# 1985 Pan Pacific Swimming Championships

The first edition of the Pan Pacific Swimming Championships, a long course (50 m) event, was held in 1985 in Tokyo, Japan after discussions between Australia, United States, Canada and Japan. The inaugural event took place at the Yoyogi National Olympic Swimming Pool, from 15–18 August 1985.

## Results
### Men's events

| Event | Gold | Gold | Silver | Silver | Bronze | Bronze |
| 50 m freestyle | Matt Biondi (USA) | 22.73 | John Sauerland (USA) | 23.11 | Mark Stockwell (AUS) | 23.44 |
| 100 m freestyle | Matt Biondi (USA) | 49.17 | Mike Heath (USA) | 50.43 | Matthew Renshaw (AUS) | 51.17 |
| 200 m freestyle | Mike Heath (USA) | 1:49.29 | Matt Biondi (USA) | 1:50.19 | Sandy Goss (CAN) | 1:50.56 |
| 400 m freestyle | Justin Lemberg (AUS) | 3:52.13 | John Mykkanen (USA) | 3:52.40 | Michael Bruce McKenzie (AUS) | 3:54.41 |
| 1500 m freestyle | Michael Bruce McKenzie (AUS) | 15:19.55 | Dan Jorgensen (USA) | 15:19.74 | Mike O'Brien (USA) | 15:27.76 |
| 100 m backstroke | Rick Carey (USA) | 56.46 | Mike West (CAN) | 56.60 | Charlie Siroky (USA) | 57.06 |
| 200 m backstroke | Rick Carey (USA) | 2:01.68 | Mike West (CAN) | 2:01.83 | Sean Murphy (CAN) | 2:02.35 |
| 100 m breaststroke | John Moffet (USA) | 1:02.42 | Brett Stocks (AUS) | 1:03.40 | David Lundberg (USA) | 1:03.64 |
| 200 m breaststroke | John Moffet (USA) | 2:16.74 | Glenn Beringen (AUS) | 2:18.01 | Marco Veilleux (CAN) | 2:21.29 |
| 100 m butterfly | Pablo Morales (USA) | 53.69 | Jon Sieben (AUS) | 53.78 NR | Matt Biondi (USA) | 54.57 |
| 200 m butterfly | Anthony Mosse (NZL) | 1:58.74 NR | Vlastimil Černý (CAN) | 1:59.22 | Ricardo Prado (BRA) | 1:59.89 |
| 200 m individual medley | Pablo Morales (USA) | 2:04.04 | Rob Woodhouse (AUS) | 2:05.62 | Tom Ponting (CAN) | 2:06.03 |
| 400 m individual medley | Ricardo Prado (BRA) | 4:20.37 | Matt Rankin (USA) | 4:24.27 | Jeff Prior (USA) | 4:24.27 |
| 4×100 m freestyle relay | United States Scott McCadam (50.08) Paul Wallace (49.51) Mike Heath (49.83) Matt Biondi (47.66) | 3:17.08 WR | Canada Sandy Goss (51.59) Blair Hicken (50.59) Vlastimil Cerny (50.25) Tom Ponting (52.06) | 3:24.49 NR | Australia Mark Stockwell J.Pringle Anthony McDonald Matthew Renshaw | 3:24.64 |
| 4×200 m freestyle relay | United States Mike Heath Matt Biondi Duffy Dillon Craig Oppel | 7:17.63 | Canada Vlastimil Cerny (1:54.17) Jon Kelly (1:53.05) Sandy Goss (1:50.62) Scott Bergen (1:53.70) | 7:31.54 | Australia Justin Lemberg Rob Woodhouse Anthony McDonald Tom Stachewicz | 7:35.74 |
| 4×100 m medley relay | United States Rick Carey (56.32) John Moffet (1:01.37) Pablo Morales (52.75) Matt Biondi (47.84) | 3:38.28 WR | Australia Tom Stachewicz Brett Stocks Jon Sieben Matthew Renshaw | 3:45.54 | Canada Mike West (56.59) Marco Veilleux (1:04.15) Vlastimil Cerny (55.09) Blair Hicken (49.90) | 3:45.83 |
Legend: WR – World record; NR – National record

### Women's events

| Event | Gold | Gold | Silver | Silver | Bronze | Bronze |
| 50 m freestyle | Lisa Dorman (USA) | 26.19 | Jenna Johnson (USA) | 26.47 | Angela Harris (AUS) | 26.57 NR |
| 100 m freestyle | Jenna Johnson (USA) | 56.36 | Carrie Steinseifer (USA) | 56.75 | Sarah Thorpe (AUS) | 57.51 |
| 200 m freestyle | Carrie Steinseifer (USA) | 2:01.52 | Mary Wayte (USA) | 2:01.74 | Michele Pearson (AUS) | 2:01.87 |
| 400 m freestyle | Kim Brown (USA) | 4:13.16 | Diane Williams (USA) | 4:15.67 | Donna Procter (AUS) | 4:16.07 |
| 800 m freestyle | Kim Brown (USA) | 8:36.92 | Tami Bruce (USA) | 8:37.42 | Kim Milne (CAN) | 8:41.95 |
| 100 m backstroke | Betsy Mitchell (USA) | 1:02.88 | Andrea Hayes (USA) | 1:03.20 | Georgina Parkes (AUS) | 1:04.62 |
| 200 m backstroke | Andrea Hayes (USA) | 2:13.06 | Georgina Parkes (AUS) | 2:14.97 | Betsy Mitchell (USA) | 2:17.01 |
| 100 m breaststroke | Cindy Õunpuu (CAN) | 1:10.25 NR | Hiroko Nagasaki (JPN) | 1:10.57 | Jenny Hau (USA) | 1:10.97 |
| 200 m breaststroke | Hiroko Nagasaki (JPN) | 2:29.95 | Cindy Õunpuu (CAN) | 2:30.73 | Guylaine Cloutier (CAN) | 2:33.97 |
| 100 m butterfly | Mary T. Meagher (USA) | 59.16 | Janet Tibbits (AUS) | 1:01.12 NR | Melanie Buddemeyer (USA) | 1:01.40 |
| 200 m butterfly | Mary T. Meagher (USA) | 2:07.33 | Erika Hansen (USA) | 2:11.93 | Jill Horstead (CAN)  Janet Tibbits (AUS) | 2:13.46 |
| 200 m individual medley | Michelle Pearson (AUS) | 2:15.94= | Michelle Griglione (USA) | 2:15.94= | Erika Hansen (USA) | 2:19.82 |
| 400 m individual medley | Erika Hansen (USA) | 4:44.45 | Michelle Griglione (USA) | 4:46.79 | Celina Hardy (AUS) | 4:53.80 |
| 4×100 m freestyle relay | United States Carrie Steinseifer Jenna Johnson Michelle Griglione Betsy Mitchell | 3:45.65 | Australia Sarah Thorpe Angela Harris Jenny Messenger Michelle Pearson | 3:49.74 | Canada | 3:50.19 |
| 4×200 m freestyle relay | United States Mary Wayte Trina Radke Laura Walker Carrie Steinseifer | 8:06.74 NR | Australia Sarah Thorpe Donna Procter Georgina Parkes Michelle Pearson | 8:11.26 NR | Canada | 8:19.87 NR |
| 4×100 m medley relay | Canada | 4:13.05 | Australia Georgina Parkes Dimity Douglas Janet Tibbits Sarah Thorpe | 4:13.30NR | Japan | 4:17.13 |

## Medal table

| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
| 1 | United States (USA) | 24 | 15 | 9 | 48 |
| 2 | Australia (AUS) | 3 | 10 | 12 | 25 |
| 3 | Canada (CAN) | 2 | 6 | 10 | 18 |
| 4 | Japan (JPN) | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 5 | Brazil (BRA) | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 6 | New Zealand (NZL) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Totals (6 entries) | Totals (6 entries) | 32 | 32 | 33 | 97 |