The women's 4 × 200 metre freestyle relay competition at the 1999 Pan Pacific Swimming Championships took place on August 26 at the Sydney International Aquatic Centre.[1] The last champion was the United States.[2]
| Women's 4 × 200 metre freestyle relay at the 1999 Pan Pacific Swimming Championships | |
|---|---|
| Venue | Sydney International Aquatic Centre |
| Dates | August 26, 1999 (heats & finals) |
| Winning time | 7:57.61 |
| Medalists | |
This race consisted of sixteen lengths of the pool. Each of the four swimmers completed four lengths of the pool. The first swimmer had to touch the wall before the second could leave the starting block.[3]
Records edit
Prior to this competition, the existing world and Pan Pacific records were as follows:
| World record |  East Germany (GDR)Manuela Stellmach (2:00.23) Astrid Strauss (1:58.90) Anke Möhring (1:58.73) Heike Friedrich (1:57.61) |
7:55.47 | Strasbourg, France | August 18, 1987 |
| Pan Pacific Championships record |  United States (USA)Cristina Teuscher (1:59.65) Melanie Valerio (2:01.71) Trina Jackson (2:00.51) Jenny Thompson (2:00.81) |
8:02.68 | Atlanta, United States | August 11, 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 six teams had entered.
Final edit
The final was held on August 22.[1]
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 |
Lindsay Benko (1:58.86) Ellen Stonebraker (1:59.68) Jenny Thompson (2:00.02) Cristina Teuscher (1:59.05) |
United States |
7:57.61 | CR |
 |
Giaan Rooney (2:00.62) Rebecca Creedy (2:01.32) Lori Munz (1:59.57) Susie O'Neill (1:59.16) |
 Australia |
8:00.67 | CWR |
 |
Jessica Deglau (2:02.55) Joanne Malar (2:00.99) Marianne Limpert (2:02.02) Laura Nicholls (2:01.30) |
 Canada |
8:06.86 | |
| 4 | Junko Nakatani (2:02.72) Maki Mita (2:01.33) Suzu Chiba (2:01.16) Yasuko Tajima (2:03.22) |
 Japan |
8:08.33 | |
| 5 | Deanna Schonwald (2:04.21) Helen Norfolk (2:03.93) Elizabeth Van Welie (2:07.41) Alison Fitch (2:05.15) |
 New Zealand |
8:20.70 | |
| 6 | Chiang Tzu-ying (2:08.37) Sung Yi-chieh (2:10.82) Lin Fang-tzu (2:18.95) Kuan Chia-hsien (2:09.20) |
 Chinese Taipei |
8:47.34 |
References edit
- ^ a b "Results of the 1999 Pan Pacific". Swim News. September 1999. Retrieved May 3, 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.