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

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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
gold medal    United States
silver medal    Australia
bronze medal    Australia
← 1997
2002 →

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]

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

Records

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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

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All times are in minutes and seconds.

KEY: q Fastest non-qualifiers Q Qualified CR Championships record NR National record PB Personal best SB Seasonal best

Heats

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

Rank Name Nationality Time Notes
1 Lenny Krayzelburg  United States 54.80 Q
2 Atsushi Nishikori  Japan 55.92 Q
3 Keitaro Konnai  Japan 56.07 Q
3 Josh Watson  Australia 56.07 Q
5 Robert Brewer  United States 56.09 Q
6 Matt Welsh  Australia 56.17 Q
7 Mark Versfeld  Canada 56.25 Q
8 Brad Bridgewater  United States 56.40 Q
9 Ray Hass  Australia 56.42 Q
10 Dustin Hersee  Canada 56.50 Q
11 Neil Walker  United States 56.51 Q
12 Chris Renaud  Canada 56.82 Q
13 Simon Thirsk  South Africa 56.96 Q
14 Alex Lim  Malaysia 57.02 Q
15 Cameron Delaney  Australia 57.31 Q
16 Greg Hamm  Canada 57.43 Q
17 Naoya Sonoda  Japan 57.69
18 Robert van der Zant  Australia 57.90
19 Scott Miller  Australia 58.02
20 Geoff Huegill  Australia 58.22
21 Greg Main-Baillie  South Africa 58.48
22 Scott Talbot-Cameron  New Zealand 58.79
23 Torin Hay  New Zealand 58.82

Semifinals

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The semifinals were held on August 23.[1]

Rank Name Nationality Time Notes
1 Lenny Krayzelburg  United States 54.07 Q, CR
2 Matt Welsh  Australia 55.42 Q
3 Robert Brewer  United States 55.56 Q
4 Atsushi Nishikori  Japan 55.58 Q
5 Keitaro Konnai  Japan 55.70 Q
6 Mark Versfeld  Canada 55.83 Q
7 Josh Watson  Australia 55.84 Q
8 Brad Bridgewater  United States 56.07 Q
9 Ray Hass  Australia 56.15
10 Neil Walker  United States 56.16
11 Chris Renaud  Canada 56.40
12 Cameron Delaney  Australia 56.48
13 Dustin Hersee  Canada 56.52
14 Simon Thirsk  South Africa 56.64
15 Alex Lim  Malaysia 57.17
16 Greg Hamm  Canada 57.57

Final

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The final was held on August 24.[1]

Rank Lane Nationality Time Notes
1st place, gold medalist(s) Lenny Krayzelburg  United States 53.60 WR
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Matt Welsh  Australia 55.13
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Josh Watson  Australia 55.18
4 Robert Brewer  United States 55.39
5 Atsushi Nishikori  Japan 55.61
6 Keitaro Konnai  Japan 55.62
7 Mark Versfeld  Canada 55.82
8 Chris Renaud  Canada 55.87

References

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  1. ^ a b c d "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.