2014 Pan Pacific Swimming Championships – Men's 100 metre backstroke

The men's 100 metre backstroke competition at the 2014 Pan Pacific Swimming Championships took place on 21 August at the Gold Coast Aquatic Centre, Queensland, Australia.[1][2] The last champion was Aaron Peirsol of US.[3]

Men's 100 metre backstroke
at the 2014 Pan Pacific Swimming Championships
VenueGold Coast Aquatic Centre
Dates21 August 2014 (heats &
finals)
Competitors24
Winning time53.02
Medalists
gold medal    Japan
silver medal    United States
bronze medal    United States
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This race consisted of two lengths of the pool, all in backstroke.[4]

Records edit

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

World record   Aaron Peirsol (USA) 51.94 Indianapolis, United States 8 July 2009
Pan Pacific Championships record   Aaron Peirsol (USA) 53.31 Irvine, United States 18 August 2010

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 21 August, at 11:04.[1]

Rank Name Nationality Time Notes
1 Matt Grevers   United States 52.91 QA
2 Ryan Murphy   United States 53.24 QA
3 Ryosuke Irie   Japan 53.29 QA
4 Mitchell Larkin   Australia 53.49 QA
5 David Plummer   United States 53.82 QA
6 Junya Koga   Japan 54.30 QA
7 Ben Treffers   Australia 54.34 QA
8 Josh Beaver   Australia 54.40 QA
9 Thiago Pereira   Brazil 54.43 QB
10 Nick Thoman   United States 54.44 QB
11 Guilherme Guido   Brazil 54.50 QB
12 Jacob Pebley   United States 54.57 QB
13 Russell Wood   Canada 55.15 QB
14 Fabio Santi   Brazil 55.16 QB
15 Corey Main   New Zealand 55.36 QB
16 Richard Ellis   South Africa 55.59 QB
17 Haya Matsubara   Japan 55.82
18 Albert Subirats   Venezuela 55.95
19 Matson Lawson   Australia 56.04
20 Geoffrey Cheah   Hong Kong 56.68
21 Sun Xiaolei   China 57.29
21 Jacques van Wyk   South Africa 57.29
23 Joe Byram   Canada 57.59
24 Raymond Mak   Hong Kong 59.35

B Final edit

The B final was held on 21 August, at 20:20.[2]

Rank Name Nationality Time Notes
9 David Plummer   United States 53.19
10 Josh Beaver   Australia 54.05
11 Corey Main   New Zealand 54.70
12 Fabio Santi   Brazil 55.08
13 Russell Wood   Canada 55.12
14 Haya Matsubara   Japan 55.57
15 Richard Ellis   South Africa 55.68
16 Albert Subirats   Venezuela 55.83

A Final edit

The A final was held on 21 August, at 20:20.[2]

Rank Name Nationality Time Notes
  Ryosuke Irie   Japan 53.02
  Matt Grevers   United States 53.09
  Ryan Murphy   United States 53.27
4 Mitchell Larkin   Australia 53.28
5 Ben Treffers   Australia 53.84
6 Junya Koga   Japan 54.02
7 Thiago Pereira   Brazil 54.38
8 Guilherme Guido   Brazil 54.53

References edit

  1. ^ a b "Results of the 100-metre backstroke heats at 2014 Pan Pacific". Australia Swimming. 21 August 2014. Retrieved 14 September 2014.
  2. ^ a b c "Results of the 100-metre backstroke finals at 2014 Pan Pacific". Australia Swimming. 21 August 2014. Archived from the original on 23 January 2015. Retrieved 14 September 2014.
  3. ^ "Results of the 100-metre backstroke finals at 2010 Pan Pacific". OmegaTiming. 18 August 2010. Retrieved 14 September 2014.
  4. ^ "Swimming Technical Manual" (PDF). Guadalajara 2011. Archived from the original (PDF) on 28 July 2011. Retrieved 23 October 2011.