The women's 4 × 100 metre freestyle relay competition at the 2002 Pan Pacific Swimming Championships took place on August 24 at the Yokohama International Swimming Pool.[1][2] The last champion was the United States.[3]
| Women's 4 × 100 metre freestyle relay at the 2002 Pan Pacific Swimming Championships | |
|---|---|
| Venue | Yokohama International Swimming Pool |
| Dates | August 24, 2002 (heats & finals) |
| Winning time | 3:39.78 |
| Medalists | |
This race consisted of eight lengths of the pool. Each of the four swimmers completed two lengths of the pool. The first swimmer had to touch the wall before the second could leave the starting block.[4]
Records edit
Prior to this competition, the existing world and Pan Pacific records were as follows:
| World record |  Germany (GER)Katrin Meissner (54.82) Petra Dallmann (53.95) Sandra Völker (53.59) Franziska van Almsick (53.64) |
3:36.00 | Berlin, Germany | July 29, 2002 |
| Pan Pacific Championships record |  United States (USA)Amy Van Dyken (55.76) Angel Martino (55.58) Melanie Valerio (55.55) Jenny Thompson (54.70) |
3:41.59 | Atlanta, United States | August 12, 1995 |
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
Heats weren't performed, as only eight teams had entered.
Final edit
The final was held on August 24.[1]
| Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 |
4 | Jodie Henry (54.94) Alice Mills (55.15) Petria Thomas (55.35) Sarah Ryan (54.34) |
 Australia |
3:39.78 | CR |
 |
5 | Lindsay Benko (55.35) Natalie Coughlin (54.69) Rhi Jeffrey (55.34) Jenny Thompson (54.85) |
United States |
3:40.23 | |
 |
3 | Tomoko Hagiwara (54.97) Tomoko Nagai (55.10) Norie Urabe (56.28) Kaori Yamada (55.88) |
 Japan |
3:42.23 | |
| 4 | 6 | Laura Nicholls (56.77) Elizabeth Collins (56.97) Jen Button (56.32) Jessica Deglau (57.12) |
 Canada |
3:47.18 | |
| 5 | 2 | Toni Jeffs (59.21) Hannah McLean (57.45) Sarah Jackson (57.76) Alison Fitch (55.33) |
 New Zealand |
3:49.75 | |
| 6 | 7 | Denise Oliveira (59.13) Monique Ferreira (57.69) Rebeca Gusmão (59.45) Mariana Brochado (57.54) |
 Brazil |
3:53.81 | |
| 7 | 1 | Jennifer Ng (59.17) Hing Ting Tang (59.28) Shuk Mui Pang (59.46) Sherry Tsai (57.79) |
 Hong Kong |
3:55.70 | |
| 8 | 8 | Joscelin Yeo (57.65) Wei Min Teo (59.46) Tse May Heng (1:01.97) U Nice Chan (59.85) |
 Singapore |
3:58.93 |
References edit
- ^ a b "Results of the 2002 Pan Pacific". Best Swimming (in Portuguese). June 4, 2006. Archived from the original on February 22, 2014. Retrieved March 3, 2014.
- ^ 2002 Pan Pacific held in Yokohama International Swimming Pool
- ^ 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.