The men's 200 metre backstroke competition at the 2018 Pan Pacific Swimming Championships took place on August 12 at the Tokyo Tatsumi International Swimming Center.[1] The defending champion was Tyler Clary of the United States.[2]
| Men's 200 metre backstroke at the 2018 Pan Pacific Swimming Championships | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Venue | Tokyo Tatsumi International Swimming Center | |||||||||
| Dates | 12 August (heats & finals) | |||||||||
| Competitors | 20 from 8 nations | |||||||||
| Winning time | 1:53.57 | |||||||||
| Medalists | ||||||||||
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Records
Prior to this competition, the existing world and Pan Pacific records were as follows:
| World record |  Aaron Peirsol (USA) | 1:51.92 | Rome, Italy | 31 July 2009 |
| Pan Pacific Championships record | Ryan Lochte (USA) | 1:54.12 | Irvine, United States | 20 August 2010 |
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 12 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]
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ryan Murphy |  United States | 1:54.07 | QA, CR |
| 2 | Austin Katz | United States | 1:55.69 | QA |
| 3 | Jacob Pebley | United States | 1:55.95 | QB |
| 4 | Ryosuke Irie |  Japan | 1:56.83 | QA |
| 5 | Keita Sunama | Japan | 1:57.18 | QA |
| 6 | Mitch Larkin |  Australia | 1:58.15 | QA |
| 7 | Bradley Woodward | Australia | 1:58.24 | QA |
| 8 | Javier Acevedo |  Canada | 1:58.74 | QA |
| 9 | Leonardo de Deus |  Brazil | 1:59.59 | QA |
| 10 | Wang Yutian |  China | 1:59.90 | QB |
| 11 | Markus Thormeyer | Canada | 2:00.04 | QB |
| 12 | Masaki Kaneko | Japan | 2:00.24 | QB |
| 13 | Jay Litherland | United States | 2:00.26 | QB |
| 14 | Gabriel Fantoni | Brazil | 2:01.01 | |
| 15 | Brandonn Almeida | Brazil | 2:01.74 | QB |
| 16 | Lewis Clareburt |  New Zealand | 2:02.13 | QB |
| 17 | Leonardo Santos | Brazil | 2:03.35 | QB |
| 18 | Josiah Binnema | Canada | 2:06.45 | |
| 19 | Armand Chan |  Philippines | 2:18.39 | |
| – | Clyde Lewis | Australia | DNS |
B Final
The B final was held on 12 August from 17:30.[5]
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 | Jacob Pebley | United States | 1:57.12 | |
| 10 | Markus Thormeyer | Canada | 1:59.37 | |
| 11 | Jay Litherland | United States | 1:59.52 | |
| 12 | Wang Yutian | China | 1:59.97 | |
| 13 | Masaki Kaneko | Japan | 2:00.58 | |
| 14 | Brandonn Almeida | Brazil | 2:00.79 | |
| 15 | Lewis Clareburt | New Zealand | 2:01.10 | |
| 16 | Leonardo Santos | Brazil | 2:04.51 |
A Final
The A final was held on 12 August from 17:30.[6]
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 | Ryan Murphy | United States | 1:53.57 | CR |
 | Ryosuke Irie | Japan | 1:55.12 | |
 | Austin Katz | United States | 1:56.00 | |
| 4 | Mitch Larkin | Australia | 1:56.02 | |
| 5 | Keita Sunama | Japan | 1:57.03 | |
| 6 | Bradley Woodward | Australia | 1:58.00 | |
| 7 | Javier Acevedo | Canada | 1:58.36 | |
| 8 | Leonardo de Deus | Brazil | 2:01.56 |
References
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