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1999 Pan Pacific Swimming Championships – Women's 4 × 200 metre freestyle relay

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Women's 4 × 200 metre freestyle relay
at the 1999 Pan Pacific Swimming Championships
VenueSydney International Aquatic Centre
DatesAugust 26, 1999 (heats &
finals)
Winning time7:57.61
Medalists
gold medal Lindsay Benko, Ellen Stonebraker, Jenny Thompson and Cristina Teuscher   United States
silver medal Giaan Rooney, Rebecca Creedy, Lori Munz and Susie O'Neill   Australia
bronze medal Jessica Deglau, Joanne Malar, Marianne Limpert and Laura Nicholls   Canada
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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 4 × 200 metre freestyle relay competition at the 1999 Pan Pacific Swimming Championships took place on August 26 at the Sydney International Aquatic Centre.[1] The last champion was the United States.[2]

This race consisted of sixteen lengths of the pool. Each of the four swimmers completed four lengths of the pool. The first swimmer had to touch the wall before the second could leave the starting block.[3]

Records

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

World record  East Germany (GDR)
Manuela Stellmach (2:00.23)
Astrid Strauss (1:58.90)
Anke Möhring (1:58.73)
Heike Friedrich (1:57.61) 		7:55.47 Strasbourg, France August 18, 1987
Pan Pacific Championships record  United States (USA)
Cristina Teuscher (1:59.65)
Melanie Valerio (2:01.71)
Trina Jackson (2:00.51)
Jenny Thompson (2:00.81) 		8:02.68 Atlanta, United States August 11, 1995

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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Heats weren't performed, as only six teams had entered.

Final

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The final was held on August 22.[1]

Rank Name Nationality Time Notes
1st place, gold medalist(s) Lindsay Benko (1:58.86)
Ellen Stonebraker (1:59.68)
Jenny Thompson (2:00.02)
Cristina Teuscher (1:59.05)		  United States 7:57.61 CR
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Giaan Rooney (2:00.62)
Rebecca Creedy (2:01.32)
Lori Munz (1:59.57)
Susie O'Neill (1:59.16)		  Australia 8:00.67 CWR
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Jessica Deglau (2:02.55)
Joanne Malar (2:00.99)
Marianne Limpert (2:02.02)
Laura Nicholls (2:01.30)		  Canada 8:06.86
4 Junko Nakatani (2:02.72)
Maki Mita (2:01.33)
Suzu Chiba (2:01.16)
Yasuko Tajima (2:03.22)		  Japan 8:08.33
5 Deanna Schonwald (2:04.21)
Helen Norfolk (2:03.93)
Elizabeth Van Welie (2:07.41)
Alison Fitch (2:05.15)		  New Zealand 8:20.70
6 Chiang Tzu-ying (2:08.37)
Sung Yi-chieh (2:10.82)
Lin Fang-tzu (2:18.95)
Kuan Chia-hsien (2:09.20)		  Chinese Taipei 8:47.34

References

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  1. ^ a b "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" (PDF). Guadalajara 2011. Archived from the original (PDF) on 28 July 2011. Retrieved 23 October 2011.
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