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

The women's 200 metre backstroke competition at the 1999 Pan Pacific Swimming Championships took place on August 27–28 at the Sydney International Aquatic Centre.[1] The last champion was Mai Nakamura of Japan.[2]

Women's 200 metre backstroke
at the 1999 Pan Pacific Swimming Championships
VenueSydney International Aquatic Centre
DatesAugust 27, 1999 (heats &
semifinals)
August 28, 1999 (final)
Competitors24 from 8 nations
Winning time2:11.36
Medalists
gold medal    Japan
silver medal    Japan
bronze medal    United States
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2002 →

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

Records

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

World record   Krisztina Egerszegi (HUN) 2:06.62 Athens, Greece August 25, 1991
Pan Pacific Championships record   Anna Simcic (NZL) 2:10.79 Edmonton, Canada August 24, 1991

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 27.[1]

Rank Name Nationality Time Notes
1 Tomoko Hagiwara   Japan 2:12.21 Q
2 Miki Nakao   Japan 2:13.39 Q
3 Noriko Inada   Japan 2:14.29 Q
4 Lindsay Benko   United States 2:14.70 Q
5 Nikki Tanner   New Zealand 2:15.04 Q
6 Barbara Bedford   United States 2:15.92 Q
7 Emma Johnson   Australia 2:16.04 Q
8 Choi Soo-min   South Korea 2:16.51 Q
8 Kelly Stefanyshyn   Canada 2:16.51 Q
10 Roh Joo-hee   South Korea 2:16.69 Q
11 Lia Oberstar   United States 2:16.79 Q
12 Helen Norfolk   New Zealand 2:16.97 Q
13 Mai Nakamura   Japan 2:17.00 Q
14 Danielle Lewis   Australia 2:17.31 Q
15 Dyana Calub   Australia 2:17.48 Q
16 Elizabeth Warden   Canada 2:17.59 Q
17 Charlene Wittstock   South Africa 2:17.64
18 Erin Gammel   Canada 2:18.28
19 Giaan Rooney   Australia 2:18.57
20 Jennifer Reilly   Australia 2:18.89
21 Monique Robins   New Zealand 2:19.56
22 Carissa Thompson   New Zealand 2:19.56
23 Andrea Schwartz   Canada 2:19.56
24 Kuan Chia-hsien   Chinese Taipei 2:19.56

Semifinals

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The semifinals were held on August 27.[1]

Rank Name Nationality Time Notes
1 Tomoko Hagiwara   Japan 2:11.21 Q
2 Miki Nakao   Japan 2:12.33 Q
3 Lindsay Benko   United States 2:13.32 Q
4 Mai Nakamura   Japan 2:13.66 Q
5 Noriko Inada   Japan 2:13.72 Q
6 Barbara Bedford   United States 2:13.77 Q
7 Kelly Stefanyshyn   Canada 2:14.58 Q
8 Danielle Lewis   Australia 2:14.73 Q
9 Roh Joo-hee   South Korea 2:15.04
10 Emma Johnson   Australia 2:15.22
11 Lia Oberstar   United States 2:16.65
12 Choi Soo-min   South Korea 2:17.14
13 Helen Norfolk   New Zealand 2:17.47
14 Dyana Calub   Australia 2:17.48
15 Elizabeth Warden   Canada 2:17.51
16 Nikki Tanner   New Zealand 2:17.55

Final

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The final was held on August 28.[1]

Rank Lane Nationality Time Notes
  Tomoko Hagiwara   Japan 2:11.36
  Miki Nakao   Japan 2:11.41
  Lindsay Benko   United States 2:13.51
4 Kelly Stefanyshyn   Canada 2:13.81
5 Barbara Bedford   United States 2:14.29
6 Danielle Lewis   Australia 2:14.35
7 Roh Joo-hee   South Korea 2:15.26
8 Emma Johnson   Australia 2:15.91

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.