# 1999 Pan Pacific Swimming Championships

The eighth edition of the Pan Pacific Swimming Championships, a long course (50 m) event, was held in 1999 at the Sydney International Aquatic Centre in Sydney, Australia, from 22–29 August. Only two swimmers per country could compete in finals, and only four swimmers per country could compete in semi-finals.

## Results
### Men's events

| Event | Gold | Gold | Silver | Silver | Bronze | Bronze |
| 50 m freestyle details | Brendon Dedekind (RSA) | 22.06 CR | Gary Hall Jr. (USA) | 22.26 | Bill Pilczuk (USA) | 22.52 |
| 100 m freestyle details | Michael Klim (AUS) | 48.98 | Neil Walker (USA) | 49.17 | Chris Fydler (AUS) | 49.42 |
| 200 m freestyle details | Ian Thorpe (AUS) | 1:46.00 WR | Michael Klim (AUS) | 1:47.40 | Ryk Neethling (RSA) | 1:48.17 |
| 400 m freestyle details | Ian Thorpe (AUS) | 3:41.83 WR | Grant Hackett (AUS) | 3:46.02 | Ryk Neethling (RSA) | 3:46.31 |
| 1500 m freestyle details | Grant Hackett (AUS) | 14:45.60 CR | Ryk Neethling (RSA) | 15:02.40 | Chris Thompson (USA) | 15:04.68 |
| 100 m backstroke details | Lenny Krayzelburg (USA) | 53.60 WR | Matt Welsh (AUS) | 55.13 OC | Josh Watson (AUS) | 55.18 |
| 200 m backstroke details | Lenny Krayzelburg (USA) | 1:55.87 WR | Ray Hass (AUS) | 1:59.87 | Cameron Delaney (AUS) | 1:59.98 |
| 100 m breaststroke details | Simon Cowley (AUS) | 1:02.06 | Regan Harrison (AUS) | 1:02.26 | Morgan Knabe (CAN) | 1:02.37 |
| 200 m breaststroke details | Simon Cowley (AUS) | 2:12.98 | Tom Wilkens (USA) | 2:13.97 | Terence Parkin (RSA) | 2:14.12 |
| 100 m butterfly details | Michael Klim (AUS) | 52.49 | Geoff Huegill (AUS) | 52.51 | Takashi Yamamoto (JPN) | 52.93 |
| 200 m butterfly details | Tom Malchow (USA) | 1:55.41 CR, AM | Takashi Yamamoto (JPN) | 1:57.33 | Uğur Taner (USA) | 1:57.82 |
| 200 m individual medley details | Tom Wilkens (USA) | 2:01.01 | Curtis Myden (CAN) | 2:01.64 | Matthew Dunn (AUS) | 2:01.86 |
| 400 m individual medley details | Matthew Dunn (AUS) | 4:16.54 | Curtis Myden (CAN) | 4:16.77 | Tom Wilkens (USA) | 4:18.58 |
| 4×100 m freestyle relay details | Australia Michael Klim (48.73) CR, OC Jeff English (49.60) Chris Fydler (49.20) Ian Thorpe (48.55) | 3:16.08 OC | United States Bryan Jones (50.15) Josh Davis (48.93) Neil Walker (48.90) Jason Lezak (48.83) | 3:16.81 | Canada Yannick Lupien (50.14) Craig Hutchison (50.65) Jake Steele (49.74) Graham Duthie (50.20) | 3:20.73 NR |
| 4×200 m freestyle relay details | Australia Ian Thorpe (1:46.28) Bill Kirby (1:48.96) Grant Hackett (1:46.30) Michael Klim (1:47.25) | 7:08.79 WR | United States Chad Carvin (1:48.67) Josh Davis (1:47.66) Tom Malchow (1:51.43) Uğur Taner (1:48.90) | 7:16.66 | Canada Mark Johnston (1:51.13) Rick Say (1:49.73) Yannick Lupien (1:50.49) Brian Johns (1:51.91) | 7:23.26 |
| 4×100 m medley relay details | United States Lenny Krayzelburg (53.67) Kurt Grote (1:01.69) Dod Wales (52.49) Neil Walker (48.52) | 3:36.37 CR | Canada Mark Versfeld (55.47) Morgan Knabe (1:01.54) Mike Mintenko (53.69) Yannick Lupien (49.48) | 3:40.18 | Japan Atsushi Nishikori (55.72) Ryosuke Imai (1:02.14) Takashi Yamamoto (52.42) Shunsuke Ito (49.93) | 3:40.21 |
Legend: WR – World record; CR – Championship record; CWR – Commonwealth record; NR – National record

### Women's events

| Event | Gold | Gold | Silver | Silver | Bronze | Bronze |
| 50 m freestyle details | Jenny Thompson (USA) | 25.51 | Sarah Ryan (AUS) | 25.93 | Liesl Kolbisen (USA) | 25.97 |
| 100 m freestyle details | Jenny Thompson (USA) | 54.89 | Sarah Ryan (AUS) | 55.58 =OC | Rebecca Creedy (AUS) | 55.90 |
| 200 m freestyle details | Susie O'Neill (AUS) | 1:58.17 OC | Lindsay Benko (USA) | 1:59.60 | Ellen Stonebraker (USA) | 2:00.46 |
| 400 m freestyle details | Brooke Bennett (USA) | 4:08.39 | Lindsay Benko (USA) | 4:08.75 | Claudia Poll (CRC) | 4:11.53 |
| 800 m freestyle details | Brooke Bennett (USA) | 8:25.06 | Rachel Harris (AUS) | 8:37.23 | Ellen Stonebraker (USA) | 8:40.39 |
| 100 m backstroke details | Dyana Calub (AUS) Mai Nakamura (JPN) | 1:01.51 OC1:01.51 | | | Barbara Bedford (USA) | 1:01.76 |
| 200 m backstroke details | Tomoko Hagiwara (JPN) | 2:11.36 | Miki Nakao (JPN) | 2:11.41 | Lindsay Benko (USA) | 2:13.51 |
| 100 m breaststroke details | Penny Heyns (RSA) | 1:07.08 | Megan Quann (USA) | 1:08.54 | Kristy Kowal (USA) | 1:08.56 |
| 200 m breaststroke details | Penny Heyns (RSA) | 2:23.64 WR | Kristy Kowal (USA) | 2:25.52 | Sarah Poewe (RSA) | 2:25.90 |
| 100 m butterfly details | Jenny Thompson (USA) | 57.88 WR | Susie O'Neill (AUS) | 59.07 | Ayari Aoyama (JPN) | 59.58 |
| 200 m butterfly details | Susie O'Neill (AUS) | 2:06.60 | Jessica Deglau (CAN) | 2:10.27 | Misty Hyman (USA) | 2:10.40 |
| 200 m individual medley details | Joanne Malar (CAN) | 2:13.63 NR | Cristina Teuscher (USA) | 2:14.31 | Elli Overton (AUS) | 2:14.51 |
| 400 m individual medley details | Joanne Malar (CAN) | 4:40.23 | Yasuko Tajima (JPN) | 4:40.56 | Cristina Teuscher (USA) | 4:41.21 |
| 4×100 m freestyle relay details | United States Liesl Kolbisen (56.26) Richelle Fox (55.80) Lindsay Benko (55.53) Jenny Thompson (54.27) | 3:41.86 | Australia Sarah Ryan (56.10) Lori Munz (56.06) Rebecca Creedy (55.87) Susie O'Neill (54.66) | 3:42.69 | Canada Jessica Deglau (56.74) Marianne Limpert (55.80) Anna Lydall (56.24) Laura Nicholls (55.72) | 3:44.50 NR |
| 4×200 m freestyle relay details | United States Lindsay Benko (1:58.86) Ellen Stonebraker (1:59.68) Jenny Thompson (2:00.02) Cristina Teuscher (1:59.05) | 7:57.61 CR, AM | Australia Giaan Rooney (2:00.62) Rebecca Creedy (2:01.32) Lori Munz (1:59.57) Susie O'Neill (1:59.16) | 8:00.67 OC | Canada Jessica Deglau (2:02.55) Joanne Malar (2:00.99) Marianne Limpert (2:02.02) Laura Nicholls (2:01.30) | 8:06.86 |
| 4×100 m medley relay details | United States Barbara Bedford (1:01.53) Megan Quann (1:07.55) Jenny Thompson (58.00) Liesl Kolbisen (56.01) | 4:03.09 | Australia Dyana Calub (1:02.24) Samantha Riley (1:09.35) Susie O'Neill (58.87) Sarah Ryan (55.28) | 4:05.74 | Japan Mai Nakamura (1:01.68) Masami Tanaka (1:09.57) Ayari Aoyama (1:00.26) Suzu Chiba (55.63) | 4:07.14 |
Legend: WR – World record; CR – Championship record; NR – National record

## Medal table

| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
| 1 | Australia (AUS) | 13 | 13 | 6 | 32 |
| 2 | United States (USA) | 13 | 10 | 12 | 35 |
| 3 | South Africa (RSA) | 3 | 1 | 4 | 8 |
| 4 | Canada (CAN) | 2 | 4 | 5 | 11 |
| 5 | Japan (JPN) | 2 | 3 | 4 | 9 |
| 6 | Costa Rica (CRC) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Totals (6 entries) | Totals (6 entries) | 33 | 31 | 32 | 96 |

## Awards

* Rookie of the Meet: Megan Quann (USA) (100 m breaststroke)
* Male Swimmer of the Meet: Ian Thorpe (AUS) (400 m freestyle)
* Female Swimmer of the Meet: Penny Heyns (RSA) (200 m breaststroke)
(determined by FINA points)