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GOLD COAST, Australia, August 22. KOSUKE Hagino scored a huge victory for Japanese individual medley as he won in a time of 4:08.31 in the 400-meter IM at the Pan Pacific Championships. That’s the first time Japan has ever won the intercontinental title, much less even take second in the event. Takahiro Mori was the lone medalist for Japan in the event with a bronze in 2002.
Hagino’s time came up a bit short of his own world-leading 4:07.88 from Japanese Nationals.
The U.S. demonstrated its depth in the event with Tyler Clary (4:09.03) and Chase Kalisz (4:09.62) taking silver and bronze. Clary cleared his second-ranked season best of 4:09.51 from U.S. Nationals, while Kalisz became just the third swimmer under 4:10 this year.
Fraser-Holmes (4:10.55), Japan’s Daiya Seto (4:12.77), South Africa’s Michael Meyer (4:17.62), Australia’s Travis Mahoney (4:17.95) and Canada’s Luke Reilly (4:21.96) finished fourth through eighth this evening.
A Final Results
1 HAGINO, KOSUKE 20 JAPAN 4:11.48 4:08.31C 946
r:+0.67 25.72 56.05 (30.33)
1:27.70 (31.65) 1:58.93 (31.23)
2:33.96 (35.03) 3:09.83 (35.87)
3:39.69 (29.86) 4:08.31 (28.62)
2 CLARY, TYLER 25 UNITED STATES 4:13.88 4:09.03C 938
r:+0.61 26.47 56.63 (30.16)
1:28.28 (31.65) 1:58.86 (30.58)
2:34.99 (36.13) 3:11.43 (36.44)
3:41.29 (29.86) 4:09.03 (27.74)
3 KALISZ, CHASE 20 UNITED STATES 4:13.12 4:09.62C 932
r:+0.72 26.59 56.91 (30.32)
1:29.88 (32.97) 2:01.88 (32.00)
2:36.85 (34.97) 3:12.12 (35.27)
3:41.48 (29.36) 4:09.62 (28.14)
4 FRASER-HOLMES, 22 AUSTRALIA 4:18.41 4:10.55 921
r:+0.65 25.98 56.49 (30.51)
1:29.56 (33.07) 2:01.58 (32.02)
2:37.34 (35.76) 3:13.84 (36.50)
3:43.32 (29.48) 4:10.55 (27.23)
5 SETO, DAIYA 20 JAPAN 4:11.74 4:12.77 897
r:+0.62 26.07 56.19 (30.12)
1:28.87 (32.68) 2:01.21 (32.34)
2:35.95 (34.74) 3:11.69 (35.74)
3:42.37 (30.68) 4:12.77 (30.40)
6 MEYER, MICHAEL 21 SOUTH AFRICA 4:18.89 4:17.62 847
r:+0.67 27.54 58.42 (30.88)
1:31.63 (33.21) 2:04.11 (32.48)
2:40.49 (36.38) 3:17.25 (36.76)
3:48.41 (31.16) 4:17.62 (29.21)
7 MAHONEY, TRAVIS 24 AUSTRALIA 4:19.12 4:17.95 844
r:+0.70 26.95 58.31 (31.36)
1:30.77 (32.46) 2:02.78 (32.01)
2:39.76 (36.98) 3:17.27 (37.51)
3:48.14 (30.87) 4:17.95 (29.81)
8 REILLY, LUKE 18 CANADA 4:21.39 4:21.96 806
r:+0.69 27.25 58.84 (31.59)
1:32.40 (33.56) 2:05.31 (32.91)
2:43.10 (37.79) 3:21.68 (38.58)
3:52.11 (30.43) 4:21.96 (29.85)
Japan’s Takeharu Fujimori topped the B final with a time of 4:14.12, just off his 10th-ranked 4:13.80 from Japanese Nationals. USA’s Michael Weiss finished second in 4:14.85 to tie Josh Prenot for 17th in the world.
Japan’s Hiromasa Fujimori (4:19.33), Canada’s Mack Darragh (4:22.54), China’s Wei Haubo (4:27.07) and Canada’s Will Brothers (4:28.77) also put up times in the consolation heat.
B Final Results
9 FUJIMORI, TAKEH 20 JAPAN 4:13.95 4:14.12 883
r:+0.63 27.23 58.55 (31.32)
1:31.00 (32.45) 2:03.38 (32.38)
2:39.10 (35.72) 3:15.28 (36.18)
3:45.18 (29.90) 4:14.12 (28.94)
10 WEISS, MICHAEL 23 UNITED STATES 4:16.60 4:14.85 875
r:+0.71 26.95 57.71 (30.76)
1:30.45 (32.74) 2:02.66 (32.21)
2:39.27 (36.61) 3:16.19 (36.92)
3:45.88 (29.69) 4:14.85 (28.97)
11 FUJIMORI, HIROM 23 JAPAN 4:14.00 4:19.33 831
r:+0.68 25.87 56.64 (30.77)
1:30.46 (33.82) 2:03.91 (33.45)
2:40.67 (36.76) 3:18.14 (37.47)
3:49.10 (30.96) 4:19.33 (30.23)
12 DARRAGH, MACK 20 CANADA 4:22.36 4:22.54 801
r:+0.71 27.26 58.18 (30.92)
1:32.66 (34.48) 2:07.45 (34.79)
2:44.48 (37.03) 3:21.42 (36.94)
3:52.48 (31.06) 4:22.54 (30.06)
13 WEI, HAOBO 18 CHINA 4:29.11 4:27.07 761
r:+0.67 27.45 58.92 (31.47)
1:33.53 (34.61) 2:07.07 (33.54)
2:45.61 (38.54) 3:24.49 (38.88)
3:56.81 (32.32) 4:27.07 (30.26)
14 BROTHERS, WILL 19 CANADA 4:26.55 4:28.77 746
r:+0.73 29.00 1:02.07 (33.07)
1:37.33 (35.26) 2:12.17 (34.84)
2:49.75 (37.58) 3:27.65 (37.90)
3:58.77 (31.12) 4:28.77 (30.00)
Call me crazy but doesn’t michael phelps have the all commerce record from 2007 in Melbourne? 4:06.22
Call me crazy but doesn’t michael phelps have the all comers record from 2007 in Melbourne? 4:06.22