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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
gold medal Lenny Krayzelburg   United States
silver medal Matt Welsh   Australia
bronze medal Josh Watson   Australia
← 1997
2002 →

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   Lenny Krayzelburg (USA) 54.43 Fukuoka, Japan August 10, 1997

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 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 edit

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 edit

The final was held on August 24.[1]

Rank Lane Nationality Time Notes
  Lenny Krayzelburg   United States 53.60 WR
  Matt Welsh   Australia 55.13
  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 edit

  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.
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