1999 Pan Pacific Swimming Championships – Women's 400 metre individual medley

The women's 400 metre individual medley competition at the 1999 Pan Pacific Swimming Championships took place on August 22 at the Sydney International Aquatic Centre.[1] The last champion was Kristine Quance of US.[2]

Women's 400 metre individual medley
at the 1999 Pan Pacific Swimming Championships
VenueSydney International Aquatic Centre
DatesAugust 22, 1999 (heats &
finals)
Competitors21 from 8 nations
Winning time4:40.23
Medalists
gold medal    Canada
silver medal    Japan
bronze medal    United States
← 1997
2002 →

This race consisted of eight lengths of the pool. The first two lengths were swum using the butterfly stroke, the second pair with the backstroke, the third pair of lengths in breaststroke, and the final two were freestyle.[3]

Records

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

World record   Chen Yan (CHN) 4:34.79 Shanghai, China October 13, 1997
Pan Pacific Championships record   Kristine Quance (USA) 4:39.25 Kobe, Japan August 13, 1993

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 22.[1]

Rank Name Nationality Time Notes
1 Madeleine Crippen   United States 4:43.13 Q
2 Joanne Malar   Canada 4:44.76 Q
3 Yasuko Tajima   Japan 4:45.07 Q
4 Cristina Teuscher   United States 4:45.77 Q
5 Jennifer Reilly   Australia 4:46.63 Q
6 Elli Overton   Australia 4:48.06 Q
7 Helen Norfolk   New Zealand 4:48.55 Q
8 Emma Johnson   Australia 4:49.23 Q
9 Rachel Harris   Australia 4:50.44
10 Elizabeth Van Welie   New Zealand 4:50.58
11 Miyuki Ishikawa   Japan 4:50.64
12 Elizabeth Warden   Canada 4:52.94
13 Catherine Street   United States 4:53.22
14 Charlene Benzie   Australia 4:54.31
15 Amanda Loots   South Africa 4:55.37
16 Jacinta van Lint   Australia 4:55.82
17 Natalie du Toit   South Africa 4:58.40
18 Kristen Bradley   Canada 5:00.19
19 Kuan Chia-hsien   Chinese Taipei 5:06.82
20 Carissa Thompson   New Zealand 5:08.20
21 Sia Wai Yen   Malaysia 5:08.61

Final

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The final was held on August 22.[1]

Rank Lane Nationality Time Notes
  Joanne Malar   Canada 4:40.23
  Yasuko Tajima   Japan 4:40.56
  Cristina Teuscher   United States 4:41.21
4 Madeleine Crippen   United States 4:41.30
5 Jennifer Reilly   Australia 4:46.06
6 Elli Overton   Australia 4:46.44
7 Helen Norfolk   New Zealand 4:47.46
8 Elizabeth Van Welie   New Zealand 4:52.61

References

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  1. ^ a b c "Results of the 1999 Pan Pacific". Swim News. September 1999. Retrieved May 3, 2014.
  2. ^ ISHOF list with all medalists in Pan Pacific Championships history Archived 2014-10-10 at the Wayback Machine
  3. ^ Swimming technical manual Archived July 28, 2011, at the Wayback Machine