The women's 100 metre backstroke competition at the 1999 Pan Pacific Swimming Championships took place on August 23–24 at the Sydney International Aquatic Centre.[1] The last champion was Mai Nakamura of Japan.[2]
| Women's 100 metre backstroke at the 1999 Pan Pacific Swimming Championships | ||||||||||
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| Venue | Sydney International Aquatic Centre | |||||||||
| Dates | August 23, 1999 (heats & semifinals) August 24, 1999 (final) | |||||||||
| Competitors | 20 from 8 nations | |||||||||
| Winning time | 1:01.51 | |||||||||
| Medalists | ||||||||||
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This race consisted of two lengths of the pool, all in backstroke.[3]
Records edit
Prior to this competition, the existing world and Pan Pacific records were as follows:
| World record |  He Cihong (CHN)
|
1:00.16 | Rome, Italy | September 10, 1994 |
| Pan Pacific Championships record |  Janie Wagstaff (USA)
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1:01.00 | Edmonton, Canada | August 22, 1991 |
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 23.[1]
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Noriko Inada |  Japan |
1:02.14 | Q |
| 2 | Mai Nakamura | Japan |
1:02.49 | Q |
| 3 | Barbara Bedford | United States |
1:02.57 | Q |
| 4 | Erin Gammel |  Canada |
1:02.85 | Q |
| 5 | Dyana Calub |  Australia |
1:03.18 | Q |
| 6 | Elli Overton | Australia |
1:03.19 | Q |
| 7 | Miki Nakao | Japan |
1:03.24 | Q |
| 8 | Kelly Stefanyshyn | Canada |
1:03.60 | Q |
| 9 | Charlene Wittstock |  South Africa |
1:03.72 | Q |
| 10 | Giaan Rooney | Australia |
1:03.73 | Q |
| 11 | Danielle Lewis | Australia |
1:03.77 | Q |
| 12 | Lia Oberstar | United States |
1:03.95 | Q |
| 13 | Choi Soo-min |  South Korea |
1:04.20 | Q |
| 14 | Nikki Tanner |  New Zealand |
1:04.58 | Q |
| 15 | Monique Robins | New Zealand |
1:04.97 | Q |
| 16 | Megan McMahon | Australia |
1:05.69 | Q |
| 17 | Renate du Plessis | South Africa |
1:06.02 | |
| 18 | Helen Norfolk | New Zealand |
1:07.59 | |
| 19 | Caroline Pickering |  Fiji |
1:07.85 | |
| 20 | Carissa Thompson | New Zealand |
1:07.90 |
Semifinals edit
The semifinals were held on August 23.[1]
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mai Nakamura | Japan |
1:02.07 | Q |
| 2 | Noriko Inada | Japan |
1:02.27 | Q |
| 3 | Barbara Bedford | United States |
1:02.29 | Q |
| 4 | Erin Gammel | Canada |
1:02.41 | Q |
| 5 | Miki Nakao | Japan |
1:02.89 | Q |
| 6 | Kelly Stefanyshyn | Canada |
1:03.17 | Q |
| 7 | Dyana Calub | Australia |
1:03.18 | Q |
| 8 | Elli Overton | Australia |
1:03.20 | Q |
| 9 | Giaan Rooney | Australia |
1:03.37 | |
| 10 | Lia Oberstar | United States |
1:03.54 | |
| 11 | Danielle Lewis | Australia |
1:03.59 | |
| 12 | Charlene Wittstock | South Africa |
1:03.60 | |
| 13 | Nikki Tanner | New Zealand |
1:04.18 | |
| 14 | Choi Soo-min | South Korea |
1:04.20 | |
| 15 | Monique Robins | New Zealand |
1:04.73 | |
| 16 | Renate du Plessis | South Africa |
1:05.84 |
Final edit
The final was held on August 24.[1]
| Rank | Lane | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 |
Dyana Calub | Australia |
1:01.51 | CWR |
| |
Mai Nakamura | Japan |
1:01.51 | |
 |
Barbara Bedford | United States |
1:01.76 | |
| 4 | Noriko Inada | Japan |
1:01.79 | |
| 5 | Erin Gammel | Canada |
1:02.67 | |
| 6 | Kelly Stefanyshyn | Canada |
1:02.91 | |
| 7 | Elli Overton | Australia |
1:03.47 | |
| 8 | Lia Oberstar | United States |
1:03.75 |
References edit
- ^ a b c d "Results of the 1999 Pan Pacific". Swim News. September 1999. Retrieved May 1, 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.