1999 Pan Pacific Swimming Championships – Women's 400 metre freestyle
| Women's 400 metre freestyle at the 1999 Pan Pacific Swimming Championships | ||||||||||
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| Venue | Sydney International Aquatic Centre | |||||||||
| Dates | August 22, 1999 (heats & finals) | |||||||||
| Competitors | 24 from 9 nations | |||||||||
| Winning time | 4:08.39 | |||||||||
| 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 400 metre freestyle competition at the 1999 Pan Pacific Swimming Championships took place on August 22 at the Sydney International Aquatic Centre.[1] The last champion was Claudia Poll of Costa Rica.[2]
This race consisted of eight lengths of the pool, with all eight being in the freestyle stroke.[3]
Records
[edit]Prior to this competition, the existing world and Pan Pacific records were as follows:
| World record |  Janet Evans (USA)
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4:03.85 | Seoul, South Korea | September 22, 1988 |
| Pan Pacific Championships record | Janet Evans (USA)
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4:04.53 | Tokyo, Japan | August 1989 |
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 22.[1]
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Brooke Bennett | United States |
4:09.15 | Q |
| 2 | Lindsay Benko | United States |
4:10.48 | Q |
| 3 | Ellen Stonebraker | United States |
4:10.83 | Q |
| 4 | Claudia Poll |  Costa Rica |
4:12.75 | Q |
| 5 | Cristina Teuscher | United States |
4:13.67 | Q |
| 6 | Rachel Harris |  Australia |
4:14.84 | Q |
| 7 | Melissa Deary | United States |
4:15.10 | Q |
| 8 | Charlene Benzie | Australia |
4:15.65 | Q |
| 9 | Sachiko Yamada |  Japan |
4:16.95 | |
| 10 | Danielle Woods | Australia |
4:17.46 | |
| 11 | Sarah D'Arcy | Australia |
4:17.80 | |
| 12 | Jennifer Reilly | Australia |
4:18.06 | |
| 13 | Molly Freedman | United States |
4:18.08 | |
| 14 | Kim van Selm |  South Africa |
4:21.39 | |
| 15 | Danielle Bell |  Canada |
4:21.51 | |
| 16 | Sarah Tolar | United States |
4:22.39 | |
| 17 | Tsai Shu-min |  Chinese Taipei |
4:22.50 | |
| 18 | Lindsay Beavers | Canada |
4:24.47 | |
| 19 | Junko Nakatani | Japan |
4:24.81 | |
| 20 | Elizabeth Van Welie |  New Zealand |
4:25.29 | |
| 21 | Natalie du Toit | South Africa |
4:26.26 | |
| 22 | Deanna Schonwald | New Zealand |
4:26.96 | |
| 23 | Katie Brambley | Canada |
4:27.02 | |
| 24 | Roh Joo-hee |  South Korea |
4:27.25 |
Final
[edit]The final was held on August 22.[1]
| Rank | Lane | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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Brooke Bennett | United States |
4:08.39 | |
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Lindsay Benko | United States |
4:08.75 | |
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Claudia Poll | Costa Rica |
4:11.54 | |
| 4 | Rachel Harris | Australia |
4:14.80 | |
| 5 | Sachiko Yamada | Japan |
4:15.54 | |
| 6 | Charlene Benzie | Australia |
4:15.76 | |
| 7 | Danielle Bell | Canada |
4:21.36 | |
| 8 | Kim van Selm | South Africa |
4:21.66 |
References
[edit]- ^ a b c "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 Archived July 28, 2011, at the Wayback Machine