| Event: | Men's 4 × 200 metre freestyle relay |
| Competition: | 1999 Pan Pacific Swimming Championships |
| Venue: | Sydney International Aquatic Centre |
| Dates: | August 25, 1999 (heats &<br>finals) |
| Win Value: | 7:08.79 |
| Gold: | Ian Thorpe, Bill Kirby, Grant Hackett and Michael Klim |
| Goldnoc: | AUS |
| Silver: | Chad Carvin, Josh Davis, Tom Malchow and Uğur Taner |
| Silvernoc: | USA |
| Bronze: | Mark Johnston, Rick Say, Yannick Lupien and Brian Johns |
| Bronzenoc: | CAN |
| Prev: | 1997 |
| Next: | 2002 |
The men's 4 × 200 metre freestyle relay competition at the 1999 Pan Pacific Swimming Championships took place on August 25 at the Sydney International Aquatic Centre.[1] The last champion was the United States.[2]
This race consisted of sixteen lengths of the pool. Each of the four swimmers completed four lengths of the pool. The first swimmer had to touch the wall before the second could leave the starting block.[3]
Prior to this competition, the existing world and Pan Pacific records were as follows:
| World record | Ian Thorpe (1:47.48) Daniel Kowalski (1:47.81) Matthew Dunn (1:49.15) Michael Klim (1:47.42) | 7:11.86 | Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia | September 13, 1998 | |
| Pan Pacific Championships record | Chad Carvin (1:48.26) Tom Malchow (1:50.04) Uğur Taner (1:48.34) Josh Davis (1:47.35) | 7:13.99 | Fukuoka, Japan | August 11, 1997 |
All times are in minutes and seconds.
Heats weren't performed, as only six teams had entered.
The final was held on August 25.
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ian Thorpe (1:46.28) Bill Kirby (1:48.96) Grant Hackett (1:46.30) Michael Klim (1:47.25) | 7:08.79 | WR | |||
| Chad Carvin (1:48.67) Josh Davis (1:47.66) Tom Malchow (1:51.43) Uğur Taner (1:48.90) | 7:16.66 | ||||
| Mark Johnston (1:51.13) Rick Say (1:49.73) Yannick Lupien (1:50.49) Brian Johns (1:51.91) | 7:23.26 | ||||
| 4 | Yosuke Ichikawa (1:51.49) Shunsuke Ito (1:50.45) Takeshi Sasaki (1:52.36) Shusuke Ito (1:50.01) | 7:24.31 | |||
| 5 | Nicholas Sheeran (1:54.07) Scott Rice (1:57.85) Brad Herring (1:56.39) John Davis (1:55.27) | 7:43.58 | |||
| 6 | - - - - | 8:17.08 |