The men's 100 metre freestyle competition at the 1999 Pan Pacific Swimming Championships took place on August 25–26 at the Sydney International Aquatic Centre.[1] The last champion was Michael Klim of Australia.[2]
| Men's 100 metre freestyle at the 1999 Pan Pacific Swimming Championships | ||||||||||
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| Venue | Sydney International Aquatic Centre | |||||||||
| Dates | August 25, 1999 (heats & semifinals) August 26, 1999 (final) | |||||||||
| Competitors | 40 from 10 nations | |||||||||
| Winning time | 48.98 | |||||||||
| Medalists | ||||||||||
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This race consisted of two lengths of the pool, both lengths being in freestyle.[3]
Records edit
Prior to this competition, the existing world and Pan Pacific records were as follows:
| World record |  Alexander Popov (RUS)
|
48.21 | Monte Carlo, Monaco | June 18, 1994 |
| Pan Pacific Championships record |  Matt Biondi (USA)
|
49.17 | Tokyo, Japan | August 16, 1985 |
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 25.[1]
Semifinals edit
The semifinals were held on August 25.[1]
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Michael Klim |  Australia |
48.81 | Q, CR |
| 2 | Chris Fydler | Australia |
49.62 | Q |
| 3 | Neil Walker | United States |
49.70 | Q |
| 4 | Ian Thorpe | Australia |
49.71 | Q |
| 5 | Brock Newman | United States |
49.94 | Q |
| 6 | Jason Lezak | United States |
50.11 | Q |
| 7 | Bryan Jones | United States |
50.23 | Q |
| 8 | Jeffrey English | Australia |
50.40 | Q |
| 9 | Yannick Lupien |  Canada |
50.47 | |
| 10 | Nicholas Folker |  South Africa |
50.72 | |
| 11 | Shunsuke Ito |  Japan |
50.90 | |
| 12 | Salim Iles |  Algeria |
51.47 | |
| 13 | Mike Mintenko | Canada |
51.69 | |
| 14 | Graham Duthie | Canada |
51.75 | |
| 15 | Greg Main-Baillie | South Africa |
51.76 | |
| 16 | Craig Hutchison | Canada |
51.87 |
Final edit
The final was held on August 26.[1]
| Rank | Lane | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 |
Michael Klim | Australia |
48.98 | |
 |
Neil Walker | United States |
49.17 | |
 |
Chris Fydler | Australia |
49.42 | |
| 4 | Yannick Lupien | Canada |
49.94 | NR |
| 5 | Nicholas Folker | South Africa |
50.36 | |
| 6 | Salim Iles | Algeria |
51.09 | |
| 7 | Shunsuke Ito | Japan |
51.30 | |
| 8 | Brock Newman | United States |
51.85 |
References edit
- ^ a b c d "Results of the 1999 Pan Pacific". Swim News. September 1999. Retrieved April 5, 2014.
- ^ ISHOF list with all medalists in Pan Pacific Championships history Archived 2014-10-10 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Swimming technical manual Archived July 28, 2011, at the Wayback Machine