Tuhia he haere tonu mo tenei waahanga - I piki ake a Verster ki te waahi o te ao i te 1999 Pan Pacific Swimming Championships i Sydney, i te whakanoho i te tuawhitu i te 100 m butterfly (54.28) me te 200 m takitahi takitahi (2:04.24). I taua tau ano, i nga Taakaro o Awherika Katoa
I Johannesburg, i whakapumautia e Verster nga rekoata hui kia rua nga koura i te 200 m butterfly (2:04.69) me te 200 m takitahi takitahi (2:04.10). I roto i te 100 mita butterfly, i whakaekehia ia e tana hoa kapa a Kelly i runga i te whakataetae upoko-ki-matua, ka mutu me te hiriwa i te 54.75.