1999 Pan Pacific Swimming Championships – Women's 100 metre backstroke

Women's 100 metre backstroke at the 1999 Pan Pacific Swimming Championships
Venue	Sydney International Aquatic Centre
Dates	August 23, 1999 (heats & semifinals) August 24, 1999 (final)
Competitors	20 from 8 nations
Winning time	1:01.51
Medalists
Dyana Calub   Australia   Mai Nakamura   Japan   Barbara Bedford   United States

The women's 100 metre backstroke competition at the 1999 Pan Pacific Swimming Championships took place on August 23–24 at the Sydney International Aquatic Centre. The last champion was Mai Nakamura of Japan.

This race consisted of two lengths of the pool, all in backstroke.

Records

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

World record	He Cihong (CHN)	1:00.16	Rome, Italy	September 10, 1994
Pan Pacific Championships record	Janie Wagstaff (USA)	1:01.00	Edmonton, Canada	August 22, 1991

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 23.

Rank	Name	Nationality	Time	Notes
1	Noriko Inada	Japan	1:02.14	Q
2	Mai Nakamura	Japan	1:02.49	Q
3	Barbara Bedford	United States	1:02.57	Q
4	Erin Gammel	Canada	1:02.85	Q
5	Dyana Calub	Australia	1:03.18	Q
6	Elli Overton	Australia	1:03.19	Q
7	Miki Nakao	Japan	1:03.24	Q
8	Kelly Stefanyshyn	Canada	1:03.60	Q
9	Charlene Wittstock	South Africa	1:03.72	Q
10	Giaan Rooney	Australia	1:03.73	Q
11	Danielle Lewis	Australia	1:03.77	Q
12	Lia Oberstar	United States	1:03.95	Q
13	Choi Soo-min	South Korea	1:04.20	Q
14	Nikki Tanner	New Zealand	1:04.58	Q
15	Monique Robins	New Zealand	1:04.97	Q
16	Megan McMahon	Australia	1:05.69	Q
17	Renate du Plessis	South Africa	1:06.02
18	Helen Norfolk	New Zealand	1:07.59
19	Caroline Pickering	Fiji	1:07.85
20	Carissa Thompson	New Zealand	1:07.90

Semifinals

The semifinals were held on August 23.

Rank	Name	Nationality	Time	Notes
1	Mai Nakamura	Japan	1:02.07	Q
2	Noriko Inada	Japan	1:02.27	Q
3	Barbara Bedford	United States	1:02.29	Q
4	Erin Gammel	Canada	1:02.41	Q
5	Miki Nakao	Japan	1:02.89	Q
6	Kelly Stefanyshyn	Canada	1:03.17	Q
7	Dyana Calub	Australia	1:03.18	Q
8	Elli Overton	Australia	1:03.20	Q
9	Giaan Rooney	Australia	1:03.37
10	Lia Oberstar	United States	1:03.54
11	Danielle Lewis	Australia	1:03.59
12	Charlene Wittstock	South Africa	1:03.60
13	Nikki Tanner	New Zealand	1:04.18
14	Choi Soo-min	South Korea	1:04.20
15	Monique Robins	New Zealand	1:04.73
16	Renate du Plessis	South Africa	1:05.84

Final

The final was held on August 24.

Rank	Lane	Nationality	Time	Notes
	Dyana Calub	Australia	1:01.51	CWR
	Mai Nakamura	Japan	1:01.51
	Barbara Bedford	United States	1:01.76
4	Noriko Inada	Japan	1:01.79
5	Erin Gammel	Canada	1:02.67
6	Kelly Stefanyshyn	Canada	1:02.91
7	Elli Overton	Australia	1:03.47
8	Lia Oberstar	United States	1:03.75