The men's 4 × 200 metre freestyle relay competition at the 1999 Pan Pacific Swimming Championships took place on August 25 at the Sydney International Aquatic Centre.[1] The last champion was the United States.[2]
| Men's 4 × 200 metre freestyle relay at the 1999 Pan Pacific Swimming Championships | ||||||||||
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| Venue | Sydney International Aquatic Centre | |||||||||
| Dates | August 25, 1999 (heats & finals) | |||||||||
| Winning time | 7:08.79 | |||||||||
| Medalists | ||||||||||
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This race consisted of sixteen lengths of the pool. Each of the four swimmers completed four lengths of the pool. The first swimmer had to touch the wall before the second could leave the starting block.[3]
Records edit
Prior to this competition, the existing world and Pan Pacific records were as follows:
| World record |  Australia (AUS)Ian Thorpe (1:47.48) Daniel Kowalski (1:47.81) Matthew Dunn (1:49.15) Michael Klim (1:47.42) |
7:11.86 | Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia | September 13, 1998 |
| Pan Pacific Championships record |  United States (USA)Chad Carvin (1:48.26) Tom Malchow (1:50.04) Uğur Taner (1:48.34) Josh Davis (1:47.35) |
7:13.99 | Fukuoka, Japan | August 11, 1997 |
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
Heats weren't performed, as only six teams had entered.
Final edit
The final was held on August 25.[1]
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 |
Ian Thorpe (1:46.28) Bill Kirby (1:48.96) Grant Hackett (1:46.30) Michael Klim (1:47.25) |
Australia |
7:08.79 | WR |
 |
Chad Carvin (1:48.67) Josh Davis (1:47.66) Tom Malchow (1:51.43) Uğur Taner (1:48.90) |
United States |
7:16.66 | |
 |
Mark Johnston (1:51.13) Rick Say (1:49.73) Yannick Lupien (1:50.49) Brian Johns (1:51.91) |
 Canada |
7:23.26 | |
| 4 | Yosuke Ichikawa (1:51.49) Shunsuke Ito (1:50.45) Takeshi Sasaki (1:52.36) Shusuke Ito (1:50.01) |
 Japan |
7:24.31 | |
| 5 | Nicholas Sheeran (1:54.07) Scott Rice (1:57.85) Brad Herring (1:56.39) John Davis (1:55.27) |
 New Zealand |
7:43.58 | |
| 6 | - - - - |
 Chinese Taipei |
8:17.08 |
References edit
- ^ a b "Results of the 1999 Pan Pacific". Swim News. September 1999. Retrieved April 12, 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.