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.[1] The last champion was the United States.[2]

Women's 4 × 200 metre freestyle relay at the 1999 Pan Pacific Swimming Championships
Venue	Sydney International Aquatic Centre
Dates	August 26, 1999 (heats & finals)
Winning time	7:57.61
Medalists
Lindsay Benko, Ellen Stonebraker, Jenny Thompson and Cristina Teuscher    United States   Giaan Rooney, Rebecca Creedy, Lori Munz and Susie O'Neill    Australia   Jessica Deglau, Joanne Malar, Marianne Limpert and Laura Nicholls    Canada

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

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

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.[1]

Rank	Name	Nationality	Time	Notes
	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
	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
	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

1. "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.