The women's 200 metre breaststroke competition at the 1999 Pan Pacific Swimming Championships took place on August 25–26 at the Sydney International Aquatic Centre.[1] The last champion was Samantha Riley of Australia.[2]
| Women's 200 metre freestyle at the 1999 Pan Pacific Swimming Championships | ||||||||||
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| Venue | Sydney International Aquatic Centre | |||||||||
| Dates | August 25, 1999 (heats & semifinals) August 26, 1999 (final) | |||||||||
| Competitors | 22 from 8 nations | |||||||||
| Winning time | 2:23.64 | |||||||||
| Medalists | ||||||||||
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This race consisted of four lengths of the pool, all in breaststroke.[3]
Records
editPrior to this competition, the existing world and Pan Pacific records were as follows:
| World record |  Penelope Heyns (RSA)
|
2:24.51 | Los Angeles, United States | July 17, 1999 |
| Pan Pacific Championships record |  Samantha Riley (AUS)
|
2:24.81 | Atlanta, United States | August 13, 1995 |
Results
editAll 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
editThe first round was held on August 25.[1]
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Penelope Heyns | South Africa |
2:24.61 | Q, CR |
| 2 | Kristy Kowal |  United States |
2:27.90 | Q |
| 3 | Samantha Riley | Australia |
2:29.43 | Q |
| 4 | Sarah Poewe | South Africa |
2:29.73 | Q |
| 5 | Masami Tanaka |  Japan |
2:29.94 | Q |
| 6 | Catherine Street | United States |
2:30.39 | Q |
| 7 | Madeleine Crippen | United States |
2:31.08 | Q |
| 8 | Caroline Hildreth | Australia |
2:31.52 | Q |
| 9 | Ayumi Shirata | Japan |
2:31.98 | Q |
| 10 | Fumiko Kawanabe | Japan |
2:33.14 | Q |
| 11 | Tarnee White | Australia |
2:33.56 | Q |
| 12 | Nadine Neumann | Australia |
2:34.01 | Q |
| 13 | Megan Quann | United States |
2:35.13 | Q |
| 14 | Ashley Roby | United States |
2:36.67 | Q |
| 15 | Jolie Workman |  New Zealand |
2:37.07 | Q |
| 16 | Lauren van Oosten |  Canada |
2:37.35 | Q |
| 17 | Kye Yoon-Hee |  South Korea |
2:37.57 | |
| 18 | Elizabeth Warden | Canada |
2:37.96 | |
| 19 | Megan McMahon | Australia |
2:38.49 | |
| 20 | Carissa Thompson | New Zealand |
2:48.37 | |
| 21 | Ziada Jardine | South Africa |
2:49.16 | |
| 22 | Lin Fang-Tzu |  Chinese Taipei |
2:49.52 |
Semifinals
editThe semifinals were held on August 25.[1]
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Penelope Heyns | South Africa |
2:24.42 | Q, WR |
| 2 | Kristy Kowal | United States |
2:26.11 | Q |
| 3 | Sarah Poewe | South Africa |
2:28.41 | Q |
| 4 | Samantha Riley | Australia |
2:28.47 | Q |
| 4 | Masami Tanaka | Japan |
2:28.47 | Q |
| 6 | Ayumi Shirata | Japan |
2:29.62 | Q |
| 7 | Catherine Street | United States |
2:29.96 | Q |
| 8 | Fumiko Kawanabe | Japan |
2:30.21 | Q |
| 9 | Madeleine Crippen | United States |
2:30.66 | |
| 10 | Caroline Hildreth | Australia |
2:30.91 | |
| 11 | Nadine Neumann | Australia |
2:33.52 | |
| 12 | Megan Quann | United States |
2:33.92 | |
| 13 | Tarnee White | Australia |
2:34.11 | |
| 14 | Lauren van Oosten | Canada |
2:34.34 | |
| 15 | Jolie Workman | New Zealand |
2:36.70 | |
| 16 | Kye Yoon-Hee | South Korea |
2:38.60 |
Final
editThe final was held on August 26.[1]
| Rank | Lane | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 |
Penelope Heyns | South Africa |
2:23.64 | WR |
 |
Kristy Kowal | United States |
2:25.52 | |
 |
Sarah Poewe | South Africa |
2:25.90 | |
| 4 | Samantha Riley | Australia |
2:28.75 | |
| 5 | Masami Tanaka | Japan |
2:29.46 | |
| 6 | Catherine Street | United States |
2:30.00 | |
| 7 | Ayumi Shirata | Japan |
2:30.14 | |
| 8 | Caroline Hildreth | Australia |
2:31.11 |
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.