The men's 200 metre breaststroke competition at the 1999 Pan Pacific Swimming Championships took place on August 25–26 at the Sydney International Aquatic Centre.[1] The last champion was Kurt Grote of US.[2]
| Men's 200 metre backstroke at the 1999 Pan Pacific Swimming Championships | ||||||||||
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| Venue | Sydney International Aquatic Centre | |||||||||
| Dates | August 25, 1999 (heats & semifinals) August 26, 1999 (final) | |||||||||
| Competitors | 24 from 8 nations | |||||||||
| Winning time | 2:12.98 | |||||||||
| Medalists | ||||||||||
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This race consisted of four lengths of the pool, all in breaststroke.[3]
Records edit
Prior to this competition, the existing world and Pan Pacific records were as follows:
| World record |  Mike Barrowman (USA)
|
2:10.16 | Barcelona, Spain | July 29, 1992 |
| Pan Pacific Championships record | Mike Barrowman (USA)
|
2:11.96 | Edmonton, Canada | August 25, 1991 |
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 25.[1]
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Simon Cowley |  Australia |
2:15.43 | Q |
| 2 | Ryan Mitchell | Australia |
2:15.67 | Q |
| 3 | Tom Wilkens | United States |
2:15.73 | Q |
| 4 | Terence Parkin |  South Africa |
2:16.34 | Q |
| 5 | Akira Hayashi |  Japan |
2:16.88 | Q |
| 6 | Regan Harrison | Australia |
2:16.98 | Q |
| 7 | Yoshinobu Miyazaki | Japan |
2:17.90 | Q |
| 8 | Michel Boulianne |  Canada |
2:18.03 | Q |
| 9 | Elvin Chia |  Malaysia |
2:18.78 | Q |
| 10 | Ryosuke Imai | Japan |
2:18.91 | Q |
| 11 | Nathan Hewitt | Australia |
2:19.03 | Q |
| 12 | Kurt Grote | United States |
2:19.08 | Q |
| 13 | Steven Ferguson |  New Zealand |
2:19.35 | Q |
| 14 | Michael Norment | United States |
2:19.44 | Q |
| 15 | Jason Hunter | Canada |
2:19.66 | Q |
| 16 | Gregory Owen | South Africa |
2:20.18 | Q |
| 17 | Tam Chi Kin |  Hong Kong |
2:20.55 | |
| 18 | Matthew Huang | Canada |
2:20.78 | |
| 19 | Morgan Knabe | Canada |
2:21.68 | |
| 20 | Dean Kent | New Zealand |
2:23.20 | |
| 21 | Michael Scott | Hong Kong |
2:23.65 | |
| 22 | Chris Stewart | South Africa |
2:23.75 | |
| 23 | Brett Petersen | South Africa |
2:24.74 | |
| 24 | Matthew Kwok | Hong Kong |
2:26.55 |
Semifinals edit
The semifinals were held on August 25.[1]
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Simon Cowley | Australia |
2:13.31 | Q |
| 2 | Regan Harrison | Australia |
2:13.78 | Q |
| 3 | Tom Wilkens | United States |
2:14.04 | Q |
| 4 | Ryan Mitchell | Australia |
2:14.67 | Q |
| 5 | Kurt Grote | United States |
2:15.19 | Q |
| 6 | Terence Parkin | South Africa |
2:15.26 | Q |
| 7 | Akira Hayashi | Japan |
2:15.34 | Q |
| 8 | Elvin Chia | Malaysia |
2:16.90 | Q |
| 9 | Nathan Hewitt | Australia |
2:17.48 | |
| 10 | Yoshinobu Miyazaki | Japan |
2:18.09 | |
| 10 | Michel Boulianne | Canada |
2:18.09 | |
| 12 | Ryosuke Imai | Japan |
2:18.27 | |
| 13 | Jason Hunter | Canada |
2:19.29 | |
| 14 | Gregory Owen | South Africa |
2:19.68 | |
| 15 | Steven Ferguson | New Zealand |
2:19.79 | |
| 16 | Michael Norment | United States |
2:20.33 |
Final edit
The final was held on August 26.[1]
| Rank | Lane | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 |
Simon Cowley | Australia |
2:12.98 | |
 |
Tom Wilkens | United States |
2:13.97 | |
 |
Terence Parkin | South Africa |
2:14.12 | |
| 4 | Regan Harrison | Australia |
2:14.53 | |
| 5 | Kurt Grote | United States |
2:15.41 | |
| 6 | Akira Hayashi | Japan |
2:15.64 | |
| 7 | Elvin Chia | Malaysia |
2:16.41 | |
| 8 | Yoshinobu Miyazaki | Japan |
2:18.41 |
References edit
- ^ a b c d "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.