The men's 50 metre freestyle competition at the 1997 Pan Pacific Swimming Championships took place on August 13 at the NISHI Civic Pool.[1] The last champion was Gary Hall, Jr. of US.[2]
| Men's 50 metre freestyle at the 1997 Pan Pacific Swimming Championships | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Venue | NISHI Civic Pool | |||||||||
| Dates | August 13, 1997 (heats & finals) | |||||||||
| Competitors | 23 from 10 nations | |||||||||
| Winning time | 22.42 | |||||||||
| Medalists | ||||||||||
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This race consisted of one length of the pool in freestyle.[3]
Records
editPrior to this competition, the existing world and Pan Pacific records were as follows:
| World record |  Tom Jager (USA)
|
21.81 | Nashville, United States | March 24, 1990 |
| Pan Pacific Championships record | Tom Jager (USA)
|
22.12 | Tokyo, Japan | August 20, 1989 |
Results
editAll 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
editThe first round was held on August 13.[1]
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bill Pilczuk | United States |
22.39 | QA |
| 2 | David Fox | United States |
22.54 | QA |
| 3 | Neil Walker | United States |
22.65 | QA |
| 4 | Ricardo Busquets |  Puerto Rico |
22.79 | QA |
| 4 | Brendon Dedekind |  South Africa |
22.79 | QA |
| 6 | Michael Klim |  Australia |
22.99 | QA |
| 7 | Scott Tucker | United States |
23.01 | QA |
| 7 | Jon Olsen | United States |
23.01 | QA |
| 9 | Scott Logan | Australia |
23.02 | QB |
| 10 | Josh Davis | United States |
23.11 | QB |
| 11 | Tomohiro Yamanoi |  Japan |
23.17 | QB |
| 12 | Craig Hutchison |  Canada |
23.23 | QB |
| 13 | Sion Brinn |  Jamaica |
23.29 | QB |
| 14 | Shunsuke Ito | Japan |
23.52 | QB |
| 14 | Brad Schumacher | United States |
23.52 | QB |
| 16 | Lenny Krayzelburg | United States |
23.67 | QB |
| 17 | Uğur Taner | United States |
23.83 | |
| 18 | Ravil Nachaev |  Uzbekistan |
23.84 | |
| 19 | Nicholas Tongue |  New Zealand |
23.87 | |
| 20 | Richard Upton | Australia |
23.92 | |
| 21 | Derrick Bollinger |  Guam |
23.95 | |
| 22 | John Steel | New Zealand |
23.96 | |
| 23 | Junya Kawakami | Japan |
23.99 |
B Final
editThe B final was held on August 13.[1]
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 | Neil Walker | United States |
22.74 | |
| 10 | Sion Brinn | Jamaica |
23.34 | |
| 11 | Shunsuke Ito | Japan |
23.50 | |
| 12 | Richard Upton | Australia |
23.75 | |
| 13 | Nicholas Tongue | New Zealand |
23.81 | |
| 14 | Ravil Nachaev | Uzbekistan |
24.11 | |
| 15 | John Steel | New Zealand |
24.20 | |
| - | Derrick Bollinger | Guam |
DNS |
A Final
editThe A final was held on August 13.[1]
| Rank | Lane | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 |
Bill Pilczuk | United States |
22.42 | |
| |
Ricardo Busquets | Puerto Rico |
22.42 | |
 |
David Fox | United States |
22.69 | |
| 4 | Brendon Dedekind | South Africa |
22.79 | |
| 5 | Scott Logan | Australia |
22.91 | |
| 6 | Michael Klim | Australia |
22.93 | |
| 7 | Tomohiro Yamanoi | Japan |
22.98 | |
| 8 | Craig Hutchison | Canada |
23.18 |
References
edit- ^ a b c d "Results of the 1997 Pan Pacific". Swim News. September 1997. Retrieved May 5, 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.