2018 Pan Pacific Swimming Championships – Men's 100 metre butterfly explained

Event:	Men's 100 metre butterfly
Competition:	2018 Pan Pacific Swimming Championships
Venue:	Tokyo Tatsumi International Swimming Center
Dates:	11 August (heats &<br>finals)
Competitors:	27
Nations:	10
Win Value:	50.75
Gold:	Caeleb Dressel
Goldnoc:	USA
Silver:	Jack Conger
Silvernoc:	USA
Bronze:	Vinicius Lanza
Bronzenoc:	BRA
Prev:	2014
Next:	2022

The men's 100 metre butterfly competition at the 2018 Pan Pacific Swimming Championships took place on August 11 at the Tokyo Tatsumi International Swimming Center.^[1] The defending champion was Michael Phelps of the United States.^[2]

Records

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

World record		49.82	Rome, Italy	1 August 2009
Pan Pacific Championships record		50.86	Irvine, United States	20 August 2010

Results

All times are in minutes and seconds.

KEY:

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QA

Qualified A Final

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QB

Qualified B Final

CR

Championships record

NR

National record

PB

Personal best

SB

Seasonal best

Heats

The first round was held on 11 August from 10:00.^[3]

Only two swimmers from each country may advance to the A or B final. If a country not qualify any swimmer to the A final, that same country may qualify up to three swimmers to the B final.^[4]

Rank	Name	Nationality	Time	Notes
1			51.69	QA
2			51.76	QA
3			51.98	QA
4			51.99	QA
4			51.99	QB
6			52.23	QA
7			52.27	QA
8			52.46	QB
9			52.47	QA
10			52.86	QA
11			53.04	QB
12			53.13	QB
13			53.14	QB
14			53.16	QB
15			53.18	QB
16			53.33	QB,
17			53.48	QB
18			53.91
19			54.12
20			54.75
21			54.97
22			56.40
23			56.70
24			1:00.08
25			1:02.43	NR
26			1:08.95
27			1:08.95

B Final

The B final was held on 11 August from 18:00.^[5]

Rank	Name	Nationality	Time	Notes
9			51.53
10			52.16
11			52.71
12			52.81
13			52.94
14			53.19
15			53.26
16			53.71

A Final

The A final was held on 11 August from 18:00.^[6]

Rank	Name	Nationality	Time	Notes
			50.75	CR
			51.32
			51.44
4			51.65
5			51.80
6	Yuki Kobori		51.82
7			52.17
8			52.70

Notes and References

1. Web site: Schedule Pan Pacs 2018 . Pan Pacs 2018 . 12 August 2018.
2. Web site: Results of the 100-metre butterfly finals at 2014 Pan Pacific . Australia Swimming . 23 August 2014 . 12 August 2018.
3. Web site: Pan Pacific Championships 2018 – Men 100m Butterfly Heats . Seiko.co.jp . 11 August 2018 . 12 August 2018.
4. Web site: Pan Pacs 2018 – Information Bulletin #2 . Pan Pacs 2018 . 12 April 2018 . 12 August 2018.
5. Web site: Pan Pacific Championships 2018 – Men 100m Butterfly B-Final . Seiko.co.jp . 11 August 2018 . 12 August 2018.
6. Web site: Pan Pacific Championships 2018 – Men 100m Butterfly Final . Seiko.co.jp . 11 August 2018 . 12 August 2018.