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
VenueSydney International Aquatic Centre
DatesAugust 28, 1999 (heats)
August 29, 1999 (final)
Competitors14 from 6 nations
Winning time14:45.60
Medalists
gold medal    Australia
silver medal    South Africa
bronze medal    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]

Records[]

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

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

Results[]

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[]

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

Rank Name Nationality Time Notes
1 Chris Thompson   15:11.52 Q
2 Grant Hackett   15:12.64 Q
3 Ryk Neethling   15:22.85 Q
4 Craig Stevens   15:23.34 Q
5 Masato Hirano   15:24.39 Q
6 Kieren Perkins   15:28.43
7   15:33.19 Q
8 Erik Vendt   15:42.93
9 Tim Peterson   15:44.59 Q
10 Andrew Hurd   15:57.27 Q
11 Mark Johnston   16:01.75
12 Trent Steed   16:03.03
13   16:25.47
14 Hsu Kuo-tung   16:54.83

Final[]

The final was held on August 29.[1]

Rank Lane Nationality Time Notes
1st place, gold medalist(s) Grant Hackett   14:45.60 CR
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Ryk Neethling   15:02.40
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Chris Thompson   15:04.68
4 Craig Stevens   15:15.68
5 Masato Hirano   15:15.79
6   15:30.61
7 Andrew Hurd   15:41.12
8 Tim Peterson   15:42.08

References[]

  1. ^ a b c "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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