1999 FINA World Swimming Championships (25 m)
| Host city | Hong Kong |
|---|---|
| Opening | 1 April 1999 |
| Closing | 4 April 1999 |
The 4th FINA World Swimming Championships (25 m) was an international swimming meet organized by FINA, held 1–4 April 1999 at the Hong Kong Coliseum in Hong Kong.[1] It features 516 swimmers from 61 nations, swimming in 40 short course (25 m pool) events.[2]
Participating nations
[edit]59 of 61 nations with swimmers at the 1999 Short Course Worlds were:[3]
Argentina
Australia
Barbados
Belarus
Belgium
Brazil
Canada
China
Chinese Taipei
Costa Rica
Croatia
Cuba
Czech Republic
Denmark
Ecuador
Egypt
El Salvador
Estonia
Fiji
Finland
France
Germany
Great Britain
Greece
Hong Kong
Iceland
Ireland
Israel
Italy
Japan
Kyrgyzstan
Lithuania
Luxembourg
Macau
Macedonia
Malaysia
Moldova
Netherlands
New Zealand
Norway
Peru
Poland
Portugal
Puerto Rico
Romania
Russia
Seychelles
Singapore
Slovakia
Slovenia
South Africa
Spain
Sweden
Switzerland
Trinidad and Tobago
Ukraine
USA
Uzbekistan
FR Yugoslavia
Results
[edit]Men's events
[edit]| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 50m Freestyle details |
Mark Foster  Great Britain |
21.81 | José Meolans  Argentina |
21.84 | Mark Veens  Netherlands |
21.88 |
| 100m Freestyle details |
Lars Frölander  Sweden |
47.05 | Michael Klim  Australia |
47.49 | Bartosz Kizierowski  Poland |
47.75 |
| 200m Freestyle details |
Ian Thorpe Australia |
1:43.28 WR |
Michael Klim Australia |
1:43.78 | Pieter van den Hoogenband Netherlands |
1:44.39 |
| 400m Freestyle details |
Grant Hackett Australia |
3:35.01 WR |
Ian Thorpe Australia |
3:35.64 | Massimiliano Rosolino  Italy |
3:42.81 |
| 1500m Freestyle details |
Grant Hackett Australia |
14:32.87 | Graeme Smith Great Britain |
14:45.41 | Daniel Kowalski Australia |
14:51.44 |
| 50m Backstroke details |
Rodolfo Falcón  Cuba |
24.34 | Mariusz Siembida Poland |
24.41 | Matt Welsh Australia |
24.70 |
| 100m Backstroke details |
Rodolfo Falcón Cuba |
52.44 | Matt Welsh Australia |
52.45 | Mariusz Siembida Poland |
53.27 |
| 200m Backstroke details |
Josh Watson Australia |
1:54.67 | Mark Versfeld  Canada |
1:55.42 | Sergey Ostapchuk  Russia |
1:55.61 |
| 50m Breaststroke details |
Dmytri Kraevskyy  Ukraine |
27.40 | Patrik Isaksson Sweden |
27.57 | Remo Lütolf  Switzerland |
27.59 |
| 100m Breaststroke details |
Patrik Isaksson Sweden |
59.69 | Domenico Fioravanti Italy |
59.88 | Morgan Knabe Canada |
59.93 |
| 200m Breaststroke details |
Phil Rogers Australia |
2:08.72 | Ryan Mitchell Australia |
2:08.73 | Dmitri Komornikov Russia |
2:09.18 |
| 50m Butterfly details |
Mark Foster Great Britain |
23.61 | Zhang Qiang  China |
23.87 | Joris Keizer Netherlands |
23.96 |
| 100m Butterfly details |
Lars Frölander Sweden |
51.45 | Michael Klim Australia |
51.56 | James Hickman Great Britain |
51.60 |
| 200m Butterfly details |
James Hickman Great Britain |
1:52.71 | Takashi Yamamoto  Japan |
1:54.68 | Denys Sylantyev Ukraine |
1:55.41 |
| 100m I.M. details |
Jani Sievinen  Finland |
54.18 | Matthew Dunn Australia |
54.77 | Jacob Andersen  Denmark |
55.05 |
| 200m I.M. details |
Matthew Dunn Australia |
1:55.81 | James Hickman Great Britain |
1:56.51 | Marcel Wouda Netherlands |
1:58.63 |
| 400 I.M. details |
Matthew Dunn Australia |
4:06.05 | Marcel Wouda Netherlands |
4:09.29 | Frederik Hviid  Spain |
4:10.92 |
| 4 × 100 m Free Relay details |
Australia Chris Fydler Todd Pearson Ian Thorpe Michael Klim |
3:11.21 | Netherlands Mark Veens Johan Kenkhuis Marcel Wouda Pieter van den Hoogenband |
3:11.57 ER |
Sweden Dan Lindström Lars Frölander Mattias Ohlin Daniel Carlsson |
3:12.69 |
| 4 × 200 m Free Relay details |
Netherlands Pieter van den Hoogenband Johan Kenkhuis Martijn Zuijdweg Marcel Wouda |
7:04.48 ER |
Great Britain Gavin Meadows Sion Brinn Paul Palmer Edward Sinclair |
7:07.20 | Canada Mark Johnston Brian Johns Rick Say Yannick Lupien |
7:08.02 |
| 4 × 100 m Medley Relay details |
Australia Matt Welsh Phil Rogers Michael Klim Chris Fydler |
3:29.88 WR |
Sweden Mattias Ohlin Patrik Isaksson Daniel Carlsson Lars Frölander |
3:30.32 ER |
Great Britain Neil Willey Darren Mew James Hickman Sion Brinn |
3:32.25 |
Women's events
[edit]| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 50m Freestyle details |
Inge de Bruijn Netherlands |
24.35 ER |
Jenny Thompson  USA |
24.57 | Alison Sheppard Great Britain |
24.97 |
| 100m Freestyle details |
Jenny Thompson USA |
53.24 | Sandra Völker  Germany |
53.76 | Sue Rolph Great Britain |
53.78 |
| 200m Freestyle details |
Martina Moravcová  Slovakia |
1:56.11 | Caini Qin China |
1:57.26 | Josefin Lillhage Sweden |
1:57.46 |
| 400m Freestyle details |
Nadezhda Chemezova Russia |
4:05.23 | Caini Qin China |
4:06.34 | Joanne Malar Canada |
4:06.83 |
| 800m Freestyle details |
Hua Chen China |
8:20.13 | Rachel Harris Australia |
8:23.36 | Flavia Rigamonti Switzerland |
8:26.38 |
| 50m Backstroke details |
Sandra Völker Germany |
27.63 | Mai Nakamura Japan |
27.73 | Kellie McMillan Australia |
28.29 |
| 100m Backstroke details |
Mai Nakamura Japan |
58.67 | Kelly Stefanyshyn Canada |
1:00.43 | Erin Gammel Canada |
1:00.49 |
| 200m Backstroke details |
Mai Nakamura Japan |
2:06.49 | Helen Don-Duncan Great Britain |
2:08.18 | Kelly Stefanyshyn Canada |
2:09.51 |
| 50m Breaststroke details |
Masami Tanaka Japan |
30.80 | Penny Heyns  South Africa |
30.88 | Xue Han China |
31.24 |
| 100m Breaststroke details |
Masami Tanaka Japan |
1:06.38 | Penny Heyns South Africa |
1:06.47 | Samantha Riley Australia |
1:07.50 |
| 200m Breaststroke details |
Masami Tanaka Japan |
2:20.22 WR |
Penny Heyns South Africa |
2:24.27 | Qi Hui China |
2:25.05 |
| 50m Butterfly details |
Jenny Thompson USA |
26.18 | Anna-Karin Kammerling Sweden |
26.21 | Inge de Bruijn Netherlands |
26.41 |
| 100m Butterfly details |
Jenny Thompson USA |
57.65 | Johanna Sjöberg Sweden |
57.74 | Ayari Aoyama Japan |
58.29 |
| 200m Butterfly details |
Mette Jacobsen Denmark |
2:06.52 ER |
Petria Thomas Australia |
2:06.53 | Sophia Skou Denmark |
2:08.29 |
| 100m I.M. details |
Martina Moravcová Slovakia |
1:00.20 ER |
Lori Munz Australia |
1:01.40 | Oxana Verevka Russia |
1:01.55 |
| 200m I.M. details |
Martina Moravcová Slovakia |
2:08.55 ER |
Yana Klochkova Ukraine |
2:10.67 | Lori Munz Australia |
2:11.48 |
| 400m I.M. details |
Yana Klochkova Ukraine |
4:32.32 | Joanne Malar Canada |
4:34.90 | Lourdes Becerra Spain |
4:38.44 |
| 4 × 100 m Free Relay details |
Great Britain Alison Sheppard Claire Huddart Karen Pickering Sue Rolph |
3:36.88 | Netherlands Thamar Henneken Wilma van Hofwegen Chantal Groot Inge de Bruijn |
3:39.40 | Australia Lori Munz Rebecca Creedy Melanie Dodd Sarah Ryan |
3:39.82 |
| 4 × 200 m Free Relay details |
Sweden Josefin Lillhage Louise Jöhncke Johanna Sjöberg Malin Svahnström |
7:51.70 WR |
Great Britain Claire Huddart Karen Legg Nicola Jackson Karen Pickering |
7:53.98 | Australia Lori Munz Jacinta van Lint Rebecca Creedy Giaan Rooney |
7:55.81 |
| 4 × 100 m Medley Relay details |
Japan Mai Nakamura Masami Tanaka Ayari Aoyama Sumika Minamoto |
3:57.62 WR |
Australia Giaan Rooney Samantha Riley Petria Thomas Lori Munz |
4:00.37 | Sweden Therese Alshammar Maria Östling Johanna Sjöberg Louise Jöhncke |
4:00.84 ER |
Medal standings
[edit]| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Australia (AUS) | 9 | 11 | 7 | 27 |
| 2 | Japan (JPN) | 6 | 2 | 1 | 9 |
| 3 | Great Britain (GBR) | 4 | 5 | 4 | 13 |
| 4 | Sweden (SWE) | 4 | 4 | 3 | 11 |
| 5 |  United States (USA) | 3 | 1 | 0 | 4 |
| 6 | Slovakia (SVK) | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 7 | Netherlands (NED) | 2 | 3 | 5 | 10 |
| 8 | Ukraine (UKR) | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| 9 | Cuba (CUB) | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 10 | China (CHN) | 1 | 3 | 2 | 6 |
| 11 | Germany (GER) | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 12 | Russia (RUS) | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4 |
| 13 | Denmark (DEN) | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 14 | Finland (FIN) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 15 | Canada (CAN) | 0 | 3 | 5 | 8 |
| 16 | South Africa (RSA) | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 17 | Poland (POL) | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 18 | Italy (ITA) | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 19 | Argentina (ARG) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 20 | Spain (ESP) | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
 Switzerland (SUI) | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | |
| Totals (21 entries) | 40 | 40 | 40 | 120 | |
References
[edit]- ^ HistoFINA, Volumes IIIa (2008 ed) Archived 27 April 2015 at the Wayback Machine and IIIb (2008 ed) Archived 9 July 2015 at the Wayback Machine. ("HistoFINA" is FINA's self-history). Volume III is about the Short Course Worlds; part "a" contains men's statistics, part "b" women's statistics.
- ^ FINA World Swimming Championships (25m), 1993–2008 – A story of success Archived 21 June 2015 at the Wayback Machine, by Pedro Adrega. Published by FINA in 2008; retrieved 2012-03-07.
- ^ Participating nations list Archived 13 September 2012 at archive.today for the 1999 Short Course Worlds, posted by SwimRankings.net; retrieved 2012-03-12.