1999 Pan Pacific Swimming Championships – Men's 1500 metre freestyle

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]

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
    Australia
    South Africa
    United States

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: qFastest non-qualifiers QQualified CRChampionships record NRNational record PBPersonal best SBSeasonal best

Heats

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

RankNameNationalityTimeNotes
1Chris Thompson United States15:11.52Q
2Grant Hackett Australia15:12.64Q
3Ryk Neethling South Africa15:22.85Q
4Craig Stevens Australia15:23.34Q
5Masato Hirano Japan15:24.39Q
6Kieren Perkins Australia15:28.43
7Jon Younghouse United States15:33.19Q
8Erik Vendt United States15:42.93
9Tim Peterson Canada15:44.59Q
10Andrew Hurd Canada15:57.27Q
11Mark Johnston Canada16:01.75
12Trent Steed Australia16:03.03
13Chuck Sayao Canada16:25.47
14Hsu Kuo-tung Chinese Taipei16:54.83

Final

The final was held on August 29.[1]

RankLaneNationalityTimeNotes
Grant Hackett Australia14:45.60CR
Ryk Neethling South Africa15:02.40
Chris Thompson United States15:04.68
4Craig Stevens Australia15:15.68
5Masato Hirano Japan15:15.79
6Jon Younghouse United States15:30.61
7Andrew Hurd Canada15:41.12
8Tim Peterson Canada15:42.08
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