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

The women's 100 metre backstroke competition at the 1999 Pan Pacific Swimming Championships took place on August 23–24 at the Sydney International Aquatic Centre.[1] The last champion was Mai Nakamura of Japan.[2]

Women's 100 metre backstroke at the 1999 Pan Pacific Swimming Championships
Venue	Sydney International Aquatic Centre
Dates	August 23, 1999 (heats & semifinals) August 24, 1999 (final)
Competitors	20 from 8 nations
Winning time	1:01.51
Medalists
Dyana Calub    Australia   Mai Nakamura    Japan   Barbara Bedford    United States

This race consisted of two lengths of the pool, all in backstroke.[3]

Records

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

World record	He Cihong (CHN)	1:00.16	Rome, Italy	September 10, 1994
Pan Pacific Championships record	Janie Wagstaff (USA)	1:01.00	Edmonton, Canada	August 22, 1991

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

The first round was held on August 23.[1]

Rank	Name	Nationality	Time	Notes
1	Noriko Inada	Japan	1:02.14	Q
2	Mai Nakamura	Japan	1:02.49	Q
3	Barbara Bedford	United States	1:02.57	Q
4	Erin Gammel	Canada	1:02.85	Q
5	Dyana Calub	Australia	1:03.18	Q
6	Elli Overton	Australia	1:03.19	Q
7	Miki Nakao	Japan	1:03.24	Q
8	Kelly Stefanyshyn	Canada	1:03.60	Q
9	Charlene Wittstock	South Africa	1:03.72	Q
10	Giaan Rooney	Australia	1:03.73	Q
11	Danielle Lewis	Australia	1:03.77	Q
12	Lia Oberstar	United States	1:03.95	Q
13	Choi Soo-min	South Korea	1:04.20	Q
14	Nikki Tanner	New Zealand	1:04.58	Q
15	Monique Robins	New Zealand	1:04.97	Q
16	Megan McMahon	Australia	1:05.69	Q
17	Renate du Plessis	South Africa	1:06.02
18	Helen Norfolk	New Zealand	1:07.59
19	Caroline Pickering	Fiji	1:07.85
20	Carissa Thompson	New Zealand	1:07.90

Semifinals

The semifinals were held on August 23.[1]

Rank	Name	Nationality	Time	Notes
1	Mai Nakamura	Japan	1:02.07	Q
2	Noriko Inada	Japan	1:02.27	Q
3	Barbara Bedford	United States	1:02.29	Q
4	Erin Gammel	Canada	1:02.41	Q
5	Miki Nakao	Japan	1:02.89	Q
6	Kelly Stefanyshyn	Canada	1:03.17	Q
7	Dyana Calub	Australia	1:03.18	Q
8	Elli Overton	Australia	1:03.20	Q
9	Giaan Rooney	Australia	1:03.37
10	Lia Oberstar	United States	1:03.54
11	Danielle Lewis	Australia	1:03.59
12	Charlene Wittstock	South Africa	1:03.60
13	Nikki Tanner	New Zealand	1:04.18
14	Choi Soo-min	South Korea	1:04.20
15	Monique Robins	New Zealand	1:04.73
16	Renate du Plessis	South Africa	1:05.84

Final

The final was held on August 24.[1]

Rank	Lane	Nationality	Time	Notes
	Dyana Calub	Australia	1:01.51	CWR
	Mai Nakamura	Japan	1:01.51
	Barbara Bedford	United States	1:01.76
4	Noriko Inada	Japan	1:01.79
5	Erin Gammel	Canada	1:02.67
6	Kelly Stefanyshyn	Canada	1:02.91
7	Elli Overton	Australia	1:03.47
8	Lia Oberstar	United States	1:03.75

References

1. "Results of the 1999 Pan Pacific". Swim News. September 1999. Retrieved May 1, 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.