| Men's 200 metre backstroke at the 1999 Pan Pacific Swimming Championships | ||||||||||
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| Venue | Sydney International Aquatic Centre | |||||||||
| Dates | August 26, 1999 (heats & semifinals) August 27, 1999 (final) | |||||||||
| Competitors | 23 from 10 nations | |||||||||
| Winning time | 1:55.87 | |||||||||
| Medalists | ||||||||||
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| 1999 Pan Pacific Swimming Championships | ||
|---|---|---|
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| 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 200 metre backstroke competition at the 1999 Pan Pacific Swimming Championships took place on August 26–27 at the Sydney International Aquatic Centre. The last champion was Lenny Krayzelburg of US.
This race consisted of four lengths of the pool, all in backstroke.
Records
Prior to this competition, the existing world and Pan Pacific records were as follows:
| World record |  Martin López-Zubero (ESP)
|
1:56.57 | Tuscaloosa, United States | November 23, 1991 |
| Pan Pacific Championships record |  Lenny Krayzelburg (USA)
|
1:57.87 | Fukuoka, Japan | August 12, 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 26.
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ray Hass |  Australia |
2:00.27 | Q |
| 2 | Lenny Krayzelburg | United States |
2:00.54 | Q |
| 3 | Matt Welsh | Australia |
2:01.15 | Q |
| 4 | Cameron Delaney | Australia |
2:01.36 | Q |
| 5 | Josh Davis | United States |
2:01.61 | Q |
| 6 | Keitaro Konnai |  Japan |
2:01.91 | Q |
| 7 | Brad Bridgewater | United States |
2:02.02 | Q |
| 7 | Naoya Sonoda | Japan |
2:02.02 | Q |
| 9 | Greg Hamm |  Canada |
2:02.19 | Q |
| 10 | Chris Renaud | Canada |
2:02.21 | Q |
| 11 | Josh Watson | Australia |
2:02.23 | Q |
| 12 | Scott Talbot-Cameron |  New Zealand |
2:02.48 | Q |
| 13 | Dustin Hersee | Canada |
2:02.49 | Q |
| 14 | Alex Lim |  Malaysia |
2:03.48 | Q |
| 15 | Fu Yong |  China |
2:03.76 | Q |
| 16 | Mark Versfeld | Canada |
2:04.44 | Q |
| 17 | Chuck Sayao | Canada |
2:05.19 | |
| 18 | Torin Hay | New Zealand |
2:05.44 | |
| 19 | Simon Thirsk |  South Africa |
2:05.56 | |
| 20 | Atsushi Nishikori | Japan |
2:07.37 | |
| 21 | Greg Main-Baillie | South Africa |
2:08.73 | |
| 22 | Carl Probert |  Fiji |
2:11.14 | |
| 23 | Hsu Kuo-tung |  Chinese Taipei |
2:16.21 |
Semifinals
The semifinals were held on August 26.
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lenny Krayzelburg | United States |
1:57.41 | Q, CR |
| 2 | Ray Hass | Australia |
1:59.08 | Q, CWR |
| 3 | Cameron Delaney | Australia |
2:00.43 | Q |
| 4 | Brad Bridgewater | United States |
2:00.46 | Q |
| 5 | Keitaro Konnai | Japan |
2:00.53 | Q |
| 6 | Josh Watson | Australia |
2:00.80 | Q |
| 7 | Chris Renaud | Canada |
2:01.38 | Q |
| 8 | Scott Talbot-Cameron | New Zealand |
2:01.44 | Q |
| 9 | Naoya Sonoda | Japan |
2:01.53 | |
| 9 | Dustin Hersee | Canada |
2:01.53 | |
| 11 | Matt Welsh | Australia |
2:01.57 | |
| 12 | Greg Hamm | Canada |
2:01.67 | |
| 13 | Fu Yong | China |
2:02.67 | |
| 14 | Mark Versfeld | Canada |
2:02.71 | |
| 15 | Josh Davis | United States |
2:03.46 | |
| 16 | Alex Lim | Malaysia |
2:03.47 |
Final
The final was held on August 27.
| Rank | Lane | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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Lenny Krayzelburg | United States |
1:55.87 | WR |
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Ray Hass | Australia |
1:59.87 | |
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Cameron Delaney | Australia |
1:59.98 | |
| 4 | Chris Renaud | Canada |
2:00.14 | |
| 5 | Brad Bridgewater | United States |
2:00.20 | |
| 6 | Keitaro Konnai | Japan |
2:00.87 | |
| 7 | Naoya Sonoda | Japan |
2:02.02 | |
| 8 | Scott Talbot-Cameron | New Zealand |
2:02.13 |
References
- ^ "Results of the 1999 Pan Pacific". Swim News. September 1999. Retrieved April 5, 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.