1999 Pan Pacific Swimming Championships – Men's 1500 metre freestyle

Men's 1500 metre freestyle
at the 1999 Pan Pacific Swimming Championships
Venue Sydney International Aquatic Centre
Dates August 28, 1999 (heats)
August 29, 1999 (final)
Competitors 14 from 6 nations
Winning time 14:45.60
Medalists
    Australia
    South Africa
    United States

The men's 1500 metre freestyle competition at the 1999 Pan Pacific Swimming Championships took place on August 28-29 at the Sydney International Aquatic Centre.[1] The last champion was Grant Hackett of Australia.[2]

Records

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

World record  Kieren Perkins (AUS) 14:41.66 Victoria, Canada August 24, 1994
Pan Pacific Championships record  Kieren Perkins (AUS) 14:55.92 Kobe, Japan August 15, 1993

Results

All times are in minutes and seconds.

KEY: qFastest non-qualifiers QQualified CRChampionships record NRNational record PBPersonal best SBSeasonal best

Heats

The first round was held on August 28.[1]

RankNameNationalityTimeNotes
1Chris Thompson United States15:11.52Q
2Grant Hackett Australia15:12.64Q
3Ryk Neethling South Africa15:22.85Q
4Craig Stevens Australia15:23.34Q
5Masato Hirano Japan15:24.39Q
6Kieren Perkins Australia15:28.43Q
7Jon Younghouse United States15:33.19Q
8Erik Vendt United States15:42.93Q
9Tim Peterson Canada15:44.59
10Andrew Hurd Canada15:57.27
11Mark Johnston Canada16:01.75
12Trent Steed Australia16:03.03
13Chuck Sayao Canada16:25.47
14Hsu Kuo-tung Chinese Taipei16:54.83

Final

The final was held on August 29.[1]

RankLaneNationalityTimeNotes
1st, gold medalist(s)Grant Hackett Australia14:45.60CR
2nd, silver medalist(s)Ryk Neethling South Africa15:02.40
3rd, bronze medalist(s)Chris Thompson United States15:04.68
4Craig Stevens Australia15:15.68
5Masato Hirano Japan15:15.79
6Jon Younghouse United States15:30.61
7Andrew Hurd Canada15:41.12
8Tim Peterson Canada15:42.08

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Results of the 1999 Pan Pacific". Swim News. September 1999. Retrieved April 5, 2014.
  2. ISHOF list with all medalists in Pan Pacific Championships history Archived 2014-10-10 at the Wayback Machine.
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