
Venue:Gold Coast Aquatic Centre
Dates:August 22, 2014 (heats &<br>finals)
Win Value:7:05.17
Gold:Conor Dwyer, Michael Phelps, Ryan Lochte, and Matt McLean
Goldnoc:USA
Silver:Kosuke Hagino, Reo Sakata, Yuki Kobori, and Takeshi Matsuda
Silvernoc:JPN
Bronze:David McKeon, Cameron McEvoy, Mack Horton, and Thomas Fraser-Holmes
Bronzenoc:AUS
Prev:2010
Next:2018

The men's 4 × 200 metre freestyle relay competition at the 2014 Pan Pacific Swimming Championships took place on August 22 at the Gold Coast Aquatic Centre.[1] The last champion was the United States.[2]

This race consisted of sixteen lengths of the pool. Each of the four swimmers completed four lengths of the pool. The first swimmer had to touch the wall before the second could leave the starting block.[3]

Records

Prior to this competition, the existing world and Pan Pacific records were as follows:

World record
Michael Phelps (1:44.49)
Ricky Berens (1:44.13)
David Walters (1:45.47)
Ryan Lochte (1:44.46)
6:58.55Rome, ItalyJuly 31, 2009
Pan Pacific Championships record
Michael Phelps (1:45.62)
Peter Vanderkaay (1:46.46)
Ricky Berens (1:46.49)
Ryan Lochte (1:45.27)
7:03.84Irvine, United StatesAugust 19, 2010

Results

All times are in minutes and seconds.

Heats

Heats weren't performed, as only five teams had entered.

Final

The final was held on August 22, at 21:20.

Rank Name Nationality Time Notes
Conor Dwyer (1:47.08)
Michael Phelps (1:46.08)
Ryan Lochte (1:45.57)
Matt McLean (1:46.44)
7:05.17
Kosuke Hagino (1:46.13)
Reo Sakata (1:45.78)
Yuki Kobori (1:46.81)
Takeshi Matsuda (1:46.58)
7:05.30
David McKeon (1:46.85)
Cameron McEvoy (1:48.12)
Mack Horton (1:47.06)
Thomas Fraser-Holmes (1:46.52)
7:08.55
4 Matthew Stanley (1:47.09) NR
Dylan Dunlop-Barrett (1:48.98)
Steven Kent (1:48.89)
Mitchell Donaldson (1:48.87)
7:13.83 NR
5 Kent Cheung (1:55.77)
Chun Nam Ng (1:55.87)
Kei Koi Kong (1:54.75)
David Wong (1:55.35)
7:41.74

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Results of the 4 × 200 metre freestyle relay finals at 2014 Pan Pacific . Australia Swimming . August 22, 2014 . October 4, 2014 . August 26, 2014 . https://web.archive.org/web/20140826113356/http://liveresults.swimming.org.au/sal/2014PP/140821F016.htm . dead .
  2. Web site: Results of the 4 × 200 metre freestyle relay finals at 2010 Pan Pacific . OmegaTiming . August 19, 2010 . October 4, 2014.
  3. Web site: Swimming Technical Manual . Guadalajara 2011 . 23 October 2011 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20110728175822/http://www.guadalajara2011.org.mx/documentos/manuales/eng/technical/tm_swimming.pdf . 28 July 2011 .