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

Men's 100 metre backstroke
at the 1999 Pan Pacific Swimming Championships
VenueSydney International Aquatic Centre
DatesAugust 22, 1999 (heats &
semifinals)
August 23, 1999 (final)
Competitors27 from 10 nations
Winning time1:02.06
Medalists
gold medal Simon Cowley   Australia
silver medal Regan Harrison   Australia
bronze medal Morgan Knabe   Canada
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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]

This race consisted of two lengths of the pool, both lengths being in breaststroke.[3]

Records

Prior 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

All 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

The 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

The 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

The final was held on August 23.[1]

Rank Lane Nationality Time Notes
1st place, gold medalist(s) Simon Cowley  Australia 1:02.06
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Regan Harrison  Australia 1:02.26
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 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

  1. ^ a b c d "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 Archived 2014-10-10 at the Wayback Machine
  3. ^ Swimming technical manual Archived July 28, 2011, at the Wayback Machine