1999 Pan Pacific Swimming Championships – Women's 400 metre individual medley

The women's 400 metre individual medley competition at the 1999 Pan Pacific Swimming Championships took place on August 22 at the Sydney International Aquatic Centre.[1] The last champion was Kristine Quance of US.[2]

Women's 400 metre individual medley
at the 1999 Pan Pacific Swimming Championships
VenueSydney International Aquatic Centre
DatesAugust 22, 1999 (heats &
finals)
Competitors21 from 8 nations
Winning time4:40.23
Medalists
    Canada
    Japan
    United States

This race consisted of eight lengths of the pool. The first two lengths were swum using the butterfly stroke, the second pair with the backstroke, the third pair of lengths in breaststroke, and the final two were freestyle.[3]

Records

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

World record  Chen Yan (CHN) 4:34.79 Shanghai, China October 13, 1997
Pan Pacific Championships record  Kristine Quance (USA) 4:39.25 Kobe, Japan August 13, 1993

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
1Madeleine Crippen United States4:43.13Q
2Joanne Malar Canada4:44.76Q
3Yasuko Tajima Japan4:45.07Q
4Cristina Teuscher United States4:45.77Q
5Jennifer Reilly Australia4:46.63Q
6Elli Overton Australia4:48.06Q
7Helen Norfolk New Zealand4:48.55Q
8Emma Johnson Australia4:49.23Q
9Rachel Harris Australia4:50.44
10Elizabeth Van Welie New Zealand4:50.58
11Miyuki Ishikawa Japan4:50.64
12Elizabeth Warden Canada4:52.94
13Catherine Street United States4:53.22
14Charlene Benzie Australia4:54.31
15Amanda Loots South Africa4:55.37
16Jacinta van Lint Australia4:55.82
17Natalie du Toit South Africa4:58.40
18Kristen Bradley Canada5:00.19
19Kuan Chia-hsien Chinese Taipei5:06.82
20Carissa Thompson New Zealand5:08.20
21Sia Wai Yen Malaysia5:08.61

Final

The final was held on August 22.[1]

RankLaneNationalityTimeNotes
Joanne Malar Canada4:40.23
Yasuko Tajima Japan4:40.56
Cristina Teuscher United States4:41.21
4Madeleine Crippen United States4:41.30
5Jennifer Reilly Australia4:46.06
6Elli Overton Australia4:46.44
7Helen Norfolk New Zealand4:47.46
8Elizabeth Van Welie New Zealand4:52.61

References

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