1999 Pan Pacific Swimming Championships – Men's 200 metre freestyle
The men's 200 metre freestyle competition at the 1999 Pan Pacific Swimming Championships took place on August 23–24 at the Sydney International Aquatic Centre. The last champion was Michael Klim of Australia.
This race consisted of four lengths of the pool, all in freestyle.
Records
Prior to this competition, the existing world and Pan Pacific records were as follows:| World record | 1:46.67 | Brisbane, Australia | March 23, 1999 | |
| Pan Pacific Championships record | 1:47.60 | Fukuoka, Japan | August 10, 1997 |
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 23.| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
| 1 | Ian Thorpe | 1:47.80 | Q | |
| 2 | Michael Klim | 1:48.69 | Q | |
| 3 | Grant Hackett | 1:49.05 | Q | |
| 4 | Chad Carvin | 1:49.47 | Q | |
| 5 | Bill Kirby | 1:49.95 | Q | |
| 6 | Josh Davis | 1:49.96 | Q | |
| 7 | Ryk Neethling | 1:49.99 | Q | |
| 8 | Uğur Taner | 1:50.11 | Q | |
| 9 | Rick Say | 1:50.20 | Q | |
| 10 | Todd Pearson | 1:50.30 | Q | |
| 11 | Yosuke Ichikawa | 1:50.74 | Q | |
| 12 | Brian Johns | 1:51.22 | Q | |
| 13 | Shusuke Ito | 1:51.26 | Q | |
| 14 | Shunsuke Ito | 1:51.28 | Q | |
| 15 | Jay Schryver | 1:51.69 | Q | |
| 16 | Jon Younghouse | 1:51.78 | Q | |
| 17 | Mike Mintenko | 1:52.15 | ||
| 18 | Mark Johnston | 1:52.27 | ||
| 19 | Masato Hirano | 1:52.35 | ||
| 20 | Brad Schumacher | 1:52.55 | ||
| 21 | Takeshi Sasaki | 1:52.88 | ||
| 22 | Craig Stevens | 1:52.90 | ||
| 23 | Ian Crocker | 1:53.04 | ||
| 24 | Graham Duthie | 1:53.14 | ||
| 25 | Nicholas Sheeran | 1:53.39 | ||
| 26 | Craig Hutchison | 1:53.47 | ||
| 27 | Ron Karnaugh | 1:53.53 | ||
| 28 | Jake Steele | 1:53.97 | ||
| 29 | Kieren Perkins | 1:55.08 | ||
| 30 | Jo Yoshimi | 1:55.68 | ||
| 31 | Brad Herring | 1:55.70 | ||
| 32 | Scott Rice | 1:55.75 | ||
| 33 | John Davis | 1:55.92 | ||
| 34 | Carl Probert | 1:56.41 | ||
| 35 | Mark Thompson | 1:57.95 | ||
| 36 | Steven Ferguson | 1:57.96 | ||
| 37 | Lin Hung-Chen | 1:58.75 |
Semifinals
The semifinals were held on August 23.| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
| 1 | Ian Thorpe | 1:46.34 | Q, WR | |
| 2 | Michael Klim | 1:46.82 | Q | |
| 3 | Grant Hackett | 1:48.20 | Q | |
| 4 | Chad Carvin | 1:48.74 | Q | |
| 5 | Josh Davis | 1:48.92 | Q | |
| 6 | Uğur Taner | 1:48.94 | Q | |
| 7 | Ryk Neethling | 1:49.72 | Q | |
| 8 | Bill Kirby | 1:49.73 | Q | |
| 9 | Rick Say | 1:50.55 | ||
| 10 | Shunsuke Ito | 1:51.10 | ||
| 11 | Brian Johns | 1:51.40 | ||
| 12 | Mark Johnston | 1:51.41 | ||
| 13 | Yosuke Ichikawa | 1:51.55 | ||
| 14 | Shusuke Ito | 1:51.58 | ||
| 15 | Jay Schryver | 1:52.17 | ||
| 16 | Mike Mintenko | 1:53.10 |
Final
The final was held on August 24.| Rank | Lane | Nationality | Time | Notes |
| Ian Thorpe | 1:46.00 | WR | ||
| Michael Klim | 1:47.40 | |||
| Ryk Neethling | 1:48.17 | |||
| 4 | Chad Carvin | 1:48.60 | ||
| 5 | Josh Davis | 1:48.98 | ||
| 6 | Rick Say | 1:50.58 | ||
| 7 | Shunsuke Ito | 1:50.77 | ||
| 8 | Brian Johns | 1:51.09 |