The men's 400 metre individual medley competition at the 1999 Pan Pacific Swimming Championships took place on August 23 at the Sydney International Aquatic Centre.[1] The last champion was Matthew Dunn of Australia.[2]
| Men's 400 metre individual medley at the 1999 Pan Pacific Swimming Championships | ||||||||||
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| Venue | Sydney International Aquatic Centre | |||||||||
| Dates | August 23, 1999 (heats & finals) | |||||||||
| Competitors | 15 from 8 nations | |||||||||
| Winning time | 4:16.54 | |||||||||
| Medalists | ||||||||||
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This race consisted of eight lengths of the pool. The first two lengths were swum using the butterfly stroke, the second pair with the backstroke, the third pair of lengths in breaststroke, and the final two were freestyle.[3]
Records edit
Prior to this competition, the existing world and Pan Pacific records were as follows:
| World record |  Tom Dolan (USA)
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4:12.30 | Rome, Italy | September 11, 1994 |
| Pan Pacific Championships record | Tom Dolan (USA)
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4:14.77 | Atlanta, United States | August 10, 1995 |
Results edit
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 edit
The first round was held on August 23.[1]
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Trent Steed |  Australia |
4:19.14 | Q |
| 2 | Tom Wilkens | United States |
4:19.97 | Q |
| 3 | Matthew Dunn | Australia |
4:20.22 | Q |
| 4 | Erik Vendt | United States |
4:20.42 | Q |
| 5 | Curtis Myden |  Canada |
4:20.69 | Q |
| 6 | Grant McGregor | Australia |
4:20.72 | Q |
| 7 | Justin Norris | Australia |
4:22.69 | Q |
| 8 | Tatsuya Kinugasa |  Japan |
4:22.95 | Q |
| 9 | Takahiro Mori | Japan |
4:23.05 | |
| 10 | Terence Parkin |  South Africa |
4:23.67 | |
| 11 | Owen Von Richter | Canada |
4:25.08 | |
| 12 | Dean Kent |  New Zealand |
4:27.07 | |
| 13 | Chuck Sayao | Canada |
4:28.40 | |
| 14 | Tseng Cheng-hua |  Chinese Taipei |
4:36.62 | |
| 15 | Wan Azlan Abdullah |  Malaysia |
4:36.83 |
Final edit
The final was held on August 23.[1]
| Rank | Lane | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 |
Matthew Dunn | Australia |
4:16.54 | |
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Curtis Myden | Canada |
4:16.77 | |
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Tom Wilkens | United States |
4:18.58 | |
| 4 | Trent Steed | Australia |
4:19.65 | |
| 5 | Terence Parkin | South Africa |
4:20.79 | |
| 6 | Takahiro Mori | Japan |
4:23.09 | |
| 7 | Erik Vendt | United States |
4:24.50 | |
| 8 | Tatsuya Kinugasa | Japan |
4:24.88 |
References edit
- ^ a b c "Results of the 1999 Pan Pacific". Swim News. September 1999. Retrieved April 10, 2014.
- ^ ISHOF list with all medalists in Pan Pacific Championships history Archived 2014-10-10 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Swimming technical manual Archived July 28, 2011, at the Wayback Machine