1999 Pan Pacific Swimming Championships – Women's 4 × 200 metre freestyle relay
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. The last champion was the United States.
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.
Records
Prior to this competition, the existing world and Pan Pacific records were as follows:World record | Manuela Stellmach Astrid Strauss Anke Möhring Heike Friedrich | 7:55.47 | Strasbourg, France | August 18, 1987 |
Pan Pacific Championships record | Cristina Teuscher Melanie Valerio Trina Jackson Jenny Thompson | 8:02.68 | Atlanta, United States | August 11, 1995 |
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
Heats weren't performed, as only six teams had entered.Final
The final was held on August 22.Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
Lindsay Benko Ellen Stonebraker Jenny Thompson Cristina Teuscher | 7:57.61 | CR | ||
Giaan Rooney Rebecca Creedy Lori Munz Susie O'Neill | 8:00.67 | CWR | ||
Jessica Deglau Joanne Malar Marianne Limpert Laura Nicholls | 8:06.86 | |||
4 | Junko Nakatani Maki Mita Suzu Chiba Yasuko Tajima | 8:08.33 | ||
5 | Deanna Schonwald Helen Norfolk Elizabeth Van Welie Alison Fitch | 8:20.70 | ||
6 | Chiang Tzu-ying Sung Yi-chieh Lin Fang-tzu Kuan Chia-hsien | 8:47.34 |