1997 Pan Pacific Swimming Championships – Men's 100 metre backstroke

Men's 100 metre backstroke
at the 1997 Pan Pacific Swimming Championships
Venue NISHI Civic Pool
Dates August 10, 1997 (heats &
finals)
Competitors 17 from 8 nations
Winning time 54.43
Medalists
 Lenny Krayzelburg  United States
 Neil Walker  United States
 Mark Versfeld  Canada
1997 Pan Pacific
Swimming Championships
Fukuoka, Japan
Freestyle
50 m   men   women
100 m men women
200 m men women
400 m men women
800 m men women
1500 m men women
Backstroke
100 m men women
200 m men women
Breaststroke
100 m men women
200 m men women
Butterfly
100 m men women
200 m men women
Individual medley
200 m men women
400 m men women
Freestyle relay
4×100 m men women
4×200 m men women
Medley relay
4×100 m men women

The men's 100 metre backstroke competition at the 1997 Pan Pacific Swimming Championships took place on August 10 at the NISHI Civic Pool.[1] The last champion was Jeff Rouse of US.[2]

This race consisted of two lengths of the pool, all in backstroke.[3]

Records

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  Jeff Rouse (USA) 54.67 Edmonton, Canada August 22, 1991

Results

All times are in minutes and seconds.

KEY: qFastest non-qualifiers QQualified CRChampionships record NRNational record PBPersonal best SBSeasonal best

Heats

The first round was held on August 10.[1]

Rank Name Nationality Time Notes
1 Lenny Krayzelburg  United States 54.97 QA
2 Neil Walker  United States 55.42 QA
3 Mark Versfeld  Canada 55.69 QA
4 Brad Bridgewater  United States 56.09 QA
5 Ricardo Busquets  Puerto Rico 56.38 QA
6 Adrian Radley  Australia 56.39 QA
7 Keitaro Konnai  Japan 56.83 QA
8 Wang Wei  China 56.89 QA
9 Takafumi Ohishi  Japan 57.00 QB
10 Dustin Hersee  Canada 57.04 QB
11 Hajime Itoi  Japan 57.15 QB
12 Robert van der Zant  Australia 57.23 QB
12 Ray Hass  Australia 57.24 QB
14 Tate Blahnik  United States 57.29 QB
15 Tane Strickland  New Zealand 58.30 QB
16 Juan Rodela  Mexico 58.62 QB
17 Ross Dunwoody  New Zealand 58.65

B Final

The B final was held on August 10.[1]

Rank Name Nationality Time Notes
9 Brad Bridgewater  United States 55.71
10 Dustin Hersee  Canada 57.07
11 Hajime Itoi  Japan 57.20
12 Ray Hass  Australia 57.27
13 Robert van der Zant  Australia 57.58
14 Ross Dunwoody  New Zealand 58.15
15 Tane Strickland  New Zealand 58.67
16 Juan Rodela  Mexico 58.88

A Final

The A final was held on August 10.[1]

Rank Lane Nationality Time Notes
1st Lenny Krayzelburg  United States 54.43 CR
2nd Neil Walker  United States 55.27
3rd Mark Versfeld  Canada 55.55
4 Adrian Radley  Australia 56.15
5 Keitaro Konnai  Japan 56.29
6 Wang Wei  China 56.30
7 Ricardo Busquets  Puerto Rico 56.35
8 Takafumi Ohishi  Japan 56.94

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "Results of the 1997 Pan Pacific". Swim News. September 1997. Retrieved May 11, 2014.
  2. ↑ ISHOF list with all medalists in Pan Pacific Championships history
  3. ↑ "Swimming Technical Manual" (PDF). Guadalajara 2011. Retrieved 23 October 2011.
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