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

Women's 200 metre freestyle
at the 1999 Pan Pacific Swimming Championships
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
   South Africa
   United States
   South Africa
1999 Pan Pacific
Swimming Championships

Sydney, Australia
Freestyle
50 m   men   women
100 m men women
200 m men women
400 m men women
800 m women
1500 m men
Backstroke
100 m men women
200 m men women
Breaststroke
100 m men women
200 m men women
Butterfly
100 m men women
200 m men women
Individual medley
200 m men women
400 m men women
Freestyle relay
4×100 m men women
4×200 m men women
Medley relay
4×100 m men women

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]

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

Records

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

World record  Penelope Heyns (RSA) 2:24.51 Los Angeles, USA July 17, 1999
Pan Pacific Championships record  Samantha Riley (AUS) 2:24.81 Atlanta, USA August 13, 1995

Results

All times are in minutes and seconds.

KEY: qFastest non-qualifiers QQualified CRChampionships record NRNational record PBPersonal best SBSeasonal best

Heats

The 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

The 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

The final was held on August 26.[1]

Rank Lane Nationality Time Notes
1st Penelope Heyns  South Africa 2:23.64 WR
2nd Kristy Kowal  United States 2:25.52
3rd 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

  1. 1 2 3 4 "Results of the 1999 Pan Pacific". Swim News. September 1999. Retrieved May 1, 2014.
  2. ISHOF list with all medalists in Pan Pacific Championships history
  3. "Swimming Technical Manual" (PDF). Guadalajara 2011. Retrieved 23 October 2011.
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