1999 Pan Pacific Swimming Championships – Men's 100 metre backstroke

Men's 100 metre backstroke
at the 1999 Pan Pacific Swimming Championships
Venue Sydney International Aquatic Centre
Dates August 23, 1999 (heats &
semifinals)
August 24, 1999 (final)
Competitors 23 from 7 nations
Winning time 53.60
Medalists
 Lenny Krayzelburg  United States
 Matt Welsh  Australia
 Josh Watson  Australia
1999 Pan Pacific
Swimming Championships
Sydney, Australia
Freestyle
50 m   men   women
100 m men women
200 m men women
400 m men women
800 m women
1500 m men
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 1999 Pan Pacific Swimming Championships took place on August 23–24 at the Sydney International Aquatic Centre.[1] The last champion was Lenny Krayzelburg 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  Lenny Krayzelburg (USA) 54.43 Fukuoka, Japan August 10, 1997

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 23.[1]

Rank Name Nationality Time Notes
1 Lenny Krayzelburg  United States 54.80 Q
2 Atsushi Nishikori  Japan 55.92 Q
3 Keitaro Konnai  Japan 56.07 Q
3 Josh Watson  Australia 56.07 Q
5 Robert Brewer  United States 56.09 Q
6 Matt Welsh  Australia 56.17 Q
7 Mark Versfeld  Canada 56.25 Q
8 Brad Bridgewater  United States 56.40 Q
9 Ray Hass  Australia 56.42 Q
10 Dustin Hersee  Canada 56.50 Q
11 Neil Walker  United States 56.51 Q
12 Chris Renaud  Canada 56.82 Q
13 Simon Thirsk  South Africa 56.96 Q
14 Alex Lim  Malaysia 57.02 Q
15 Cameron Delaney  Australia 57.31 Q
16 Greg Hamm  Canada 57.43 Q
17 Naoya Sonoda  Japan 57.69
18 Robert van der Zant  Australia 57.90
19 Scott Miller  Australia 58.02
20 Geoff Huegill  Australia 58.22
21 Greg Main-Baillie  South Africa 58.48
22 Scott Talbot-Cameron  New Zealand 58.79
23 Torin Hay  New Zealand 58.82

Semifinals

The semifinals were held on August 23.[1]

Rank Name Nationality Time Notes
1 Lenny Krayzelburg  United States 54.07 Q, CR
2 Matt Welsh  Australia 55.42 Q
3 Robert Brewer  United States 55.56 Q
4 Atsushi Nishikori  Japan 55.58 Q
5 Keitaro Konnai  Japan 55.70 Q
6 Mark Versfeld  Canada 55.83 Q
7 Josh Watson  Australia 55.84 Q
8 Brad Bridgewater  United States 56.07 Q
9 Ray Hass  Australia 56.15
10 Neil Walker  United States 56.16
11 Chris Renaud  Canada 56.40
12 Cameron Delaney  Australia 56.48
13 Dustin Hersee  Canada 56.52
14 Simon Thirsk  South Africa 56.64
15 Alex Lim  Malaysia 57.17
16 Greg Hamm  Canada 57.57

Final

The final was held on August 24.[1]

Rank Lane Nationality Time Notes
1st Lenny Krayzelburg  United States 53.60 WR
2nd Matt Welsh  Australia 55.13
3rd Josh Watson  Australia 55.18
4 Robert Brewer  United States 55.39
5 Atsushi Nishikori  Japan 55.61
6 Keitaro Konnai  Japan 55.62
7 Mark Versfeld  Canada 55.82
8 Chris Renaud  Canada 55.87

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "Results of the 1999 Pan Pacific". Swim News. September 1999. Retrieved April 5, 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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