The men's 100 metre backstroke competition at the 1997 Pan Pacific Swimming Championships took place on August 10 at the NISHI Civic Pool.[1] The last champion was Jeff Rouse of US.[2]
| Men's 100 metre backstroke at the 1997 Pan Pacific Swimming Championships | ||||||||||
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| Venue | NISHI Civic Pool | |||||||||
| Dates | August 10, 1997 (heats & finals) | |||||||||
| Competitors | 17 from 8 nations | |||||||||
| Winning time | 54.43 | |||||||||
| Medalists | ||||||||||
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This race consisted of two lengths of the pool, all in backstroke.[3]
Records edit
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 | Jeff Rouse (USA)
|
54.67 | Edmonton, Canada | August 22, 1991 |
Results edit
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 edit
The first round was held on August 10.[1]
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lenny Krayzelburg | United States |
54.97 | QA |
| 2 | Neil Walker | United States |
55.42 | QA |
| 3 | Mark Versfeld |  Canada |
55.69 | QA |
| 4 | Brad Bridgewater | United States |
56.09 | QA |
| 5 | Ricardo Busquets |  Puerto Rico |
56.38 | QA |
| 6 | Adrian Radley |  Australia |
56.39 | QA |
| 7 | Keitaro Konnai |  Japan |
56.83 | QA |
| 8 | Wang Wei |  China |
56.89 | QA |
| 9 | Takafumi Ohishi | Japan |
57.00 | QB |
| 10 | Dustin Hersee | Canada |
57.04 | QB |
| 11 | Hajime Itoi | Japan |
57.15 | QB |
| 12 | Robert van der Zant | Australia |
57.23 | QB |
| 12 | Ray Hass | Australia |
57.24 | QB |
| 14 | Tate Blahnik | United States |
57.29 | QB |
| 15 | Tane Strickland |  New Zealand |
58.30 | QB |
| 16 | Juan Rodela |  Mexico |
58.62 | QB |
| 17 | Ross Dunwoody | New Zealand |
58.65 |
B Final edit
The B final was held on August 10.[1]
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 | Brad Bridgewater | United States |
55.71 | |
| 10 | Dustin Hersee | Canada |
57.07 | |
| 11 | Hajime Itoi | Japan |
57.20 | |
| 12 | Ray Hass | Australia |
57.27 | |
| 13 | Robert van der Zant | Australia |
57.58 | |
| 14 | Ross Dunwoody | New Zealand |
58.15 | |
| 15 | Tane Strickland | New Zealand |
58.67 | |
| 16 | Juan Rodela | Mexico |
58.88 |
A Final edit
The A final was held on August 10.[1]
| Rank | Lane | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 |
Lenny Krayzelburg | United States |
54.43 | CR |
 |
Neil Walker | United States |
55.27 | |
 |
Mark Versfeld | Canada |
55.55 | |
| 4 | Adrian Radley | Australia |
56.15 | |
| 5 | Keitaro Konnai | Japan |
56.29 | |
| 6 | Wang Wei | China |
56.30 | |
| 7 | Ricardo Busquets | Puerto Rico |
56.35 | |
| 8 | Takafumi Ohishi | Japan |
56.94 |
References edit
- ^ a b c d "Results of the 1997 Pan Pacific". Swim News. September 1997. Retrieved May 11, 2014.
- ^ ISHOF list with all medalists in Pan Pacific Championships history Archived 2014-10-10 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "Swimming Technical Manual" (PDF). Guadalajara 2011. Archived from the original (PDF) on 28 July 2011. Retrieved 23 October 2011.