The men's 100 metre breaststroke competition at the 1999 Pan Pacific Swimming Championships took place on August 22–23 at the Sydney International Aquatic Centre.[1] The last champion was Kurt Grote of US.[2]
| Men's 100 metre backstroke at the 1999 Pan Pacific Swimming Championships | ||||||||||
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| Venue | Sydney International Aquatic Centre | |||||||||
| Dates | August 22, 1999 (heats & semifinals) August 23, 1999 (final) | |||||||||
| Competitors | 27 from 10 nations | |||||||||
| Winning time | 1:02.06 | |||||||||
| Medalists | ||||||||||
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This race consisted of two lengths of the pool, both lengths being in breaststroke.[3]
Records
editPrior to this competition, the existing world and Pan Pacific records were as follows:
| World record |  Fred Deburghgraeve (BEL)
|
1:00.60 | Atlanta, United States | July 20, 1996 |
| Pan Pacific Championships record |  Kurt Grote (USA)
|
1:01.22 | Fukuoka, Japan | August 11, 1997 |
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 22.[1]
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Simon Cowley |  Australia |
1:01.87 | Q |
| 2 | Morgan Knabe |  Canada |
1:02.56 | Q |
| 3 | Michael Norment | United States |
1:02.59 | Q |
| 4 | Steven Ferguson |  New Zealand |
1:02.91 | Q |
| 5 | Akira Hayashi |  Japan |
1:02.99 | Q |
| 6 | Regan Harrison | Australia |
1:03.01 | Q |
| 7 | Ryosuke Imai | Japan |
1:03.12 | Q |
| 8 | Nathan Hewitt | Australia |
1:03.44 | Q |
| 9 | Elvin Chia |  Malaysia |
1:03.50 | Q |
| 10 | Ryan Mitchell | Australia |
1:03.53 | Q |
| 11 | Kurt Grote | United States |
1:03.54 | Q |
| 12 | Gregory Owen |  South Africa |
1:03.86 | Q |
| 13 | Chris Stewart | South Africa |
1:03.93 | Q |
| 14 | Brett Petersen | South Africa |
1:04.05 | Q |
| 15 | Terence Parkin | South Africa |
1:04.16 | Q |
| 16 | Michel Boulianne | Canada |
1:04.17 | Q |
| 17 | Yoshinobu Miyazaki | Japan |
1:04.40 | |
| 18 | Jason Hunter | Canada |
1:04.43 | |
| 19 | Justin Norris | Australia |
1:04.56 | |
| 20 | Zeng Qiliang |  China |
1:04.84 | |
| 21 | Matthew Huang | Canada |
1:05.12 | |
| 22 | Tam Chi Kin |  Hong Kong |
1:05.20 | |
| 23 | Trent Steed | Australia |
1:06.02 | |
| 24 | Matthew Kwok | Hong Kong |
1:06.33 | |
| 25 | Michael Scott | Hong Kong |
1:06.39 | |
| 26 | Dean Kent | New Zealand |
1:07.32 | |
| 27 | Gentle Offoin |  Nigeria |
1:11.74 |
Semifinals
editThe semifinals were held on August 22.[1]
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Simon Cowley | Australia |
1:01.60 | Q |
| 2 | Akira Hayashi | Japan |
1:02.38 | Q |
| 3 | Michael Norment | United States |
1:02.72 | Q |
| 4 | Kurt Grote | United States |
1:02.82 | Q |
| 5 | Regan Harrison | Australia |
1:02.93 | Q |
| 6 | Ryosuke Imai | Japan |
1:02.94 | Q |
| 7 | Morgan Knabe | Canada |
1:03.18 | Q |
| 8 | Ryan Mitchell | Australia |
1:03.31 | |
| 9 | Brett Petersen | South Africa |
1:03.36 | |
| 10 | Terence Parkin | South Africa |
1:03.52 | |
| 11 | Steven Ferguson | New Zealand |
1:03.58 | |
| 12 | Nathan Hewitt | Australia |
1:03.92 | |
| 13 | Chris Stewart | South Africa |
1:04.39 | |
| 14 | Michel Boulianne | Canada |
1:04.69 | |
| 15 | Gregory Owen | South Africa |
1:04.91 | |
| 16 | Elvin Chia | Malaysia |
1:05.15 |
Final
editThe final was held on August 23.[1]
| Rank | Lane | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 |
Simon Cowley | Australia |
1:02.06 | |
 |
Regan Harrison | Australia |
1:02.26 | |
 |
Morgan Knabe | Canada |
1:02.37 | |
| 4 | Brett Petersen | South Africa |
1:02.65 | |
| 5 | Michael Norment | United States |
1:02.70 | |
| 6 | Kurt Grote | United States |
1:02.79 | |
| 7 | Ryosuke Imai | Japan |
1:02.95 | |
| 8 | Akira Hayashi | Japan |
1:03.11 |
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