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

Men's 100 metre freestyle
at the 1997 Pan Pacific Swimming Championships
VenueNISHI Civic Pool
DatesAugust 11, 1997 (heats &
finals)
Competitors23 from 9 nations
Winning time49.46
Medalists
gold medal Michael Klim   Australia
silver medal Neil Walker   United States
bronze medal Ricardo Busquets   Puerto Rico
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1997 Pan Pacific
Swimming Championships
Freestyle
50 mmenwomen
100 mmenwomen
200 mmenwomen
400 mmenwomen
800 mmenwomen
1500 mmenwomen
Backstroke
100 mmenwomen
200 mmenwomen
Breaststroke
100 mmenwomen
200 mmenwomen
Butterfly
100 mmenwomen
200 mmenwomen
Individual medley
200 mmenwomen
400 mmenwomen
Freestyle relay
4×100 mmenwomen
4×200 mmenwomen
Medley relay
4×100 mmenwomen

The men's 100 metre freestyle competition at the 1997 Pan Pacific Swimming Championships took place on August 11 at the NISHI Civic Pool.[1] The last champion was Gary Hall, Jr. of US.[2]

This race consisted of two lengths of the pool, both lengths being in freestyle.[3]

Records

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

World record  Alexander Popov (RUS) 48.21 Monte Carlo, Monaco June 18, 1994
Pan Pacific Championships record  Matt Biondi (USA) 49.17 Tokyo, Japan August 16, 1985

Results

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All times are in minutes and seconds.

KEY: q Fastest non-qualifiers Q Qualified CR Championships record NR National record PB Personal best SB Seasonal best

Heats

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The first round was held on August 11.[1]

Rank Name Nationality Time Notes
1 Michael Klim  Australia 49.52 QA, OC
2 Ricardo Busquets  Puerto Rico 50.00 QA
3 Neil Walker  United States 50.06 QA
4 Scott Tucker  United States 50.15 QA
5 Stephen Clarke  Canada 50.27 QA
6 Jon Olsen  United States 50.31 QA
7 Brad Schumacher  United States 50.36 QA
8 David Fox  United States 50.45 QA
9 Uğur Taner  United States 50.61 QB
10 Ian van der Wal  Australia 50.72 QB
11 Sion Brinn  Jamaica 50.82 QB
12 Craig Hutchison  Canada 50.87 QB
12 Richard Upton  Australia 50.87 QB
14 John Steel  New Zealand 51.03 QB
15 Trent Bray  New Zealand 51.06 QB
16 Scott Logan  Australia 51.10 QB
17 Shunsuke Ito  Japan 51.13
18 Nicholas Tongue  New Zealand 51.31
19 Yukihiro Matsushita  Japan 51.38
20 Jiang Chengji  China 51.67
20 Nate Dusing  United States 51.67
20 Brendon Dedekind  South Africa 51.67
23 Dustin Hersee  Canada 51.75

B Final

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The B final was held on August 11.[1]

Rank Name Nationality Time Notes
9 Jon Olsen  United States 49.95
10 Richard Upton  Australia 51.13
11 John Steel  New Zealand 51.18
11 Nicholas Tongue  New Zealand 51.18
13 Trent Bray  New Zealand 51.27
14 Shunsuke Ito  Japan 51.36
15 Yukihiro Matsushita  Japan 51.38
16 Jiang Chengji  China 51.50

A Final

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The A final was held on August 11.[1]

Rank Lane Nationality Time Notes
1st place, gold medalist(s) Michael Klim  Australia 49.46 OC
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Neil Walker  United States 49.57
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Ricardo Busquets  Puerto Rico 49.94
4 Stephen Clarke  Canada 50.06 NR
5 Scott Tucker  United States 50.17
6 Sion Brinn  Jamaica 50.32
7 Ian van der Wal  Australia 50.71
8 Craig Hutchison  Canada 51.21

References

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  1. ^ a b c d "Results of the 1997 Pan Pacific". Swim News. September 1997. Retrieved May 5, 2014.
  2. ^ ISHOF list with all medalists in Pan Pacific Championships history Archived 2014-10-10 at the Wayback Machine
  3. ^ Swimming technical manual Archived July 28, 2011, at the Wayback Machine
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