2002 Pan Pacific Swimming Championships – Men's 100 metre backstroke

The men's 100 metre backstroke competition at the 2002 Pan Pacific Swimming Championships took place on August 25–26 at the Yokohama International Swimming Pool.[1][2] The last champion was Lenny Krayzelburg of US.[3]

Men's 100 metre backstroke
at the 2002 Pan Pacific Swimming Championships
VenueYokohama International Swimming Pool
DatesAugust 25, 2002 (heats &
semifinals)
August 26, 2002 (final)
Competitors23 from 10 nations
Winning time54.22
Medalists
gold medal    United States
silver medal    United States
bronze medal    Japan
← 1999
2006 →

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   Lenny Krayzelburg (USA) 53.60 Sydney, Australia August 24, 1999
Pan Pacific Championships record   Lenny Krayzelburg (USA) 53.60 Sydney, Australia August 24, 1999

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 Heat Lane Name Nationality Time Notes
1 1 4 Randall Bal   United States 54.53 Q
2 3 4 Aaron Peirsol   United States 54.91 Q
3 1 5 Atsushi Nishikori   Japan 55.54 Q
4 3 5 Peter Marshall   United States 55.59 Q
5 2 5 Tomomi Morita   Japan 55.78 Q
6 2 4 Matt Welsh   Australia 55.84 Q
7 2 3 Riley Janes   Canada 56.04 Q
8 1 3 Ethan Rolff   Australia 56.49 Q
9 2 6 Leigh McBean   Australia 56.54 Q
10 3 3 Raymond Hunt   United States 56.61 Q
11 1 2 Takashi Nakano   Japan 56.78 Q
12 3 7 Luke Wagner   United States 56.89 Q
13 2 2 Naoya Sonoda   Japan 56.94 Q
14 3 6 Yu Rui   China 57.02 Q
15 1 7 Cléber Costa   Brazil 57.40 Q
16 3 2 Gord Veldman   Canada 57.50 Q
17 2 7 Scott Talbot   New Zealand 57.56
18 3 1 Thiago Pinto   Brazil 57.58
19 1 6 Cameron Gibson   New Zealand 58.29
20 3 8 Ian Crocker   United States 58.94
21 1 1 Michael Galindo   Puerto Rico 59.12
22 2 1 Mun Yew Gerald Koh   Singapore 1:00.04
23 2 8 Seung Gin Lee   Northern Mariana Islands 1:07.43
- 1 8 Enkhmandakb Khurlee   Mongolia DNS

Semifinals edit

The semifinals were held on August 25.[1]

Rank Heat Lane Name Nationality Time Notes
1 2 4 Randall Bal   United States 54.24 Q
2 1 4 Aaron Peirsol   United States 54.31 Q
3 1 5 Peter Marshall   United States 55.02 Q
4 2 5 Atsushi Nishikori   Japan 55.75 Q
5 2 6 Riley Janes   Canada 55.83 Q
6 2 3 Tomomi Morita   Japan 55.89 Q
7 2 2 Leigh McBean   Australia 56.02 Q
8 1 2 Raymond Hunt   United States 56.12 Q
9 2 1 Yu Rui   China 56.44
10 1 6 Ethan Rolff   Australia 56.46
11 2 7 Takashi Nakano   Japan 56.69
12 1 7 Naoya Sonoda   Japan 56.81
13 2 8 Gord Veldman   Canada 57.08
14 1 1 Cléber Costa   Brazil 57.13
15 1 8 Scott Talbot   New Zealand 57.40
- 1 3 Matt Welsh   Australia DSQ

Final edit

The final was held on August 26.[1]

Rank Lane Name Nationality Time Notes
  5 Aaron Peirsol   United States 54.22
  4 Randall Bal   United States 54.45
  2 Tomomi Morita   Japan 55.29
4 3 Atsushi Nishikori   Japan 55.30
5 6 Riley Janes   Canada 55.63
6 7 Leigh McBean   Australia 55.71
7 8 Ethan Rolff   Australia 56.51
8 1 Yu Rui   China 56.55

References edit

  1. ^ a b c d "Results of the 2002 Pan Pacific". Best Swimming (in Portuguese). June 4, 2006. Archived from the original on February 22, 2014. Retrieved February 8, 2014.
  2. ^ 2002 Pan Pacific held in Yokohama International Swimming Pool
  3. ^ ISHOF list with all medalists in Pan Pacific Championships history Archived 2014-10-10 at the Wayback Machine
  4. ^ "Swimming Technical Manual" (PDF). Guadalajara 2011. Archived from the original (PDF) on 28 July 2011. Retrieved 23 October 2011.