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

The women's 100 metre freestyle competition at the 1999 Pan Pacific Swimming Championships took place on August 26–27 at the Sydney International Aquatic Centre.[1] The last champion was Jenny Thompson of US.[2]

Women's 100 metre freestyle
at the 1999 Pan Pacific Swimming Championships
VenueSydney International Aquatic Centre
DatesAugust 26, 1999 (heats &
semifinals)
August 27, 1999 (final)
Competitors45 from 10 nations
Winning time54.89
Medalists
gold medal    United States
silver medal    Australia
bronze medal    Australia
← 1997
2002 →

This race consisted of two lengths of the pool, both lengths being in freestyle.[3]

Records

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

World record   Le Jingyi (CHN) 54.01 Rome, Italy September 5, 1994
Pan Pacific Championships record   Jenny Thompson (USA) 54.82 Fukuoka, Japan August 11, 1997

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 26.[1]

Rank Name Nationality Time Notes
1 Jenny Thompson   United States 56.13 Q
2 Claudia Poll   Costa Rica 56.22 Q
3 Liesl Kolbisen   United States 56.29 Q
4 Laura Nicholls   Canada 56.32 Q
5 Sarah Ryan   Australia 56.38 Q
6 Kari Haag-Woodall   United States 56.49 Q
7 Rebecca Creedy   Australia 56.58 Q
8 Samantha Arsenault   United States 56.69 Q
9 Suzu Chiba   Japan 56.70 Q
10 Sarah Tolar   United States 56.77 Q
11 Lori Munz   Australia 56.94 Q
12 Junko Nakatani   Japan 57.39 Q
13 Giaan Rooney   Australia 57.43 Q
14 Jacinta van Lint   Australia 57.44 Q
15 Charlene Wittstock   South Africa 57.46 Q
16 Stacey Bowley   South Africa 57.64 Q
17 Ayari Aoyama   Japan 57.65
18 Anna Lydall   Canada 57.67
18 Barbara Bedford   United States 57.67
20 Elli Overton   Australia 57.70
21 Jen Button   Canada 57.80
22 Richelle DePold-Fox   United States 57.97
23 Toni Jeffs   New Zealand 58.01
24 Monique Robins   New Zealand 58.07
25 Ashley Tappin   United States 58.09
25 Keiko Price   United States 58.09
27 Kate Godfrey   Australia 58.16
28 Jenna Gresdal   Canada 58.17
29 Melanie Dodd   Australia 58.27
30 Roh Joo-hee   South Korea 58.35
30 Sarah D'Arcy   Australia 58.35
32 Deanna Schonwald   New Zealand 58.44
33 Angela Kennedy   Australia 58.53
34 Alison Fitch   New Zealand 58.59
35 Vivienne Rignall   New Zealand 58.64
36 Janet Cook   Canada 58.69
37 Sarah Evanetz   Canada 58.71
37 Renate du Plessis   South Africa 58.71
39 Karine Chevrier   Canada 58.73
40 Katie Brambley   Canada 58.92
41 Kirsten van Heerden   South Africa 59.26
42 Tsai Shu-min   Chinese Taipei 59.76
43 Chiang Tzu-ying   Chinese Taipei 1:00.01
44 Caroline Pickering   Fiji 1:00.14
45 Sung Yi-chieh   Chinese Taipei 1:00.66

Semifinals

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The semifinals were held on August 26.[1]

Rank Name Nationality Time Notes
1 Jenny Thompson   United States 55.48 Q
2 Sarah Ryan   Australia 55.99 Q
3 Suzu Chiba   Japan 56.36 Q
4 Claudia Poll   Costa Rica 56.45 Q
5 Liesl Kolbisen   United States 56.48 Q
6 Rebecca Creedy   Australia 56.50 Q
7 Samantha Arsenault   United States 56.62 Q
8 Kari Haag-Woodall   United States 56.70 Q
9 Lori Munz   Australia 56.84
10 Charlene Wittstock   South Africa 56.85
11 Laura Nicholls   Canada 56.95
12 Jacinta van Lint   Australia 57.03
13 Stacey Bowley   South Africa 57.11
14 Jen Button   Canada 57.57
15 Junko Nakatani   Japan 57.63
16 Anna Lydall   Canada 57.80

Final

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The final was held on August 27.[1]

Rank Lane Nationality Time Notes
  Jenny Thompson   United States 54.89
  Sarah Ryan   Australia 55.58
  Rebecca Creedy   Australia 55.90
4 Laura Nicholls   Canada 55.94 NR
5 Suzu Chiba   Japan 56.11
6 Liesl Kolbisen   United States 56.20
7 Claudia Poll   Costa Rica 56.80
8 Charlene Wittstock   South Africa 57.69

References

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  1. ^ a b c d "Results of the 1999 Pan Pacific". Swim News. September 1999. Retrieved April 12, 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