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

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
VenueSydney International Aquatic Centre
DatesAugust 25, 1999 (heats &
semifinals)
August 26, 1999 (final)
Competitors22 from 8 nations
Winning time2:23.64
Medalists
gold medal    South Africa
silver medal    United States
bronze medal    South Africa
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2002 →

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

Records

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Prior 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

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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 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

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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

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The 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

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  1. ^ a b c d "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 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.