1999 Pan Pacific Swimming Championships – Women's 50 metre freestyle

33°51′2.2″S 151°4′1″E / 33.850611°S 151.06694°E / -33.850611; 151.06694

Women's 50 metre freestyle
at the 1999 Pan Pacific Swimming Championships
VenueSydney International Aquatic Centre
DatesAugust 28, 1999 (heats &
semifinals)
August 29, 1999 (final)
Competitors30 from 7 nations
Winning time25.51
Medalists
gold medal    United States
silver medal    Australia
bronze medal    United States
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The women's 50 metre freestyle competition at the 1999 Pan Pacific Swimming Championships took place on August 28–29 at the Sydney International Aquatic Centre.[1] The last champion was Le Jingyi of China.[2]

This race consisted of one length of the pool 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) 24.51 Rome, Italy September 11, 1994
Pan Pacific Championships record  Amy Van Dyken (USA) 25.03 Atlanta, United States August 13, 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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The first round was held on August 28.[1]

Rank Name Nationality Time Notes
1 Jenny Thompson  United States 25.90 Q
2 Liesl Kolbisen  United States 26.11 Q
3 Kari Haag-Woodall  United States 26.12 Q
4 Anna Lydall  Canada 26.30 Q
5 Toni Jeffs  New Zealand 26.33 Q
6 Laura Nicholls  Canada 26.34 Q
7 Charlene Wittstock  South Africa 26.44 Q
8 Samantha Arsenault  United States 26.50 Q
9 Sarah Ryan  Australia 26.56 Q
10 Ashley Tappin  United States 26.62 Q
11 Stacey Bowley  South Africa 26.63 Q
12 Rebecca Creedy  Australia 26.69 Q
13 Monique Robins  New Zealand 26.73 Q
14 Vivienne Rignall  New Zealand 26.80 Q
14 Jenna Gresdal  Canada 26.82 Q
16 Melanie Dodd  Australia 26.89 Q
17 Renate du Plessis  South Africa 26.98
18 Lori Munz  Australia 27.00
19 Jacinta van Lint  Australia 27.02
20 Keiko Price  United States 27.08
21 Angela Kennedy  Australia 27.15
21 Elli Overton  Australia 27.15
23 Alison Fitch  New Zealand 27.28
23 Sarah Evanetz  Canada 27.28
25 Jolie Workman  New Zealand 27.32
26 Janet Cook  Canada 27.34
27 Caroline Pickering  Fiji 27.46
28 Sung Yi-chieh  Chinese Taipei 28.02
29 Candice Crafford  South Africa 28.13
30 Candice Nethercott  South Africa 28.78

Semifinals

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The semifinals were held on August 28.[1]

Rank Name Nationality Time Notes
1 Jenny Thompson  United States 25.64 Q
2 Liesl Kolbisen  United States 25.74 Q
3 Kari Haag-Woodall  United States 26.05 Q
4 Toni Jeffs  New Zealand 26.15 Q
5 Charlene Wittstock  South Africa 26.20 Q
6 Laura Nicholls  Canada 26.23 Q
7 Rebecca Creedy  Australia 26.24 Q
8 Anna Lydall  Canada 26.30 Q
9 Sarah Ryan  Australia 26.43
10 Vivienne Rignall  New Zealand 26.61
11 Stacey Bowley  South Africa 26.62
12 Samantha Arsenault  United States 26.63
13 Jenna Gresdal  Canada 26.67
14 Melanie Dodd  Australia 26.85
15 Monique Robins  New Zealand 26.94
16 Renate du Plessis  South Africa 26.96

Final

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The final was held on August 29.[1]

Rank Lane Nationality Time Notes
1st place, gold medalist(s) Jenny Thompson  United States 25.51
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Sarah Ryan  Australia 25.95
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Liesl Kolbisen  United States 25.97
4 Rebecca Creedy  Australia 26.13
5 Laura Nicholls  Canada 26.16
6 Charlene Wittstock  South Africa 26.28
7 Toni Jeffs  New Zealand 26.30
8 Anna Lydall  Canada 26.58

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