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

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]

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
 Jenny Thompson   United States
 Sarah Ryan   Australia
 Liesl Kolbisen   United States
1999 Pan Pacific
Swimming Championships
Freestyle
50 mmenwomen
100 mmenwomen
200 mmenwomen
400 mmenwomen
800 mwomen
1500 mmen
Backstroke
100 mmenwomen
200 mmenwomen
Breaststroke
100 mmenwomen
200 mmenwomen
Butterfly
100 mmenwomen
200 mmenwomen
Individual medley
200 mmenwomen
400 mmenwomen
Freestyle relay
4×100 mmenwomen
4×200 mmenwomen
Medley relay
4×100 mmenwomen

This race consisted of one length of the pool in freestyle.[3]

Records

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

All times are in minutes and seconds.

KEY: qFastest non-qualifiers QQualified CRChampionships record NRNational record PBPersonal best SBSeasonal best

Heats

The first round was held on August 28.[1]

RankNameNationalityTimeNotes
1Jenny Thompson United States25.90Q
2Liesl Kolbisen United States26.11Q
3Kari Haag-Woodall United States26.12Q
4Anna Lydall Canada26.30Q
5Toni Jeffs New Zealand26.33Q
6Laura Nicholls Canada26.34Q
7Charlene Wittstock South Africa26.44Q
8Samantha Arsenault United States26.50Q
9Sarah Ryan Australia26.56Q
10Ashley Tappin United States26.62Q
11Stacey Bowley South Africa26.63Q
12Rebecca Creedy Australia26.69Q
13Monique Robins New Zealand26.73Q
14Vivienne Rignall New Zealand26.80Q
14Jenna Gresdal Canada26.82Q
16Melanie Dodd Australia26.89Q
17Renate du Plessis South Africa26.98
18Lori Munz Australia27.00
19Jacinta van Lint Australia27.02
20Keiko Price United States27.08
21Angela Kennedy Australia27.15
21Elli Overton Australia27.15
23Alison Fitch New Zealand27.28
23Sarah Evanetz Canada27.28
25Jolie Workman New Zealand27.32
26Janet Cook Canada27.34
27Caroline Pickering Fiji27.46
28Sung Yi-chieh Chinese Taipei28.02
29Candice Crafford South Africa28.13
30Candice Nethercott South Africa28.78

Semifinals

The semifinals were held on August 28.[1]

RankNameNationalityTimeNotes
1Jenny Thompson United States25.64Q
2Liesl Kolbisen United States25.74Q
3Kari Haag-Woodall United States26.05Q
4Toni Jeffs New Zealand26.15Q
5Charlene Wittstock South Africa26.20Q
6Laura Nicholls Canada26.23Q
7Rebecca Creedy Australia26.24Q
8Anna Lydall Canada26.30Q
9Sarah Ryan Australia26.43
10Vivienne Rignall New Zealand26.61
11Stacey Bowley South Africa26.62
12Samantha Arsenault United States26.63
13Jenna Gresdal Canada26.67
14Melanie Dodd Australia26.85
15Monique Robins New Zealand26.94
16Renate du Plessis South Africa26.96

Final

The final was held on August 29.[1]

RankLaneNationalityTimeNotes
Jenny Thompson United States25.51
Sarah Ryan Australia25.95
Liesl Kolbisen United States25.97
4Rebecca Creedy Australia26.13
5Laura Nicholls Canada26.16
6Charlene Wittstock South Africa26.28
7Toni Jeffs New Zealand26.30
8Anna Lydall Canada26.58

References
  1. "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.
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