1999 Pan Pacific Swimming Championships – Women's 200 metre freestyle

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]

Women's 200 metre freestyle
at the 1999 Pan Pacific Swimming Championships
VenueSydney International Aquatic Centre
DatesAugust 24, 1999 (heats &
semifinals)
August 25, 1999 (final)
Competitors45 from 9 nations
Winning time1:58.17
Medalists
gold medal    Australia
silver medal    United States
bronze medal    United States
← 1997
2002 →

This race consisted of four lengths of the pool, all in freestyle.[3]

Records

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Prior to this competition, the existing world and Pan Pacific records were as follows:

World record   Franziska van Almsick (GER) 1:56.78 Rome, Italy September 6, 1994
Pan Pacific Championships record   Claudia Poll (CRC) 1:57.48 Fukuoka, Japan August 10, 1997

Results

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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

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The first round was held on August 24.[1]

Rank Name Nationality Time Notes
1 Susie O'Neill   Australia 1:59.47 Q
2 Lindsay Benko   United States 1:59.81 Q
3 Claudia Poll   Costa Rica 2:00.30 Q
4 Cristina Teucher   United States 2:00.43 Q
5 Ellen Stonebraker   United States 2:00.48 Q
6 Jenny Thompson   United States 2:00.71 Q
7 Suzu Chiba   Japan 2:00.75 Q
8 Rebecca Creedy   Australia 2:01.34 Q
9 Samantha Arsenault   United States 2:01.56 Q
10 Sarah Tolar   United States 2:01.57 Q
11 Lori Munz   Australia 2:01.90 Q
12 Kari Haag-Woodall   United States 2:02.07 Q
12 Giaan Rooney   Australia 2:02.07 Q
14 Jacinta van Lint   Australia 2:02.48 Q
15 Elli Overton   Australia 2:02.55 Q
16 Junko Nakatani   Japan 2:03.14 ?
16 Emma Johnson   Australia 2:03.14 ?
18 Laura Nicholls   Canada 2:03.48
19 Sarah D'Arcy   Australia 2:03.76
20 Liesl Kolbisen   United States 2:04.09
21 Maki Mita   Japan 2:04.21
22 Kate Godfrey   Australia 2:04.36
23 Roh Joo-hee   South Korea 2:04.46
24 Jen Button   Canada 2:04.48
25 Deanna Schonwald   New Zealand 2:04.84
26 Melanie Dodd   Australia 2:05.08
27 Charlene Benzie   Australia 2:05.14
28 Tsai Shu-min   Chinese Taipei 2:05.33
29 Andrea Schwartz   Canada 2:05.55
30 Sachiko Yamada   Japan 2:05.67
31 Katie Brambley   Canada 2:05.87
32 Kim van Selm   South Africa 2:06.04
33 Melissa Deary   United States 2:06.05
34 Lindsay Beavers   Canada 2:06.23
35 Danielle Woods   Australia 2:06.52
36 Kirsten van Heerden   South Africa 2:06.78
37 Alison Fitch   New Zealand 2:06.82
38 Stacey Bowley   South Africa 2:07.10
39 Monique Robins   New Zealand 2:07.15
40 Jenna Gresdal   Canada 2:07.40
41 Danielle Bell   Canada 2:07.65
42 Chiang Tzu-ying   Chinese Taipei 2:08.37
43 Sung Yi-chieh   Chinese Taipei 2:09.45
44 Kuan Chia-hsien   Chinese Taipei 2:09.55
45 Jolie Workman   New Zealand 2:10.67

Semifinals

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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

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The final was held on August 25.[1]

Rank Lane Nationality Time Notes
  Susie O'Neill   Australia 1:58.17 CWR
  Lindsay Benko   United States 1:59.60
  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

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  1. ^ a b c d "Results of the 1999 Pan Pacific". Swim News. September 1999. Retrieved April 12, 2014.
  2. ^ ISHOF list with all medalists in Pan Pacific Championships history Archived 2014-10-10 at the Wayback Machine
  3. ^ "Swimming Technical Manual" (PDF). Guadalajara 2011. Archived from the original (PDF) on 28 July 2011. Retrieved 23 October 2011.