1999 Pan Pacific Swimming Championships – Women's 400 metre freestyle

The women's 400 metre freestyle competition at the 1999 Pan Pacific Swimming Championships took place on August 22 at the Sydney International Aquatic Centre.[1] The last champion was Claudia Poll of Costa Rica.[2]

Women's 400 metre freestyle
at the 1999 Pan Pacific Swimming Championships
VenueSydney International Aquatic Centre
DatesAugust 22, 1999 (heats &
finals)
Competitors24 from 9 nations
Winning time4:08.39
Medalists
    United States
    United States
    Costa Rica

This race consisted of eight lengths of the pool, with all eight being in the freestyle stroke.[3]

Records

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

World record  Janet Evans (USA) 4:03.85 Seoul, South Korea September 22, 1988
Pan Pacific Championships record  Janet Evans (USA) 4:04.53 Tokyo, Japan August 1989

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 22.[1]

RankNameNationalityTimeNotes
1Brooke Bennett United States4:09.15Q
2Lindsay Benko United States4:10.48Q
3Ellen Stonebraker United States4:10.83Q
4Claudia Poll Costa Rica4:12.75Q
5Cristina Teuscher United States4:13.67Q
6Rachel Harris Australia4:14.84Q
7Melissa Deary United States4:15.10Q
8Charlene Benzie Australia4:15.65Q
9Sachiko Yamada Japan4:16.95
10Danielle Woods Australia4:17.46
11Sarah D'Arcy Australia4:17.80
12Jennifer Reilly Australia4:18.06
13Molly Freedman United States4:18.08
14Kim van Selm South Africa4:21.39
15Danielle Bell Canada4:21.51
16Sarah Tolar United States4:22.39
17Tsai Shu-min Chinese Taipei4:22.50
18Lindsay Beavers Canada4:24.47
19Junko Nakatani Japan4:24.81
20Elizabeth Van Welie New Zealand4:25.29
21Natalie du Toit South Africa4:26.26
22Deanna Schonwald New Zealand4:26.96
23Katie Brambley Canada4:27.02
24Roh Joo-hee South Korea4:27.25

Final

The final was held on August 22.[1]

RankLaneNationalityTimeNotes
Brooke Bennett United States4:08.39
Lindsay Benko United States4:08.75
Claudia Poll Costa Rica4:11.54
4Rachel Harris Australia4:14.80
5Sachiko Yamada Japan4:15.54
6Charlene Benzie Australia4:15.76
7Danielle Bell Canada4:21.36
8Kim van Selm South Africa4:21.66

References

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