1999 Pan Pacific Swimming Championships – Women's 400 metre individual medley
# 1999 Pan Pacific Swimming Championships – Women's 400 metre individual medley

The women's 400 metre individual medley competition at the 1999 Pan Pacific Swimming Championships took place on August 22 at the Sydney International Aquatic Centre. The last champion was Kristine Quance of US.

This race consisted of eight lengths of the pool. The first two lengths were swum using the butterfly stroke, the second pair with the backstroke, the third pair of lengths in breaststroke, and the final two were freestyle.

## Records

Prior to this competition, the existing world and Pan Pacific records were as follows:

| World record | Chen Yan (CHN) | 4:34.79 | Shanghai, China | October 13, 1997 |
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| Pan Pacific Championships record | Kristine Quance (USA) | 4:39.25 | Kobe, Japan | August 13, 1993 |

## 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 |
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### Heats

The first round was held on August 22.

| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Madeleine Crippen | United States | 4:43.13 | Q |
| 2 | Joanne Malar | Canada | 4:44.76 | Q |
| 3 | Yasuko Tajima | Japan | 4:45.07 | Q |
| 4 | Cristina Teuscher | United States | 4:45.77 | Q |
| 5 | Jennifer Reilly | Australia | 4:46.63 | Q |
| 6 | Elli Overton | Australia | 4:48.06 | Q |
| 7 | Helen Norfolk | New Zealand | 4:48.55 | Q |
| 8 | Emma Johnson | Australia | 4:49.23 | Q |
| 9 | Rachel Harris | Australia | 4:50.44 | |
| 10 | Elizabeth Van Welie | New Zealand | 4:50.58 | |
| 11 | Miyuki Ishikawa | Japan | 4:50.64 | |
| 12 | Elizabeth Warden | Canada | 4:52.94 | |
| 13 | Catherine Street | United States | 4:53.22 | |
| 14 | Charlene Benzie | Australia | 4:54.31 | |
| 15 | Amanda Loots | South Africa | 4:55.37 | |
| 16 | Jacinta van Lint | Australia | 4:55.82 | |
| 17 | Natalie du Toit | South Africa | 4:58.40 | |
| 18 | Kristen Bradley | Canada | 5:00.19 | |
| 19 | Kuan Chia-hsien | Chinese Taipei | 5:06.82 | |
| 20 | Carissa Thompson | New Zealand | 5:08.20 | |
| 21 | Sia Wai Yen | Malaysia | 5:08.61 | |

### Final

The final was held on August 22.

| Rank | Lane | Nationality | Time |
| - | - | - | - |
| | Joanne Malar | Canada | 4:40.23 |
| | Yasuko Tajima | Japan | 4:40.56 |
| | Cristina Teuscher | United States | 4:41.21 |
| 4 | Madeleine Crippen | United States | 4:41.30 |
| 5 | Jennifer Reilly | Australia | 4:46.06 |
| 6 | Elli Overton | Australia | 4:46.44 |
| 7 | Helen Norfolk | New Zealand | 4:47.46 |
| 8 | Elizabeth Van Welie | New Zealand | 4:52.61 |
