1999 Pan Pacific Swimming Championships – Men's 200 metre butterfly

The men's 200 metre butterfly competition at the 1999 Pan Pacific Swimming Championships took place on August 24–25 at the Sydney International Aquatic Centre.[1] The last champion was Uğur Taner of US.[2]

Men's 200 metre butterfly
at the 1999 Pan Pacific Swimming Championships
VenueSydney International Aquatic Centre
DatesAugust 24, 1999 (heats &
semifinals)
August 25, 1999 (final)
Competitors21 from 9 nations
Winning time1:55.41
Medalists
gold medal    United States
silver medal    Japan
bronze medal    United States
← 1997
2002 →

This race consisted of four lengths of the pool, all lengths being in butterfly stroke.[3]

Records

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

World record   Denis Pankratov (RUS) 1:55.22 Canet-en-Roussillon, France June 14, 1995
Pan Pacific Championships record   Uğur Taner (USA) 1:57.35 Fukuoka, Japan August 10, 1997

Results

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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

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The first round was held on August 24.[1]

Rank Name Nationality Time Notes
1 Tom Malchow   United States 1:56.07 Q, CR
2 Takashi Yamamoto   Japan 1:58.95 Q
3 Bill Kirby   Australia 1:59.05 Q
4 Greg Shaw   Australia 1:59.20 Q
5 Uğur Taner   United States 1:59.25 Q
6 Xie Xufeng   China 1:59.66 Q
7 Shamek Pietucha   Canada 2:00.27 Q
8 Justin Norris   Australia 2:00.35 Q
9 Hisayoshi Tanaka   Japan 2:00.54 Q
10 Han Kyu-Chul   South Korea 2:01.00 Q
11 Adam Sioui   Canada 2:01.41 Q
12 Philip Weiss   Canada 2:01.47 Q
13 Douglas Browne   Canada 2:02.77 Q
14 Trent Steed   Australia 2:02.82 Q
15 Theo Verster   South Africa 2:02.84 Q
16 Grant McGregor   Australia 2:03.01 Q
17 Craig Stevens   Australia 2:04.15
18 Tatsuya Kinugasa   Japan 2:04.16
19 Dean Kent   New Zealand 2:05.66
20 Nicholas Sheeran   New Zealand 2:05.79
21 Tseng Cheng-hua   Chinese Taipei 2:07.62

Semifinals

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The semifinals were held on August 24.[1]

Rank Name Nationality Time Notes
1 Tom Malchow   United States 1:55.76 Q, CR
2 Uğur Taner   United States 1:57.68 Q
3 Takashi Yamamoto   Japan 1:58.74 Q
4 Bill Kirby   Australia 1:58.83 Q
5 Xie Xufeng   China 1:59.11 Q
6 Hisayoshi Tanaka   Japan 1:59.14 Q
7 Greg Shaw   Australia 1:59.19 Q
8 Shamek Pietucha   Canada 1:59.28 Q
9 Justin Norris   Australia 1:59.44
10 Philip Weiss   Canada 2:00.51
11 Adam Sioui   Canada 2:00.84
12 Theo Verster   South Africa 2:01.63
13 Trent Steed   Australia 2:02.83
14 Douglas Browne   Canada 2:03.70
15 Tatsuya Kinugasa   Japan 2:04.48
- Han Kyu-Chul   South Korea DNS

Final

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The final was held on August 25.[1]

Rank Lane Nationality Time Notes
  Tom Malchow   United States 1:55.41 CR
  Takashi Yamamoto   Japan 1:57.33
  Uğur Taner   United States 1:57.82
4 Bill Kirby   Australia 1:58.53
5 Greg Shaw   Australia 1:58.98
6 Hisayoshi Tanaka   Japan 1:59.43
7 Xie Xufeng   China 1:59.53
8 Shamek Pietucha   Canada 2:00.00

References

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  1. ^ a b c d "Results of the 1999 Pan Pacific". Swim News. September 1999. Retrieved April 10, 2014.
  2. ^ ISHOF list with all medalists in Pan Pacific Championships history Archived 2014-10-10 at the Wayback Machine
  3. ^ Swimming technical manual Archived July 28, 2011, at the Wayback Machine