# 1999 Pan Pacific Swimming Championships – Men's 100 metre freestyle

The men's 100 metre freestyle competition at the 1999 Pan Pacific Swimming Championships took place on August 25–26 at the Sydney International Aquatic Centre. The last champion was Michael Klim of Australia.
This race consisted of two lengths of the pool, both lengths being in freestyle.

## Records

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

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 25.
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
| 1 | Michael Klim | Australia | 49.39 | Q |
| 2 | Neil Walker | United States | 49.97 | Q |
| 3 | Chris Fydler | Australia | 50.08 | Q |
| 4 | Jason Lezak | United States | 50.10 | Q |
| 5 | Ian Thorpe | Australia | 50.11 | Q |
| 6 | Brock Newman | United States | 50.14 | Q |
| 7 | Jeffrey English | Australia | 50.21 | Q |
| 8 | Bryan Jones | United States | 50.24 | Q |
| 9 | Yannick Lupien | Canada | 50.54 | Q |
| 10 | Todd Pearson | Australia | 50.57 | Q |
| 11 | Dod Wales | United States | 50.61 | Q |
| 12 | Raymond Hass | Australia | 50.62 | Q |
| 13 | Jay Schryver | United States | 50.82 | Q |
| 14 | Shunsuke Ito | Japan | 50.86 | Q |
| 15 | Brad Schumacher | United States | 50.95 | Q |
| 16 | Joseph Marus | United States | 50.98 | Q |
| 17 | Salim Iles | Algeria | 51.17 | |
| 18 | Nicholas Folker | South Africa | 51.22 | |
| 19 | Ian Crocker | United States | 51.23 | |
| 20 | Geoff Huegill | Australia | 51.51 | |
| 21 | Nathan Rickard | Australia | 51.52 | |
| 22 | Craig Hutchison | Canada | 51.54 | |
| 23 | Mike Mintenko | Canada | 51.65 | |
| 24 | Graham Duthie | Canada | 51.93 | |
| 25 | Greg Main-Baillie | South Africa | 51.97 | |
| 26 | Jake Steele | Canada | 52.03 | |
| 27 | Tomohiro Yamanoi | Japan | 52.11 | |
| 27 | Mark Johnston | Canada | 52.11 | |
| 29 | Nicholas Sheeran | New Zealand | 52.21 | |
| 30 | Rick Say | Canada | 52.37 | |
| 30 | Brad Herring | New Zealand | 52.37 | |
| 32 | Brian Johns | Canada | 52.43 | |
| 33 | Scott Rice | New Zealand | 52.63 | |
| 34 | Carl Probert | Fiji | 52.99 | |
| 35 | Adam Sioui | Canada | 53.20 | |
| 36 | Ryo Takayasu | Japan | 53.39 | |
| 37 | Wing Fu | Hong Kong | 53.46 | |
| 38 | Gentle Offoin | Nigeria | 53.71 | |
| 39 | Mark Thompson | New Zealand | 53.73 | |
| 40 | Colin Sood | Canada | 53.86 | |

### Semifinals

The semifinals were held on August 25.
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
| 1 | Michael Klim | Australia | 48.81 | Q, CR |
| 2 | Chris Fydler | Australia | 49.62 | Q |
| 3 | Neil Walker | United States | 49.70 | Q |
| 4 | Ian Thorpe | Australia | 49.71 | Q |
| 5 | Brock Newman | United States | 49.94 | Q |
| 6 | Jason Lezak | United States | 50.11 | Q |
| 7 | Bryan Jones | United States | 50.23 | Q |
| 8 | Jeffrey English | Australia | 50.40 | Q |
| 9 | Yannick Lupien | Canada | 50.47 | |
| 10 | Nicholas Folker | South Africa | 50.72 | |
| 11 | Shunsuke Ito | Japan | 50.90 | |
| 12 | Salim Iles | Algeria | 51.47 | |
| 13 | Mike Mintenko | Canada | 51.69 | |
| 14 | Graham Duthie | Canada | 51.75 | |
| 15 | Greg Main-Baillie | South Africa | 51.76 | |
| 16 | Craig Hutchison | Canada | 51.87 | |

### Final

The final was held on August 26.
| Rank | Lane | Nationality | Time | Notes |
| | Michael Klim | Australia | 48.98 | |
| | Neil Walker | United States | 49.17 | |
| | Chris Fydler | Australia | 49.42 | |
| 4 | Yannick Lupien | Canada | 49.94 | NR |
| 5 | Nicholas Folker | South Africa | 50.36 | |
| 6 | Salim Iles | Algeria | 51.09 | |
| 7 | Shunsuke Ito | Japan | 51.30 | |
| 8 | Brock Newman | United States | 51.85 | |