1999 Pan Pacific Swimming Championships – Men's 4 × 100 metre freestyle relay explained

Event:Men's 4 × 100 metre freestyle relay
Competition:1999 Pan Pacific Swimming Championships
Venue:Sydney International Aquatic Centre
Dates:August 22, 1999 (heats &<br>finals)
Win Value:3:16.08
Gold:Michael Klim, Jeff English, Chris Fydler and Ian Thorpe
Goldnoc:AUS
Silver:Bryan Jones, Josh Davis, Neil Walker and Jason Lezak
Silvernoc:USA
Bronze:Yannick Lupien, Craig Hutchison, Jake Steele and Graham Duthie
Bronzenoc:CAN
Prev:1997
Next:2002

The men's 4 × 100 metre freestyle relay competition at the 1999 Pan Pacific Swimming Championships took place on August 22 at the Sydney International Aquatic Centre.[1] The last champion was the United States.[2]

This race consisted of eight lengths of the pool. Each of the four swimmers completed two lengths of the pool. The first swimmer had to touch the wall before the second could leave the starting block.[3]

Records

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

World record
David Fox (49.32)
Joe Hudepohl (49.11)
Jon Olsen (48.17)
Gary Hall, Jr. (48.51)
3:15.11Atlanta, United StatesAugust 12, 1995
Pan Pacific Championships record
David Fox (49.32)
Joe Hudepohl (49.11)
Jon Olsen (48.17)
Gary Hall, Jr. (48.51)
3:15.11Atlanta, United StatesAugust 12, 1995

Results

All times are in minutes and seconds.

Heats

Heats weren't performed, as only seven teams had entered.

Final

The final was held on August 22.

Rank Name Nationality Time Notes
Michael Klim (48.73 CWR)
Jeff English (49.60)
Chris Fydler (49.20)
Ian Thorpe (48.55)
3:16.08 CWR
Bryan Jones (50.15)
Josh Davis (48.93)
Neil Walker (48.90)
Jason Lezak (48.83)
3:16.81
Yannick Lupien (50.14)
Craig Hutchison (50.65)
Jake Steele (49.74)
Graham Duthie (50.20)
3:20.73 NR
4 Nicholas Folker (50.40)
Brendon Dedekind (50.24)
Ryk Neethling (50.37)
Greg Main-Baillie (51.03)
3:22.04
5 Ryo Takayasu (52.83)
Tomohiro Yamanoi (51.71)
Takeshi Sasaki (51.56)
Shunsuke Ito (49.86)
3:25.96
6 Brad Herring (52.41)
Nicholas Sheeran (51.87)
Steven Ferguson (52.36)
Scott Rice (51.30)
3:27.94
7 -
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3:46.29

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Results of the 1999 Pan Pacific . Swim News . September 1999 . April 12, 2014.
  2. http://www.ishof.org/library/pdf/medalists.pdf ISHOF list with all medalists in Pan Pacific Championships history
  3. Web site: Swimming Technical Manual . Guadalajara 2011 . 23 October 2011 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20110728175822/http://www.guadalajara2011.org.mx/documentos/manuales/eng/technical/tm_swimming.pdf . 28 July 2011 .