1999 Pan Pacific Swimming Championships – Men's 100 metre backstroke

The men's 100 metre backstroke competition at the 1999 Pan Pacific Swimming Championships took place on August 23–24 at the Sydney International Aquatic Centre.[1] The last champion was Lenny Krayzelburg of US.[2]

Men's 100 metre backstroke
at the 1999 Pan Pacific Swimming Championships
VenueSydney International Aquatic Centre
DatesAugust 23, 1999 (heats &
semifinals)
August 24, 1999 (final)
Competitors23 from 7 nations
Winning time53.60
Medalists
    United States
    Australia
    Australia

This race consisted of two lengths of the pool, all in backstroke.[3]

Records

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

World record  Jeff Rouse (USA) 53.86 Barcelona, Spain July 31, 1992
Pan Pacific Championships record  Lenny Krayzelburg (USA) 54.43 Fukuoka, Japan August 10, 1997

Results

All times are in minutes and seconds.

KEY: qFastest non-qualifiers QQualified CRChampionships record NRNational record PBPersonal best SBSeasonal best

Heats

The first round was held on August 23.[1]

RankNameNationalityTimeNotes
1Lenny Krayzelburg United States54.80Q
2Atsushi Nishikori Japan55.92Q
3Keitaro Konnai Japan56.07Q
3Josh Watson Australia56.07Q
5Robert Brewer United States56.09Q
6Matt Welsh Australia56.17Q
7Mark Versfeld Canada56.25Q
8Brad Bridgewater United States56.40Q
9Ray Hass Australia56.42Q
10Dustin Hersee Canada56.50Q
11Neil Walker United States56.51Q
12Chris Renaud Canada56.82Q
13Simon Thirsk South Africa56.96Q
14Alex Lim Malaysia57.02Q
15Cameron Delaney Australia57.31Q
16Greg Hamm Canada57.43Q
17Naoya Sonoda Japan57.69
18Robert van der Zant Australia57.90
19Scott Miller Australia58.02
20Geoff Huegill Australia58.22
21Greg Main-Baillie South Africa58.48
22Scott Talbot-Cameron New Zealand58.79
23Torin Hay New Zealand58.82

Semifinals

The semifinals were held on August 23.[1]

RankNameNationalityTimeNotes
1Lenny Krayzelburg United States54.07Q, CR
2Matt Welsh Australia55.42Q
3Robert Brewer United States55.56Q
4Atsushi Nishikori Japan55.58Q
5Keitaro Konnai Japan55.70Q
6Mark Versfeld Canada55.83Q
7Josh Watson Australia55.84Q
8Brad Bridgewater United States56.07Q
9Ray Hass Australia56.15
10Neil Walker United States56.16
11Chris Renaud Canada56.40
12Cameron Delaney Australia56.48
13Dustin Hersee Canada56.52
14Simon Thirsk South Africa56.64
15Alex Lim Malaysia57.17
16Greg Hamm Canada57.57

Final

The final was held on August 24.[1]

RankLaneNationalityTimeNotes
Lenny Krayzelburg United States53.60WR
Matt Welsh Australia55.13
Josh Watson Australia55.18
4Robert Brewer United States55.39
5Atsushi Nishikori Japan55.61
6Keitaro Konnai Japan55.62
7Mark Versfeld Canada55.82
8Chris Renaud Canada55.87

References

  1. "Results of the 1999 Pan Pacific". Swim News. September 1999. Retrieved April 5, 2014.
  2. ISHOF list with all medalists in Pan Pacific Championships history Archived 2014-10-10 at the Wayback Machine
  3. "Swimming Technical Manual" (PDF). Guadalajara 2011. Archived from the original (PDF) on 28 July 2011. Retrieved 23 October 2011.
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