1999 Pan Pacific Swimming Championships – Women's 200 metre freestyle
The women's 200 metre freestyle competition at the 1999 Pan Pacific Swimming Championships took place on August 24–25 at the Sydney International Aquatic Centre. The last champion was Claudia Poll of Costa Rica.
This race consisted of four lengths of the pool, all in freestyle.
Records
Prior to this competition, the existing world and Pan Pacific records were as follows:| World record | 1:56.78 | Rome, Italy | September 6, 1994 | |
| Pan Pacific Championships record | 1:57.48 | Fukuoka, Japan | August 10, 1997 |
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 | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
| 1 | Susie O'Neill | 1:59.47 | Q | |
| 2 | Lindsay Benko | 1:59.81 | Q | |
| 3 | Claudia Poll | 2:00.30 | Q | |
| 4 | Cristina Teucher | 2:00.43 | Q | |
| 5 | Ellen Stonebraker | 2:00.48 | Q | |
| 6 | Jenny Thompson | 2:00.71 | Q | |
| 7 | Suzu Chiba | 2:00.75 | Q | |
| 8 | Rebecca Creedy | 2:01.34 | Q | |
| 9 | Samantha Arsenault | 2:01.56 | Q | |
| 10 | Sarah Tolar | 2:01.57 | Q | |
| 11 | Lori Munz | 2:01.90 | Q | |
| 12 | Kari Haag-Woodall | 2:02.07 | Q | |
| 12 | Giaan Rooney | 2:02.07 | Q | |
| 14 | Jacinta van Lint | 2:02.48 | Q | |
| 15 | Elli Overton | 2:02.55 | Q | |
| 16 | Junko Nakatani | 2:03.14 | ? | |
| 16 | Emma Johnson | 2:03.14 | ? | |
| 18 | Laura Nicholls | 2:03.48 | ||
| 19 | Sarah D'Arcy | 2:03.76 | ||
| 20 | Liesl Kolbisen | 2:04.09 | ||
| 21 | Maki Mita | 2:04.21 | ||
| 22 | Kate Godfrey | 2:04.36 | ||
| 23 | Roh Joo-hee | 2:04.46 | ||
| 24 | Jen Button | 2:04.48 | ||
| 25 | Deanna Schonwald | 2:04.84 | ||
| 26 | Melanie Dodd | 2:05.08 | ||
| 27 | Charlene Benzie | 2:05.14 | ||
| 28 | Tsai Shu-min | 2:05.33 | ||
| 29 | Andrea Schwartz | 2:05.55 | ||
| 30 | Sachiko Yamada | 2:05.67 | ||
| 31 | Katie Brambley | 2:05.87 | ||
| 32 | Kim van Selm | 2:06.04 | ||
| 33 | Melissa Deary | 2:06.05 | ||
| 34 | Lindsay Beavers | 2:06.23 | ||
| 35 | Danielle Woods | 2:06.52 | ||
| 36 | Kirsten van Heerden | 2:06.78 | ||
| 37 | Alison Fitch | 2:06.82 | ||
| 38 | Stacey Bowley | 2:07.10 | ||
| 39 | Monique Robins | 2:07.15 | ||
| 40 | Jenna Gresdal | 2:07.40 | ||
| 41 | Danielle Bell | 2:07.65 | ||
| 42 | Chiang Tzu-ying | 2:08.37 | ||
| 43 | Sung Yi-chieh | 2:09.45 | ||
| 44 | Kuan Chia-hsien | 2:09.55 | ||
| 45 | Jolie Workman | 2:10.67 |
Semifinals
The semifinals were held on August 24.| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
| 1 | Susie O'Neill | 1:59.88 | Q | |
| 2 | Lindsay Benko | 2:00.31 | Q | |
| 3 | Ellen Stonebraker | 2:00.52 | Q | |
| 4 | Suzu Chiba | 2:00.53 | Q | |
| 5 | Claudia Poll | 2:00.76 | Q | |
| 6 | Giaan Rooney | 2:01.02 | Q | |
| 7 | Sarah Tolar | 2:01.14 | Q | |
| 8 | Rebecca Creedy | 2:01.21 | Q | |
| 9 | Samantha Arsenault | 2:01.33 | ||
| 10 | Jacinta van Lint | 2:01.96 | ||
| 11 | Jen Button | 2:02.48 | ||
| 12 | Junko Nakatani | 2:03.14 | ||
| 13 | Laura Nicholls | 2:02.93 | ||
| 14 | Maki Mita | 2:03.35 | ||
| 15 | Deanna Schonwald | 2:04.62 | ||
| 16 | Roh Joo-hee | 2:04.71 |
Final
The final was held on August 25.| Rank | Lane | Nationality | Time | Notes |
| Susie O'Neill | 1:58.17 | CWR | ||
| Lindsay Benko | 1:59.60 | |||
| Ellen Stonebraker | 2:00.46 | |||
| 4 | Suzu Chiba | 2:00.54 | ||
| 5 | Giaan Rooney | 2:00.60 | ||
| 6 | Claudia Poll | 2:01.26 | ||
| 7 | Junko Nakatani | 2:01.94 | ||
| 8 | Laura Nicholls | 2:04.73 |