The men's 200 metre individual medley competition at the 1999 Pan Pacific Swimming Championships took place on August 26–27 at the Sydney International Aquatic Centre.[1] The last champion was Matthew Dunn of Australia.[2]
| Men's 200 metre individual medley at the 1999 Pan Pacific Swimming Championships | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Venue | Sydney International Aquatic Centre | |||||||||
| Dates | August 26, 1999 (heats & semifinals) August 27, 1999 (final) | |||||||||
| Competitors | 23 from 10 nations | |||||||||
| Winning time | 2:01.01 | |||||||||
| Medalists | ||||||||||
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This race consisted of four lengths of the pool, one each in backstroke, breaststroke, butterfly and freestyle swimming.[3]
Records
editPrior to this competition, the existing world and Pan Pacific records were as follows:
| World record |  Jani Sievinen (FIN)
|
1:58.16 | Rome, Italy | September 11, 1994 |
| Pan Pacific Championships record |  David Wharton (USA)
|
2:00.11 | 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 26.[1]
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Matthew Dunn |  Australia |
2:02.60 | Q |
| 2 | Grant McGregor | Australia |
2:02.79 | Q |
| 3 | Curtis Myden |  Canada |
2:02.86 | Q |
| 4 | Robert van der Zant | Australia |
2:03.00 | Q |
| 5 | Theo Verster |  South Africa |
2:03.11 | Q |
| 6 | Justin Norris | Australia |
2:03.29 | Q |
| 7 | Tom Wilkens | United States |
2:03.52 | Q |
| 8 | Xie Xufeng |  China |
2:03.54 | Q |
| 9 | Ron Karnaugh | United States |
2:04.17 | Q |
| 10 | Owen Von Richter | Canada |
2:04.20 | Q |
| 11 | Dean Kent |  New Zealand |
2:04.33 | Q |
| 12 | Jo Yoshimi |  Japan |
2:04.60 | Q |
| 13 | Takahiro Mori | Japan |
2:04.64 | Q |
| 14 | Trent Steed | Australia |
2:04.78 | Q |
| 15 | Terence Parkin | South Africa |
2:05.03 | Q |
| 16 | Han Kyu-Chul |  South Korea |
2:05.81 | Q |
| 17 | Tatsuya Kinugasa | Japan |
2:06.26 | |
| 18 | Steven Ferguson | New Zealand |
2:06.85 | |
| 19 | Philip Weiss | Canada |
2:08.55 | |
| 20 | Brian Johns | Canada |
2:11.44 | |
| 21 | Tseng Cheng-hua |  Chinese Taipei |
2:12.79 | |
| 22 | Wan Azlan Abdullah |  Malaysia |
2:13.26 | |
| 23 | Hsu Kuo-tung | Chinese Taipei |
2:18.25 |
Semifinals
editThe semifinals were held on August 26.[1]
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Curtis Myden | Canada |
2:02.38 | Q |
| 2 | Grant McGregor | Australia |
2:02.65 | Q |
| 3 | Tom Wilkens | United States |
2:02.78 | Q |
| 4 | Matthew Dunn | Australia |
2:02.87 | Q |
| 5 | Ron Karnaugh | United States |
2:03.36 | Q |
| 6 | Terence Parkin | South Africa |
2:03.51 | Q |
| 7 | Theo Verster | South Africa |
2:03.60 | Q |
| 8 | Justin Norris | Australia |
2:03.99 | Q |
| 9 | Xie Xufeng | China |
2:04.01 | |
| 10 | Jo Yoshimi | Japan |
2:04.14 | |
| 11 | Dean Kent | New Zealand |
2:04.26 | |
| 12 | Takahiro Mori | Japan |
2:04.27 | |
| 13 | Han Kyu-Chul | South Korea |
2:04.62 | |
| 14 | Robert van der Zant | Australia |
2:05.10 | |
| 15 | Tatsuya Kinugasa | Japan |
2:05.73 | |
| 16 | Owen Von Richter | Canada |
2:07.11 |
Final
editThe final was held on August 27.[1]
| Rank | Lane | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 |
Tom Wilkens | United States |
2:01.01 | |
 |
Curtis Myden | Canada |
2:01.64 | |
 |
Matthew Dunn | Australia |
2:01.86 | |
| 4 | Grant McGregor | Australia |
2:03.22 | |
| 5 | Ron Karnaugh | United States |
2:03.33 | |
| 6 | Terence Parkin | South Africa |
2:03.52 | |
| 7 | Theo Verster | South Africa |
2:04.24 | |
| 8 | Xie Xufeng | China |
2:04.31 |
References
edit- ^ a b c d "Results of the 1999 Pan Pacific". Swim News. September 1999. Retrieved April 10, 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.