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

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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
gold medal Joanne Malar   Canada
silver medal Yasuko Tajima   Japan
bronze medal Cristina Teuscher   United States
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1999 Pan Pacific
Swimming Championships
Freestyle
50 mmenwomen
100 mmenwomen
200 mmenwomen
400 mmenwomen
800 mwomen
1500 mmen
Backstroke
100 mmenwomen
200 mmenwomen
Breaststroke
100 mmenwomen
200 mmenwomen
Butterfly
100 mmenwomen
200 mmenwomen
Individual medley
200 mmenwomen
400 mmenwomen
Freestyle relay
4×100 mmenwomen
4×200 mmenwomen
Medley relay
4×100 mmenwomen

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]

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[edit]

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[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]

The first round was held on August 22.[1]

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

Final[edit]

The final was held on August 22.[1]

Rank Lane Nationality Time Notes
1st place, gold medalist(s) Joanne Malar  Canada 4:40.23
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Yasuko Tajima  Japan 4:40.56
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Cristina Teuscher  United States 4:41.21
4 Madeleine Crippen  United States 4:41.30
5 Jennifer Reilly  Australia 4:46.06
6 Elli Overton  Australia 4:46.44
7 Helen Norfolk  New Zealand 4:47.46
8 Elizabeth Van Welie  New Zealand 4:52.61

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b c "Results of the 1999 Pan Pacific". Swim News. September 1999. Retrieved May 3, 2014.
  2. ^ ISHOF list with all medalists in Pan Pacific Championships history Archived 2014-10-10 at the Wayback Machine
  3. ^ Swimming technical manual Archived July 28, 2011, at the Wayback Machine
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