title: 2014 Pan Pacific Swimming Championships – Men's 100 metre backstroke
text: # 2014 Pan Pacific Swimming Championships – Men's 100 metre backstroke
  
  The men's 100 metre backstroke competition at the 2014 Pan Pacific Swimming Championships took place on 21 August at the Gold Coast Aquatic Centre, Queensland, Australia. The last champion was Aaron Peirsol of US.
  
  This race consisted of two lengths of the pool, all in backstroke.
  
  ## Records
  
  Prior to this competition, the existing world and Pan Pacific records were as follows:
  
  | World record | Aaron Peirsol (USA) | 51.94 | Indianapolis, United States | 8 July 2009 |
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  | Pan Pacific Championships record | Aaron Peirsol (USA) | 53.31 | Irvine, United States | 18 August 2010 |
  
  ## 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 |
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  ### Heats
  
  The first round was held on 21 August, at 11:04.
  
  | Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
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  | 1 | Matt Grevers | United States | 52.91 | QA |
  | 2 | Ryan Murphy | United States | 53.24 | QA |
  | 3 | Ryosuke Irie | Japan | 53.29 | QA |
  | 4 | Mitchell Larkin | Australia | 53.49 | QA |
  | 5 | David Plummer | United States | 53.82 | QA |
  | 6 | Junya Koga | Japan | 54.30 | QA |
  | 7 | Ben Treffers | Australia | 54.34 | QA |
  | 8 | Josh Beaver | Australia | 54.40 | QA |
  | 9 | Thiago Pereira | Brazil | 54.43 | QB |
  | 10 | Nick Thoman | United States | 54.44 | QB |
  | 11 | Guilherme Guido | Brazil | 54.50 | QB |
  | 12 | Jacob Pebley | United States | 54.57 | QB |
  | 13 | Russell Wood | Canada | 55.15 | QB |
  | 14 | Fabio Santi | Brazil | 55.16 | QB |
  | 15 | Corey Main | New Zealand | 55.36 | QB |
  | 16 | Richard Ellis | South Africa | 55.59 | QB |
  | 17 | Haya Matsubara | Japan | 55.82 | |
  | 18 | Albert Subirats | Venezuela | 55.95 | |
  | 19 | Matson Lawson | Australia | 56.04 | |
  | 20 | Geoffrey Cheah | Hong Kong | 56.68 | |
  | 21 | Sun Xiaolei | China | 57.29 | |
  | 21 | Jacques van Wyk | South Africa | 57.29 | |
  | 23 | Joe Byram | Canada | 57.59 | |
  | 24 | Raymond Mak | Hong Kong | 59.35 | |
  
  ### B Final
  
  The B final was held on 21 August, at 20:20.
  
  | Rank | Name | Nationality | Time |
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  | 9 | David Plummer | United States | 53.19 |
  | 10 | Josh Beaver | Australia | 54.05 |
  | 11 | Corey Main | New Zealand | 54.70 |
  | 12 | Fabio Santi | Brazil | 55.08 |
  | 13 | Russell Wood | Canada | 55.12 |
  | 14 | Haya Matsubara | Japan | 55.57 |
  | 15 | Richard Ellis | South Africa | 55.68 |
  | 16 | Albert Subirats | Venezuela | 55.83 |
  
  ### A Final
  
  The A final was held on 21 August, at 20:20.
  
  | Rank | Name | Nationality | Time |
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  | | Ryosuke Irie | Japan | 53.02 |
  | | Matt Grevers | United States | 53.09 |
  | | Ryan Murphy | United States | 53.27 |
  | 4 | Mitchell Larkin | Australia | 53.28 |
  | 5 | Ben Treffers | Australia | 53.84 |
  | 6 | Junya Koga | Japan | 54.02 |
  | 7 | Thiago Pereira | Brazil | 54.38 |
  | 8 | Guilherme Guido | Brazil | 54.53 |
  