# 1999 Pan Pacific Swimming Championships – Women's 200 metre backstroke

The women's 200 metre backstroke competition at the 1999 Pan Pacific Swimming Championships took place on August 27–28 at the Sydney International Aquatic Centre. The last champion was Mai Nakamura of Japan.
This race consisted of four lengths of the pool, all in backstroke.

## Records

Prior to this competition, the existing world and Pan Pacific records were as follows:
| World record | Krisztina Egerszegi (HUN) | 2:06.62 | Athens, Greece | August 25, 1991 |
| Pan Pacific Championships record | Anna Simcic (NZL) | 2:10.79 | Edmonton, Canada | August 24, 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 27.
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
| 1 | Tomoko Hagiwara | Japan | 2:12.21 | Q |
| 2 | Miki Nakao | Japan | 2:13.39 | Q |
| 3 | Noriko Inada | Japan | 2:14.29 | Q |
| 4 | Lindsay Benko | United States | 2:14.70 | Q |
| 5 | Nikki Tanner | New Zealand | 2:15.04 | Q |
| 6 | Barbara Bedford | United States | 2:15.92 | Q |
| 7 | Emma Johnson | Australia | 2:16.04 | Q |
| 8 | Choi Soo-min | South Korea | 2:16.51 | Q |
| 8 | Kelly Stefanyshyn | Canada | 2:16.51 | Q |
| 10 | Roh Joo-hee | South Korea | 2:16.69 | Q |
| 11 | Lia Oberstar | United States | 2:16.79 | Q |
| 12 | Helen Norfolk | New Zealand | 2:16.97 | Q |
| 13 | Mai Nakamura | Japan | 2:17.00 | Q |
| 14 | Danielle Lewis | Australia | 2:17.31 | Q |
| 15 | Dyana Calub | Australia | 2:17.48 | Q |
| 16 | Elizabeth Warden | Canada | 2:17.59 | Q |
| 17 | Charlene Wittstock | South Africa | 2:17.64 | |
| 18 | Erin Gammel | Canada | 2:18.28 | |
| 19 | Giaan Rooney | Australia | 2:18.57 | |
| 20 | Jennifer Reilly | Australia | 2:18.89 | |
| 21 | Monique Robins | New Zealand | 2:19.56 | |
| 22 | Carissa Thompson | New Zealand | 2:19.56 | |
| 23 | Andrea Schwartz | Canada | 2:19.56 | |
| 24 | Kuan Chia-hsien | Chinese Taipei | 2:19.56 | |

### Semifinals

The semifinals were held on August 27.
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
| 1 | Tomoko Hagiwara | Japan | 2:11.21 | Q |
| 2 | Miki Nakao | Japan | 2:12.33 | Q |
| 3 | Lindsay Benko | United States | 2:13.32 | Q |
| 4 | Mai Nakamura | Japan | 2:13.66 | Q |
| 5 | Noriko Inada | Japan | 2:13.72 | Q |
| 6 | Barbara Bedford | United States | 2:13.77 | Q |
| 7 | Kelly Stefanyshyn | Canada | 2:14.58 | Q |
| 8 | Danielle Lewis | Australia | 2:14.73 | Q |
| 9 | Roh Joo-hee | South Korea | 2:15.04 | |
| 10 | Emma Johnson | Australia | 2:15.22 | |
| 11 | Lia Oberstar | United States | 2:16.65 | |
| 12 | Choi Soo-min | South Korea | 2:17.14 | |
| 13 | Helen Norfolk | New Zealand | 2:17.47 | |
| 14 | Dyana Calub | Australia | 2:17.48 | |
| 15 | Elizabeth Warden | Canada | 2:17.51 | |
| 16 | Nikki Tanner | New Zealand | 2:17.55 | |

### Final

The final was held on August 28.
| Rank | Lane | Nationality | Time |
| | Tomoko Hagiwara | Japan | 2:11.36 |
| | Miki Nakao | Japan | 2:11.41 |
| | Lindsay Benko | United States | 2:13.51 |
| 4 | Kelly Stefanyshyn | Canada | 2:13.81 |
| 5 | Barbara Bedford | United States | 2:14.29 |
| 6 | Danielle Lewis | Australia | 2:14.35 |
| 7 | Roh Joo-hee | South Korea | 2:15.26 |
| 8 | Emma Johnson | Australia | 2:15.91 |