1999 Pan Pacific Swimming Championships – Men's 50 metre freestyle
| Men's 50 metre freestyle at the 1999 Pan Pacific Swimming Championships | ||||||||||
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| Venue | Sydney International Aquatic Centre | |||||||||
| Dates | August 27, 1999 (heats & semifinals) August 28, 1999 (final) | |||||||||
| Competitors | 32 from 10 nations | |||||||||
| Winning time | 22.06 | |||||||||
| Medalists | ||||||||||
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| 1999 Pan Pacific Swimming Championships | ||
|---|---|---|
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| Freestyle | ||
| 50 m | men | women |
| 100 m | men | women |
| 200 m | men | women |
| 400 m | men | women |
| 800 m | women | |
| 1500 m | men | |
| Backstroke | ||
| 100 m | men | women |
| 200 m | men | women |
| Breaststroke | ||
| 100 m | men | women |
| 200 m | men | women |
| Butterfly | ||
| 100 m | men | women |
| 200 m | men | women |
| Individual medley | ||
| 200 m | men | women |
| 400 m | men | women |
| Freestyle relay | ||
| 4×100 m | men | women |
| 4×200 m | men | women |
| Medley relay | ||
| 4×100 m | men | women |
The men's 50 metre freestyle competition at the 1999 Pan Pacific Swimming Championships took place on August 27–28 at the Sydney International Aquatic Centre.[1] The last champions were Bill Pilczuk of US and Ricardo Busquets of Puerto Rico.[2]
This race consisted of one length of the pool in freestyle.[3]
Records[edit]
Prior to this competition, the existing world and Pan Pacific records were as follows:
| World record |  Tom Jager (USA)
|
21.81 | Nashville, United States | March 24, 1990 |
| Pan Pacific Championships record | Tom Jager (USA)
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22.12 | Tokyo, Japan | August 20, 1989 |
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 27.[1]
Semifinals[edit]
The semifinals were held on August 27.[1]
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Brendon Dedekind |  South Africa |
22.14 | Q |
| 2 | Gary Hall, Jr. | United States |
22.44 | Q |
| 3 | Bill Pilczuk | United States |
22.59 | Q |
| 4 | Neil Walker | United States |
22.63 | Q |
| 5 | Jason Lezak | United States |
22.64 | Q |
| 5 | Chris Fydler |  Australia |
22.64 | Q |
| 7 | Nathan Rickard | Australia |
22.80 | Q |
| 8 | Nicholas Folker | South Africa |
22.86 | Q |
| 9 | Jeffrey English | Australia |
22.90 | |
| 10 | Tomohiro Yamanoi |  Japan |
23.06 | |
| 11 | Shunsuke Ito | Japan |
23.39 | |
| 12 | Greg Main-Baillie | South Africa |
23.49 | |
| 13 | Yannick Lupien |  Canada |
23.49 | |
| 14 | Brad Herring |  New Zealand |
23.55 | |
| 15 | Todd Pearson | Australia |
23.56 | |
| 16 | Craig Hutchison | Canada |
23.74 |
Final[edit]
The final was held on August 28.[1]
| Rank | Lane | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 |
Brendon Dedekind | South Africa |
22.06 | CR |
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Gary Hall, Jr. | United States |
22.26 | |
 |
Bill Pilczuk | United States |
22.52 | |
| 4 | Chris Fydler | Australia |
22.61 | |
| 5 | Nathan Rickard | Australia |
22.92 | |
| 6 | Nicholas Folker | South Africa |
22.93 | |
| 7 | Tomohiro Yamanoi | Japan |
22.98 | |
| 8 | Shunsuke Ito | Japan |
23.52 |
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.