The women's 4 × 200 metre freestyle relay competition at the 2002 Pan Pacific Swimming Championships took place on August 28 at the Yokohama International Swimming Pool.[1][2] The last champion was the United States.[3]
| Women's 4 × 200 metre freestyle relay at the 2002 Pan Pacific Swimming Championships | |
|---|---|
| Venue | Yokohama International Swimming Pool |
| Dates | August 28, 2002 (heats & finals) |
| Winning time | 7:56.96 |
| 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.[4]
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)Lindsay Benko (1:58.86) Ellen Stonebraker (1:59.68) Jenny Thompson (2:00.02) Cristina Teuscher (1:59.05) |
7:57.61 | Sydney, Australia | August 26, 1999 |
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 seven teams had entered.
Final edit
The final was held on August 28.[1]
| Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 |
6 | Natalie Coughlin (1:58.21) Mary Hill (2:00.92) Diana Munz (1:59.58) Lindsay Benko (1:58.25) |
United States |
7:56.96 | CR |
 |
4 | Petria Thomas (1:59.77) Elka Graham (1:59.14) Giaan Rooney (1:59.72) Alice Mills (2:00.62) |
 Australia |
7:59.25 | |
 |
5 | Tomoko Nagai (2:01.60) Sachiko Yamada (2:00.46) Norie Urabe (2:01.85) Maki Mita (2:00.10) |
 Japan |
8:04.01 | |
| 4 | 3 | Jessica Deglau (2:02.67) Audrey Lacroix (2:03.80) Jen Button (2:02.27) Elizabeth Collins (2:02.42) |
 Canada |
8:11.16 | |
| 5 | 7 | Monique Ferreira (2:02.16) Mariana Brochado (2:03.08) Denise Oliveira (2:04.20) Nayara Ribeiro (2:06.36) |
 Brazil |
8:15.80 | |
| 6 | 2 | Alison Fitch (2:01.86) Nathalie Bernard (2:05.25) Rebecca Linton (2:05.62) Helen Norfolk (2:04.66) |
 New Zealand |
8:17.39 | |
| 7 | 1 | Chan Wing Suet (2:12.88) Shuk Mui Pang (2:11.06) Jennifer Ng (2:10.95) Sherry Tsai (2:08.21) |
 Hong Kong |
8:43.10 | |
| - | - | - |  Singapore |
DNS |
References edit
- ^ a b "Results of the 2002 Pan Pacific". Best Swimming (in Portuguese). June 4, 2006. Archived from the original on February 22, 2014. Retrieved March 3, 2014.
- ^ 2002 Pan Pacific held in Yokohama International Swimming Pool
- ^ 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.