| Men's 100 metre freestyle at the 1997 Pan Pacific Swimming Championships | ||||||||||
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| Venue | NISHI Civic Pool | |||||||||
| Dates | August 11, 1997 (heats & finals) | |||||||||
| Competitors | 23 from 9 nations | |||||||||
| Winning time | 49.46 | |||||||||
| 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 |
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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]
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 |
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 |
The first round was held on August 11.[1]
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Michael Klim |  Australia |
49.52 | QA |
| 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 |
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 |
The A final was held on August 11.[1]
| Rank | Lane | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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Michael Klim | Australia |
49.46 | |
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Neil Walker | United States |
49.57 | |
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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 |
