# 2002 Pan Pacific Swimming Championships – Women's 100 metre breaststroke

The women's 100 metre breaststroke competition at the 2002 Pan Pacific Swimming Championships took place on August 24–25 at the Yokohama International Swimming Pool. The last champion was Penelope Heyns of South Africa.
This race consisted of two lengths of the pool, both lengths being in breaststroke.

## Records

Prior to this competition, the existing world and Pan Pacific records were as follows:
| World record | Penelope Heyns (RSA) | 1:06.52 | Sydney, Australia | August 23, 1999 |
| Pan Pacific Championships record | Penelope Heyns (RSA) | 1:06.52 | Sydney, Australia | August 23, 1999 |

## 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 24.
| Rank | Heat | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
| 1 | 4 | 5 | Tara Kirk | United States | 1:08.13 | Q |
| 2 | 3 | 5 | Kristy Kowal | United States | 1:08.59 | Q |
| 3 | 2 | 5 | Amanda Beard | United States | 1:08.65 | Q |
| 4 | 3 | 4 | Leisel Jones | Australia | 1:09.18 | Q |
| 5 | 3 | 3 | Tarnee White | Australia | 1:09.26 | Q |
| 6 | 4 | 2 | Gabrielle Rose | United States | 1:09.38 | Q |
| 7 | 2 | 4 | Megan Quann | United States | 1:09.59 | Q |
| 8 | 2 | 3 | Rhiannon Leier | Canada | 1:09.61 | Q |
| 9 | 4 | 3 | Brooke Hanson | Australia | 1:09.93 | Q |
| 10 | 3 | 6 | Corrie Clark | United States | 1:09.99 | Q |
| 11 | 4 | 6 | Junko Isoda | Japan | 1:10.22 | Q |
| 12 | 4 | 4 | Luo Xuejuan | China | 1:10.61 | Q |
| 13 | 2 | 6 | Fumiko Kawanabe | Japan | 1:10.86 | Q |
| 14 | 2 | 2 | Lisa Blackburn | Canada | 1:10.88 | Q |
| 15 | 3 | 7 | Kelli Waite | Australia | 1:11.05 | Q |
| 16 | 4 | 7 | Tamara Wagner | Canada | 1:11.83 | Q |
| 17 | 3 | 2 | Christin Petelski | Canada | 1:12.39 | |
| 18 | 2 | 1 | Ka Lei Liu | Hong Kong | 1:13.65 | |
| 19 | 4 | 8 | Kristy Cameron | Canada | 1:13.75 | |
| 20 | 2 | 7 | Wei Min Teo | Singapore | 1:13.84 | |
| 21 | 3 | 1 | Jane Copland | New Zealand | 1:14.55 | |
| 22 | 1 | 4 | Hiu Nam Joyce Wong | Hong Kong | 1:15.59 | |
| 23 | 1 | 5 | Sin Wing Caroline Chiu | Hong Kong | 1:15.99 | |
| - | 1 | 1 | Jenny Guerrero | Philippines | DNS | |
| - | 3 | 3 | Tse May Heng | Singapore | DQ | |

### Semifinals

The semifinals were held on August 24.
| Rank | Heat | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
| 1 | 1 | 2 | Luo Xuejuan | China | 1:08.14 | Q |
| 2 | 1 | 5 | Leisel Jones | Australia | 1:08.39 | Q |
| 3 | 2 | 5 | Amanda Beard | United States | 1:08.42 | Q |
| 4 | 2 | 4 | Tara Kirk | United States | 1:08.74 | Q |
| 5 | 1 | 4 | Kristy Kowal | United States | 1:09.10 | Q |
| 6 | 1 | 6 | Brooke Hanson | Australia | 1:09.27 | Q |
| 7 | 1 | 3 | Megan Quann | United States | 1:09.50 | Q |
| 8 | 2 | 3 | Tarnee White | Australia | 1:09.58 | Q |
| 9 | 2 | 6 | Rhiannon Leier | Canada | 1:09.63 | |
| 10 | 2 | 2 | Junko Isoda | Japan | 1:10.30 | |
| 11 | 2 | 7 | Fumiko Kawanabe | Japan | 1:11.19 | |
| 12 | 1 | 7 | Lisa Blackburn | Canada | 1:11.45 | |
| 13 | 2 | 1 | Kelli Waite | Australia | 1:11.74 | |
| 14 | 1 | 1 | Tamara Wagner | Canada | 1:12.11 | |
| 15 | 2 | 8 | Christin Petelski | Canada | 1:12.12 | |
| 16 | 1 | 8 | Ka Lei Liu | Hong Kong | 1:13.55 | |

### Final

The final was held on August 25.
| Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time |
| | 3 | Amanda Beard | United States | 1:08.22 |
| | 6 | Tara Kirk | United States | 1:08.66 |
| | 4 | Luo Xuejuan | China | 1:08.70 |
| 4 | 5 | Leisel Jones | Australia | 1:08.76 |
| 5 | 2 | Brooke Hanson | Australia | 1:09.56 |
| 6 | 7 | Rhiannon Leier | Canada | 1:09.84 |
| 7 | 8 | Fumiko Kawanabe | Japan | 1:10.15 |
| 8 | 1 | Junko Isoda | Japan | 1:10.44 |