1999 Pan Pacific Swimming Championships – Women's 800 metre freestyle
| Women's 800 metre freestyle at the 1999 Pan Pacific Swimming Championships | ||||||||||
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| Venue | Sydney International Aquatic Centre | |||||||||
| Dates | August 27, 1999 (heats) August 28, 1999 (final) | |||||||||
| Competitors | 14 from 7 nations | |||||||||
| Winning time | 8:25.06 | |||||||||
| Medalists | ||||||||||
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| 1999 Pan Pacific Swimming Championships | ||
|---|---|---|
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| Freestyle | ||
| 50 m | men | women |
| 100 m | men | women |
| 200 m | men | women |
| 400 m | men | women |
| 800 m | women | |
| 1500 m | men | |
| Backstroke | ||
| 100 m | men | women |
| 200 m | men | women |
| Breaststroke | ||
| 100 m | men | women |
| 200 m | men | women |
| Butterfly | ||
| 100 m | men | women |
| 200 m | men | women |
| Individual medley | ||
| 200 m | men | women |
| 400 m | men | women |
| Freestyle relay | ||
| 4×100 m | men | women |
| 4×200 m | men | women |
| Medley relay | ||
| 4×100 m | men | women |
The women's 800 metre freestyle competition at the 1999 Pan Pacific Swimming Championships took place on August 27–28 at the Sydney International Aquatic Centre.[1] The last champion was Brooke Bennett of US.[2]
Records[edit]
Prior to this competition, the existing world and Pan Pacific records were as follows:
| World record |  Janet Evans (USA) | 8:16.22 | Tokyo, Japan | August 20, 1989 |
| Pan Pacific Championships record | Janet Evans (USA) | 8:16.22 | Tokyo, Japan | August 20, 1989 |
Results[edit]
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[edit]
The first round was held on August 27.[1]
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Brooke Bennett | United States | 8:26.34 | Q |
| 2 | Rachel Harris |  Australia | 8:41.17 | Q |
| 3 | Ellen Stonebraker | United States | 8:42.95 | Q |
| 4 | Melissa Deary | United States | 8:43.16 | Q |
| 5 | Joanne Malar |  Canada | 8:43.41 | Q |
| 6 | Sachiko Yamada |  Japan | 8:45.61 | Q |
| 7 | Danielle Woods | Australia | 8:45.73 | Q |
| 8 | Charlene Benzie | Australia | 8:46.13 | Q |
| 9 | Lindsay Beavers | Canada | 8:56.95 | |
| 10 | Danielle Bell | Canada | 8:58.41 | |
| 11 | Natalie du Toit |  South Africa | 9:08.75 | |
| 12 | Katie Brambley | Canada | 9:09.08 | |
| 13 | Sia Wai Yen |  Malaysia | 9:14.78 | |
| 14 | Kuan Chia-hsien |  Chinese Taipei | 9:20.69 |
Final[edit]
The final was held on August 28.[1]
| Rank | Lane | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 | Brooke Bennett | United States | 8:25.06 | |
 | Rachel Harris | Australia | 8:37.23 | |
 | Ellen Stonebraker | United States | 8:40.39 | |
| 4 | Danielle Woods | Australia | 8:40.73 | |
| 5 | Joanne Malar | Canada | 8:45.25 | |
| 6 | Sachiko Yamada | Japan | 8:45.47 | |
| 7 | Lindsay Beavers | Canada | 8:49.63 | |
| 8 | Natalie du Toit | South Africa | 9:11.38 |
References[edit]
- ^ a b c "Results of the 1999 Pan Pacific". Swim News. September 1999. Retrieved April 12, 2014.
- ^ ISHOF list with all medalists in Pan Pacific Championships history Archived 2014-10-10 at the Wayback Machine