1999 Pan Pacific Swimming Championships – Men's 1500 metre freestyle

Men's 1500 metre freestyle
at the 1999 Pan Pacific Swimming Championships
Venue Sydney International Aquatic Centre
Dates August 28, 1999 (heats)
August 29, 1999 (final)
Competitors 14 from 6 nations
Winning time 14:45.60
Medalists
   Australia
   South Africa
   United States
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 1500 metre freestyle competition at the 1999 Pan Pacific Swimming Championships took place on August 28-29 at the Sydney International Aquatic Centre.[1] The last champion was Grant Hackett of Australia.[2]

Records

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

World record  Kieren Perkins (AUS) 14:41.66 Victoria, Canada August 24, 1994
Pan Pacific Championships record  Kieren Perkins (AUS) 14:55.92 Kobe, Japan August 15, 1993

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 28.[1]

Rank Name Nationality Time Notes
1 Chris Thompson  United States 15:11.52 Q
2 Grant Hackett  Australia 15:12.64 Q
3 Ryk Neethling  South Africa 15:22.85 Q
4 Craig Stevens  Australia 15:23.34 Q
5 Masato Hirano  Japan 15:24.39 Q
6 Kieren Perkins  Australia 15:28.43 Q
7 Jon Younghouse  United States 15:33.19 Q
8 Erik Vendt  United States 15:42.93 Q
9 Tim Peterson  Canada 15:44.59
10 Andrew Hurd  Canada 15:57.27
11 Mark Johnston  Canada 16:01.75
12 Trent Steed  Australia 16:03.03
13 Chuck Sayao  Canada 16:25.47
14 Hsu Kuo-tung  Chinese Taipei 16:54.83

Final

The final was held on August 29.[1]

Rank Lane Nationality Time Notes
1st Grant Hackett  Australia 14:45.60 CR
2nd Ryk Neethling  South Africa 15:02.40
3rd Chris Thompson  United States 15:04.68
4 Craig Stevens  Australia 15:15.68
5 Masato Hirano  Japan 15:15.79
6 Jon Younghouse  United States 15:30.61
7 Andrew Hurd  Canada 15:41.12
8 Tim Peterson  Canada 15:42.08

References

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