| Women's 200 metre freestyle at the 1999 Pan Pacific Swimming Championships | ||||||||||
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| Venue | Sydney International Aquatic Centre | |||||||||
| Dates | August 24, 1999 (heats & semifinals) August 25, 1999 (final) | |||||||||
| Competitors | 45 from 9 nations | |||||||||
| Winning time | 1:58.17 | |||||||||
| Medalists | ||||||||||
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| 1999 Pan Pacific Swimming Championships | ||
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| Freestyle | ||
| 50 m | men | women |
| 100 m | men | women |
| 200 m | men | women |
| 400 m | men | women |
| 800 m | women | |
| 1500 m | men | |
| Backstroke | ||
| 100 m | men | women |
| 200 m | men | women |
| Breaststroke | ||
| 100 m | men | women |
| 200 m | men | women |
| Butterfly | ||
| 100 m | men | women |
| 200 m | men | women |
| Individual medley | ||
| 200 m | men | women |
| 400 m | men | women |
| Freestyle relay | ||
| 4×100 m | men | women |
| 4×200 m | men | women |
| Medley relay | ||
| 4×100 m | men | women |
The women's 200 metre freestyle competition at the 1999 Pan Pacific Swimming Championships took place on August 24–25 at the Sydney International Aquatic Centre. The last champion was Claudia Poll of Costa Rica.
This race consisted of four lengths of the pool, all in freestyle.
Records
Prior to this competition, the existing world and Pan Pacific records were as follows:
| World record |  Franziska van Almsick (GER)
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1:56.78 | Rome, Italy | September 6, 1994 |
| Pan Pacific Championships record |  Claudia Poll (CRC)
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1:57.48 | Fukuoka, Japan | August 10, 1997 |
Results
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
The first round was held on August 24.
Semifinals
The semifinals were held on August 24.
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Susie O'Neill |  Australia |
1:59.88 | Q |
| 2 | Lindsay Benko |  United States |
2:00.31 | Q |
| 3 | Ellen Stonebraker | United States |
2:00.52 | Q |
| 4 | Suzu Chiba |  Japan |
2:00.53 | Q |
| 5 | Claudia Poll | Costa Rica |
2:00.76 | Q |
| 6 | Giaan Rooney | Australia |
2:01.02 | Q |
| 7 | Sarah Tolar | United States |
2:01.14 | Q |
| 8 | Rebecca Creedy | Australia |
2:01.21 | Q |
| 9 | Samantha Arsenault | United States |
2:01.33 | |
| 10 | Jacinta van Lint | Australia |
2:01.96 | |
| 11 | Jen Button |  Canada |
2:02.48 | |
| 12 | Junko Nakatani | Japan |
2:03.14 | |
| 13 | Laura Nicholls | Canada |
2:02.93 | |
| 14 | Maki Mita | Japan |
2:03.35 | |
| 15 | Deanna Schonwald |  New Zealand |
2:04.62 | |
| 16 | Roh Joo-hee |  South Korea |
2:04.71 |
Final
The final was held on August 25.
| Rank | Lane | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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Susie O'Neill | Australia |
1:58.17 | CWR |
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Lindsay Benko | United States |
1:59.60 | |
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Ellen Stonebraker | United States |
2:00.46 | |
| 4 | Suzu Chiba | Japan |
2:00.54 | |
| 5 | Giaan Rooney | Australia |
2:00.60 | |
| 6 | Claudia Poll | Costa Rica |
2:01.26 | |
| 7 | Junko Nakatani | Japan |
2:01.94 | |
| 8 | Laura Nicholls | Canada |
2:04.73 |
References
- ^ "Results of the 1999 Pan Pacific". Swim News. September 1999. Retrieved April 12, 2014.
- 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.