1997 Pan Pacific Swimming Championships – Men's 200 metre butterfly

The men's 200 metre butterfly competition at the 1997 Pan Pacific Swimming Championships took place on August 10 at the NISHI Civic Pool. The last champion was Scott Miller of Australia.

This race consisted of four lengths of the pool, all lengths being in butterfly stroke.

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

Results
All times are in minutes and seconds.

Heats
The first round was held on August 10.

B Final
The B final was held on August 10.

A Final
The A final was held on August 10.