1999 Pan Pacific Swimming Championships – Women's 200 metre freestyle
| Women's 200 metre freestyle at the 1999 Pan Pacific Swimming Championships | ||||||||||
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| Venue | Sydney International Aquatic Centre | |||||||||
| Dates | August 24, 1999 (heats & semifinals) August 25, 1999 (final) | |||||||||
| Competitors | 45 from 9 nations | |||||||||
| Winning time | 1:58.17 | |||||||||
| Medalists | ||||||||||
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| 1999 Pan Pacific Swimming Championships | ||
|---|---|---|
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| Freestyle | ||
| 50 m | men | women |
| 100 m | men | women |
| 200 m | men | women |
| 400 m | men | women |
| 800 m | women | |
| 1500 m | men | |
| Backstroke | ||
| 100 m | men | women |
| 200 m | men | women |
| Breaststroke | ||
| 100 m | men | women |
| 200 m | men | women |
| Butterfly | ||
| 100 m | men | women |
| 200 m | men | women |
| Individual medley | ||
| 200 m | men | women |
| 400 m | men | women |
| Freestyle relay | ||
| 4×100 m | men | women |
| 4×200 m | men | women |
| Medley relay | ||
| 4×100 m | men | women |
The women's 200 metre freestyle competition at the 1999 Pan Pacific Swimming Championships took place on August 24–25 at the Sydney International Aquatic Centre.[1] The last champion was Claudia Poll of Costa Rica.[2]
This race consisted of four lengths of the pool, all in freestyle.[3]
Records
[edit]Prior to this competition, the existing world and Pan Pacific records were as follows:
| World record |  Franziska van Almsick (GER)
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1:56.78 | Rome, Italy | September 6, 1994 |
| Pan Pacific Championships record |  Claudia Poll (CRC)
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1:57.48 | Fukuoka, Japan | August 10, 1997 |
Results
[edit]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
[edit]The first round was held on August 24.[1]
Semifinals
[edit]The semifinals were held on August 24.[1]
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Susie O'Neill |  Australia |
1:59.88 | Q |
| 2 | Lindsay Benko |  United States |
2:00.31 | Q |
| 3 | Ellen Stonebraker | United States |
2:00.52 | Q |
| 4 | Suzu Chiba |  Japan |
2:00.53 | Q |
| 5 | Claudia Poll | Costa Rica |
2:00.76 | Q |
| 6 | Giaan Rooney | Australia |
2:01.02 | Q |
| 7 | Sarah Tolar | United States |
2:01.14 | Q |
| 8 | Rebecca Creedy | Australia |
2:01.21 | Q |
| 9 | Samantha Arsenault | United States |
2:01.33 | |
| 10 | Jacinta van Lint | Australia |
2:01.96 | |
| 11 | Jen Button |  Canada |
2:02.48 | |
| 12 | Junko Nakatani | Japan |
2:03.14 | |
| 13 | Laura Nicholls | Canada |
2:02.93 | |
| 14 | Maki Mita | Japan |
2:03.35 | |
| 15 | Deanna Schonwald |  New Zealand |
2:04.62 | |
| 16 | Roh Joo-hee |  South Korea |
2:04.71 |
Final
[edit]The final was held on August 25.[1]
| Rank | Lane | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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Susie O'Neill | Australia |
1:58.17 | CWR |
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Lindsay Benko | United States |
1:59.60 | |
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Ellen Stonebraker | United States |
2:00.46 | |
| 4 | Suzu Chiba | Japan |
2:00.54 | |
| 5 | Giaan Rooney | Australia |
2:00.60 | |
| 6 | Claudia Poll | Costa Rica |
2:01.26 | |
| 7 | Junko Nakatani | Japan |
2:01.94 | |
| 8 | Laura Nicholls | Canada |
2:04.73 |
References
[edit]- ^ a b c d "Results of the 1999 Pan Pacific". Swim News. September 1999. Retrieved April 12, 2014.
- ^ ISHOF list with all medalists in Pan Pacific Championships history Archived 2014-10-10 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "Swimming Technical Manual" (PDF). Guadalajara 2011. Archived from the original (PDF) on 28 July 2011. Retrieved 23 October 2011.