| Men's 50 metre freestyle at the 1997 Pan Pacific Swimming Championships | ||||||||||
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| Venue | NISHI Civic Pool | |||||||||
| Dates | August 13, 1997 (heats & finals) | |||||||||
| Competitors | 23 from 10 nations | |||||||||
| Winning time | 22.42 | |||||||||
| Medalists | ||||||||||
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| 1997 Pan Pacific Swimming Championships | ||
|---|---|---|
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| Freestyle | ||
| 50 m | men | women |
| 100 m | men | women |
| 200 m | men | women |
| 400 m | men | women |
| 800 m | men | women |
| 1500 m | men | women |
| Backstroke | ||
| 100 m | men | women |
| 200 m | men | women |
| Breaststroke | ||
| 100 m | men | women |
| 200 m | men | women |
| Butterfly | ||
| 100 m | men | women |
| 200 m | men | women |
| Individual medley | ||
| 200 m | men | women |
| 400 m | men | women |
| Freestyle relay | ||
| 4×100 m | men | women |
| 4×200 m | men | women |
| Medley relay | ||
| 4×100 m | men | women |
The men's 50 metre freestyle competition at the 1997 Pan Pacific Swimming Championships took place on August 13 at the NISHI Civic Pool. The last champion was Gary Hall, Jr. of US.
This race consisted of one length of the pool in freestyle.
Records
Prior to this competition, the existing world and Pan Pacific records were as follows:
| World record |  Tom Jager (USA)
|
21.81 | Nashville, United States | March 24, 1990 |
| Pan Pacific Championships record | Tom Jager (USA)
|
22.12 | Tokyo, Japan | August 20, 1989 |
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 13.
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bill Pilczuk | United States |
22.39 | QA |
| 2 | David Fox | United States |
22.54 | QA |
| 3 | Neil Walker | United States |
22.65 | QA |
| 4 | Ricardo Busquets |  Puerto Rico |
22.79 | QA |
| 4 | Brendon Dedekind |  South Africa |
22.79 | QA |
| 6 | Michael Klim |  Australia |
22.99 | QA |
| 7 | Scott Tucker | United States |
23.01 | QA |
| 7 | Jon Olsen | United States |
23.01 | QA |
| 9 | Scott Logan | Australia |
23.02 | QB |
| 10 | Josh Davis | United States |
23.11 | QB |
| 11 | Tomohiro Yamanoi |  Japan |
23.17 | QB |
| 12 | Craig Hutchison |  Canada |
23.23 | QB |
| 13 | Sion Brinn |  Jamaica |
23.29 | QB |
| 14 | Shunsuke Ito | Japan |
23.52 | QB |
| 14 | Brad Schumacher | United States |
23.52 | QB |
| 16 | Lenny Krayzelburg | United States |
23.67 | QB |
| 17 | Uğur Taner | United States |
23.83 | |
| 18 | Ravil Nachaev |  Uzbekistan |
23.84 | |
| 19 | Nicholas Tongue |  New Zealand |
23.87 | |
| 20 | Richard Upton | Australia |
23.92 | |
| 21 | Derrick Bollinger |  Guam |
23.95 | |
| 22 | John Steel | New Zealand |
23.96 | |
| 23 | Junya Kawakami | Japan |
23.99 |
B Final
The B final was held on August 13.
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 | Neil Walker | United States |
22.74 | |
| 10 | Sion Brinn | Jamaica |
23.34 | |
| 11 | Shunsuke Ito | Japan |
23.50 | |
| 12 | Richard Upton | Australia |
23.75 | |
| 13 | Nicholas Tongue | New Zealand |
23.81 | |
| 14 | Ravil Nachaev | Uzbekistan |
24.11 | |
| 15 | John Steel | New Zealand |
24.20 | |
| - | Derrick Bollinger | Guam |
DNS |
A Final
The A final was held on August 13.
| Rank | Lane | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 |
Bill Pilczuk | United States |
22.42 | |
|
Ricardo Busquets | Puerto Rico |
22.42 | |
 |
David Fox | United States |
22.69 | |
| 4 | Brendon Dedekind | South Africa |
22.79 | |
| 5 | Scott Logan | Australia |
22.91 | |
| 6 | Michael Klim | Australia |
22.93 | |
| 7 | Tomohiro Yamanoi | Japan |
22.98 | |
| 8 | Craig Hutchison | Canada |
23.18 |
References
- ^ "Results of the 1997 Pan Pacific". Swim News. September 1997. Retrieved May 5, 2014.
- ISHOF list with all medalists in Pan Pacific Championships history Archived 2014-10-10 at the Wayback Machine
- "Swimming Technical Manual" (PDF). Guadalajara 2011. Archived from the original (PDF) on 28 July 2011. Retrieved 23 October 2011.