1997 Pan Pacific Swimming Championships – Men's 100 metre backstroke

The men's 100 metre backstroke competition at the 1997 Pan Pacific Swimming Championships took place on August 10 at the NISHI Civic Pool.[1] The last champion was Jeff Rouse of US.[2]

Men's 100 metre backstroke
at the 1997 Pan Pacific Swimming Championships
VenueNISHI Civic Pool
DatesAugust 10, 1997 (heats &
finals)
Competitors17 from 8 nations
Winning time54.43
Medalists
    United States
    United States
    Canada

This race consisted of two lengths of the pool, all in backstroke.[3]

Records

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

World record  Jeff Rouse (USA) 53.86 Barcelona, Spain July 31, 1992
Pan Pacific Championships record  Jeff Rouse (USA) 54.67 Edmonton, Canada August 22, 1991

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 10.[1]

RankNameNationalityTimeNotes
1Lenny Krayzelburg United States54.97QA
2Neil Walker United States55.42QA
3Mark Versfeld Canada55.69QA
4Brad Bridgewater United States56.09QA
5Ricardo Busquets Puerto Rico56.38QA
6Adrian Radley Australia56.39QA
7Keitaro Konnai Japan56.83QA
8Wang Wei China56.89QA
9Takafumi Ohishi Japan57.00QB
10Dustin Hersee Canada57.04QB
11Hajime Itoi Japan57.15QB
12Robert van der Zant Australia57.23QB
12Ray Hass Australia57.24QB
14Tate Blahnik United States57.29QB
15Tane Strickland New Zealand58.30QB
16Juan Rodela Mexico58.62QB
17Ross Dunwoody New Zealand58.65

B Final

The B final was held on August 10.[1]

RankNameNationalityTimeNotes
9Brad Bridgewater United States55.71
10Dustin Hersee Canada57.07
11Hajime Itoi Japan57.20
12Ray Hass Australia57.27
13Robert van der Zant Australia57.58
14Ross Dunwoody New Zealand58.15
15Tane Strickland New Zealand58.67
16Juan Rodela Mexico58.88

A Final

The A final was held on August 10.[1]

RankLaneNationalityTimeNotes
Lenny Krayzelburg United States54.43CR
Neil Walker United States55.27
Mark Versfeld Canada55.55
4Adrian Radley Australia56.15
5Keitaro Konnai Japan56.29
6Wang Wei China56.30
7Ricardo Busquets Puerto Rico56.35
8Takafumi Ohishi Japan56.94

References

  1. "Results of the 1997 Pan Pacific". Swim News. September 1997. Retrieved May 11, 2014.
  2. ISHOF list with all medalists in Pan Pacific Championships history Archived 2014-10-10 at the Wayback Machine
  3. "Swimming Technical Manual" (PDF). Guadalajara 2011. Archived from the original (PDF) on 28 July 2011. Retrieved 23 October 2011.
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