# 1997 Pan Pacific Swimming Championships

The seventh edition of the Pan Pacific Swimming Championships, a long course (50 m) event, was held in Fukuoka, Japan, from August 10–13, 1997.

## Competing nations

| Australia  Canada  China  Chinese Taipei  Costa Rica  Guam | Hong Kong  Jamaica  Japan  South Korea  Mexico  New Zealand | Puerto Rico  South Africa  Thailand  United States  Uzbekistan |

## Results
### Men's events

| Event | Gold | Gold | Silver | Silver | Bronze | Bronze |
| 50 m freestyle details | Bill Pilczuk (USA) Ricardo Busquets (PUR) | 22.42 | Not awarded | Not awarded | David Fox (USA) | 22.69 |
| 100 m freestyle details | Michael Klim (AUS) | 49.46 OC | Neil Walker (USA) | 49.57 | Ricardo Busquets (PUR) | 49.94 |
| 200 m freestyle details | Michael Klim (AUS) | 1:47.60 CR | Josh Davis (USA) | 1:48.17 | Trent Bray (NZL) | 1:49.27 |
| 400 m freestyle details | Grant Hackett (AUS) | 3:47.27 CR | Ian Thorpe (AUS) | 3:49.64 | Chad Carvin (USA) | 3:50.40 |
| 800 m freestyle details | Grant Hackett (AUS) | 7:50.30 | Chad Carvin (USA) | 7:57.82 | Tyler Painter (USA) | 8:01.17 |
| 1500 m freestyle details | Grant Hackett (AUS) | 15:13.25 | Tyler Painter (USA) | 15:17.01 | Chad Carvin (USA) | 15:17.18 |
| 100 m backstroke details | Lenny Krayzelburg (USA) | 54.43 CR | Neil Walker (USA) | 55.27 | Mark Versfeld (CAN) | 55.55 |
| 200 m backstroke details | Lenny Krayzelburg (USA) | 1:57.87 CR | Mark Versfeld (CAN) | 1:59.61 NR | Brad Bridgewater (USA) | 2:00.04 |
| 100 m breaststroke details | Kurt Grote (USA) | 1:01.22 CR | Phil Rogers (AUS) | 1:01.85 | Jarrod Marrs (USA) | 1:02.64 |
| 200 m breaststroke details | Kurt Grote (USA) | 2:14.05 | Yoshiaki Okita (JPN) | 2:14.59 | Tom Wilkens (USA) | 2:14.80 |
| 100 m butterfly details | Neil Walker (USA) | 52.76 CR, AM | Michael Klim (AUS) | 52.94 | Nate Dusing (USA) | 53.26 |
| 200 m butterfly details | Uğur Taner (USA) | 1:57.35 CR | Tom Malchow (USA) | 1:57.71 | Scott Goodman (AUS) | 1:58.34 |
| 200 m individual medley details | Matthew Dunn (AUS) | 2:01.14 | Curtis Myden (CAN) | 2:01.83 | Ron Karnaugh (USA) | 2:02.25 |
| 400 m individual medley details | Matthew Dunn (AUS) | 4:16.11 OC | Curtis Myden (CAN) | 4:16.30 | Trent Steed (AUS) | 4:21.07 |
| 4×100 m freestyle relay details | United States Scott Tucker (49.86) Brad Schumacher (49.66) Jon Olsen (49.69) Neil Walker (48.97) | 3:18.18 | Australia Michael Klim (49.15) OC Richard Upton (50.11) Scott Logan (50.21) Ian van der Wal (49.86) | 3:19.33 OC | New Zealand John Steel (51.16) Nicholas Tongue (50.55) Danyon Loader (51.01) Trent Bray (49.77) | 3:22.49 |
| 4×200 m freestyle relay details | United States Chad Carvin (1:48.26) Tom Malchow (1:50.04) Uğur Taner (1:48.34) Josh Davis (1:47.35) | 7:13.99 CR | Australia Michael Klim (1:47.56) Ian Thorpe (1:50.86) Ian van der Wal (1:49.35) Grant Hackett (1:47.95) | 7:15.72 | New Zealand Trent Bray (1:50.24) Scott Cameron (1:52.72) Nicholas Tongue (1:53.99) Danyon Loader (1:51.38) | 7:28.33 |
| 4×100 m medley relay details | United States Lenny Krayzelburg (54.74) Kurt Grote (1:00.59) Nate Dusing (52.67) Neil Walker (49.03) | 3:36.93 CR | Australia Adrian Radley (56.01) Phil Rogers (1:01.78) Scott Goodman (53.34) Michael Klim (48.60) | 3:39.73 | Canada Mark Versfeld (56.35) Morgan Knabe (1:04.28) Edward Parenti (53.92) Stephen Clarke (49.53) | 3:43.98 |
Legend: WR – World record; CR – Championship record; CWR – Commonwealth record; NR – National record

### Women's events

| Event | Gold | Gold | Silver | Silver | Bronze | Bronze |
| 50 m freestyle details | Le Jingyi (CHN) | 25.24 | Jenny Thompson (USA) | 25.42 | Nicole De Man (USA) | 25.66 |
| 100 m freestyle details | Jenny Thompson (USA) | 54.82 | Le Jingyi (CHN) | 54.86 | Catherine Fox (USA) | 56.07 |
| 200 m freestyle details | Claudia Poll (CRC) | 1:57.48 | Le Jingyi (CHN) | 2:00.54 | Joanne Malar (CAN) | 2:01.12 |
| 400 m freestyle details | Claudia Poll (CRC) | 4:06.56 | Brooke Bennett (USA) | 4:09.77 | Diana Munz (USA) | 4:14.03 |
| 800 m freestyle details | Brooke Bennett (USA) | 8:26.36 | Claudia Poll (CRC) | 8:29.05 | Diana Munz (USA) | 8:29.06 |
| 1500 m freestyle details | Brooke Bennett (USA) | 16:10.24 | Diana Munz (USA) | 16.17.06 | Erica Rose (USA) | 16:29.06 |
| 100 m backstroke details | Mai Nakamura (JPN) | 1:01.13 | Lea Maurer (USA) | 1:01.35 | Catherine Fox (USA) | 1:01.83 |
| 200 m backstroke details | Mai Nakamura (JPN) | 2:11.40 | Lea Maurer (USA) | 2:12.25 | Miki Nakao (JPN) | 2:12.80 |
| 100 m breaststroke details | Samantha Riley (AUS) | 1:07.81 | Penny Heyns (RSA) | 1:08.85 | Kristy Kowal (USA) | 1:09.18 |
| 200 m breaststroke details | Samantha Riley (AUS) | 2:25.34 | Masami Tanaka (JPN) | 2:29.66 | Lauren van Oosten (CAN) | 2:29.83 |
| 100 m butterfly details | Jenny Thompson (USA) | 59.00 | Ayari Aoyama (JPN) | 59.35 | Can Huijue (CHN) | 59.64 |
| 200 m butterfly details | Susie O'Neill (AUS) | 2:08.59 | Kristine Quance (USA) | 2:09.29 | Misty Hyman (USA) | 2:11.53 |
| 200 m individual medley details | Kristine Quance (USA) | 2:13.79 | Marianne Limpert (CAN) | 2:14.91 | Joanne Malar (CAN) | 2:16.17 |
| 400 m individual medley details | Kristine Quance (USA) | 4:39.61 | Maddy Crippen (USA) | 4:43.20 | Joanne Malar (CAN) | 4:44.17 |
| 4×100 m freestyle relay details | United States Catherine Fox (55.80) Melanie Valerio (56.23) Nicole De Man (56.35) Jenny Thompson (55.39) | 3:43.77 | Canada Shannon Shakespeare (56.73) Nicole Davey (57.06) Marianne Limpert (56.84) Laura Nicholls (55.94) | 3:46.57 | Australia Sarah Ryan (56.53) Susie O'Neill (56.24) Kate Godfrey (57.42) Nadine Neumann (57.30) | 3:47.49 |
| 4×200 m freestyle relay details | United States Lindsay Benko (2:01.81) Ashley Whitney (2:02.81) Jamie Cail (2:01.52) Jenny Thompson (2:01.68) | 8:07.82 | Canada Jessica Deglau (2:01.98) Karine Chevrier (2:02.18) Andrea Schwartz (2:02.84) Joanne Malar (2:01.85) | 8:08.85 | Australia Susie O'Neill (2:01.26) Sarah Ryan (2:05.59) Kate Godfrey (2:04.17) Nadine Neumann (2:02.90) | 8:13.92 |
| 4×100 m medley relay details | United States Lea Maurer (1:01.52) Kristy Kowal (1:08.52) Richelle Fox (59.73) Jenny Thompson (54.50) | 4:04.27 | Australia Meredith Smith (1:03.55) Samantha Riley (1:07.10) Susie O'Neill (59.87) Sarah Ryan (55.20) | 4:05.72 | Japan Mai Nakamura (1:01.42) Junko Isoda (1:10.99) Ayari Aoyama (59.50) Sumika Minamoto (55.92) | 4:07.83 |
Legend: WR – World record; CR – Championship record; CWR – Commonwealth record; NR – National record

## Medal table

| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
| 1 | United States (USA) | 19 | 13 | 17 | 49 |
| 2 | Australia (AUS) | 10 | 7 | 4 | 21 |
| 3 | Japan (JPN) | 2 | 3 | 2 | 7 |
| 4 | Costa Rica (CRC) | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| 5 | China (CHN) | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
| 6 | Puerto Rico (PUR) | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 7 | Canada (CAN) | 0 | 6 | 6 | 12 |
| 8 | South Africa (RSA) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 9 | New Zealand (NZL) | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| Totals (9 entries) | Totals (9 entries) | 35 | 33 | 34 | 102 |