2018 Pan Pacific Swimming Championships – Men's 100 metre backstroke

The men's 100 metre backstroke competition at the 2018 Pan Pacific Swimming Championships took place on August 10 at the Tokyo Tatsumi International Swimming Center.[1] The defending champion was Ryosuke Irie of Japan.[2]

Men's 100 metre backstroke
at the 2018 Pan Pacific Swimming Championships
VenueTokyo Tatsumi International Swimming Center
Dates10 August (heats &
finals)
Competitors18 from 8 nations
Winning time51.94
Medalists
gold medal    United States
silver medal    Japan
bronze medal    Australia
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Records

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Prior to this competition, the existing world and Pan Pacific records were as follows:

World record   Ryan Murphy (USA) 51.85 Rio de Janeiro, Brazil 13 August 2016
Pan Pacific Championships record   Matt Grevers (USA) 52.91 Gold Coast, Australia 21 August 2014

Results

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All times are in minutes and seconds.

KEY: QA Qualified A Final QB Qualified B Final CR Championships record NR National record PB Personal best SB Seasonal best

Heats

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The first round was held on 10 August from 10:00.[3]

Only two swimmers from each country may advance to the A or B final. If a country not qualify any swimmer to the A final, that same country may qualify up to three swimmers to the B final.[4]

Rank Name Nationality Time Notes
1 Ryan Murphy   United States 52.19 QA, CR
2 Matthew Grevers   United States 53.27 QA
3 Ryosuke Irie   Japan 53.68 QA
4 Michael Andrew   United States 53.69 QB
4 Justin Ress   United States 53.69 QB
6 Mitch Larkin   Australia 53.73 QA
7 Markus Thormeyer   Canada 53.88 QA
8 Jacob Pebley   United States 53.96
9 Javier Acevedo   Canada 54.13 QA
10 Austin Katz   United States 54.17
11 Masaki Kaneko   Japan 54.27 QA
12 Bradley Woodward   Australia 54.36 QA
13 Gabriel Fantoni   Brazil 54.40 QB
14 Wang Yutian   China 56.06 QB
15 Shunichi Nakao   Japan 56.12 QB
16 Josiah Binnema   Canada 56.53 QB, WD
17 Armand Chan   Philippines 1:02.98 QB
18 Noel Keane   Palau 1:06.71 QB, NR

B Final

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The B final was held on 10 August from 18:00.[5]

Rank Name Nationality Time Notes
9 Michael Andrew   United States 53.55
10 Justin Ress   United States 53.59
11 Gabriel Fantoni   Brazil 53.92
12 Shunichi Nakao   Japan 55.77
13 Wang Yutian   China 55.83
14 Armand Chan   Philippines 1:02.18
15 Noel Keane   Palau 1:06.49 NR

A Final

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The A final was held on 10 August from 18:00.[6]

Rank Name Nationality Time Notes
  Ryan Murphy   United States 51.94 CR
  Ryosuke Irie   Japan 52.78
  Mitch Larkin   Australia 52.88
4 Matthew Grevers   United States 52.99
5 Javier Acevedo   Canada 53.90
6 Markus Thormeyer   Canada 54.02
7 Masaki Kaneko   Japan 54.33
8 Bradley Woodward   Australia 54.34

References

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  1. ^ "Schedule Pan Pacs 2018". Pan Pacs 2018. Retrieved 12 August 2018.
  2. ^ "Results of the 100-metre backstroke finals at 2014 Pan Pacific". Australia Swimming. 21 August 2014. Archived from the original on 23 January 2015. Retrieved 12 August 2018.
  3. ^ "Pan Pacific Championships 2018 – Men 100m Backstroke Heats" (PDF). Seiko.co.jp. 10 August 2018. Retrieved 12 August 2018.
  4. ^ "Pan Pacs 2018 – Information Bulletin #2" (PDF). Pan Pacs 2018. 12 April 2018. Retrieved 12 August 2018.
  5. ^ "Pan Pacific Championships 2018 – Men 100m Backstroke B-Final" (PDF). Seiko.co.jp. 10 August 2018. Retrieved 12 August 2018.
  6. ^ "Pan Pacific Championships 2018 – Men 100m Backstroke Final" (PDF). Seiko.co.jp. 10 August 2018. Retrieved 12 August 2018.