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

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Men's 1500 metre freestyle
at the 1999 Pan Pacific Swimming Championships
Venue Sydney International Aquatic Centre
DatesAugust 28, 1999 (heats)
August 29, 1999 (final)
Competitors14 from 6 nations
Winning time14:45.60
Medalists
Gold medal icon.svg   Grant Hackett  Flag of Australia.svg  Australia
Silver medal icon.svg   Ryk Neethling  Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa
Bronze medal icon.svg   Chris Thompson  Flag of the United States.svg  United States
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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]

The eighth edition of the Pan Pacific Swimming Championships, a long course (50 m) event, was held in 1999 at the Sydney International Aquatic Centre in Sydney, Australia, from 22–29 August. Only two swimmers per country could compete in finals, and only four swimmers per country could compete in semifinals.

Sydney International Aquatic Centre sports venue

The Sydney Olympic Park Aquatic Centre (SOPAC) is a swimming venue located in the Sydney Olympic Park in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. Built in 1994, the SOPAC was a major venue for the 2000 Summer Olympics as it hosted the swimming, diving, synchronized swimming, the medal events for water polo, and the swimming portion of the modern pentathlon competitions.

The men's 1500 metre freestyle competition at the 1997 Pan Pacific Swimming Championships took place on August 13 at the NISHI Civic Pool. The last champion was Kieren Perkins of Australia.

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Records

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

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

Results

All times are in minutes and seconds.

KEY:qFastest non-qualifiersQQualifiedCRChampionships recordNRNational recordPBPersonal bestSBSeasonal best

Heats

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

RankNameNationalityTimeNotes
1 Chris Thompson Flag of the United States.svg  United States 15:11.52Q
2 Grant Hackett Flag of Australia.svg  Australia 15:12.64Q
3 Ryk Neethling Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa 15:22.85Q
4 Craig Stevens Flag of Australia.svg  Australia 15:23.34Q
5 Masato Hirano Flag of Japan.svg  Japan 15:24.39Q
6 Kieren Perkins Flag of Australia.svg  Australia 15:28.43
7 Jon Younghouse Flag of the United States.svg  United States 15:33.19Q
8 Erik Vendt Flag of the United States.svg  United States 15:42.93
9 Tim Peterson Flag of Canada.svg  Canada 15:44.59Q
10 Andrew Hurd Flag of Canada.svg  Canada 15:57.27Q
11 Mark Johnston Flag of Canada.svg  Canada 16:01.75
12 Trent Steed Flag of Australia.svg  Australia 16:03.03
13 Chuck Sayao Flag of Canada.svg  Canada 16:25.47
14 Hsu Kuo-tung Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg  Chinese Taipei 16:54.83

Final

The final was held on August 29. [1]

RankLaneNationalityTimeNotes
Gold medal icon.svg Grant Hackett Flag of Australia.svg  Australia 14:45.60 CR
Silver medal icon.svg Ryk Neethling Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa 15:02.40
Bronze medal icon.svg Chris Thompson Flag of the United States.svg  United States 15:04.68
4 Craig Stevens Flag of Australia.svg  Australia 15:15.68
5 Masato Hirano Flag of Japan.svg  Japan 15:15.79
6 Jon Younghouse Flag of the United States.svg  United States 15:30.61
7 Andrew Hurd Flag of Canada.svg  Canada 15:41.12
8 Tim Peterson Flag of Canada.svg  Canada 15:42.08

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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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