1999 Pan Pacific Swimming Championships – Women's 800 metre freestyle
# 1999 Pan Pacific Swimming Championships – Women's 800 metre freestyle

The women's 800 metre freestyle competition at the 1999 Pan Pacific Swimming Championships took place on August 27–28 at the Sydney International Aquatic Centre. The last champion was Brooke Bennett of US.

## Records

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

| World record | Janet Evans (USA) | 8:16.22 | Tokyo, Japan | August 20, 1989 |
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| Pan Pacific Championships record | Janet Evans (USA) | 8:16.22 | Tokyo, Japan | August 20, 1989 |

## 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 27.

| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Brooke Bennett | United States | 8:26.34 | Q |
| 2 | Rachel Harris | Australia | 8:41.17 | Q |
| 3 | Ellen Stonebraker | United States | 8:42.95 | Q |
| 4 | Melissa Deary | United States | 8:43.16 | Q |
| 5 | Joanne Malar | Canada | 8:43.41 | Q |
| 6 | Sachiko Yamada | Japan | 8:45.61 | Q |
| 7 | Danielle Woods | Australia | 8:45.73 | Q |
| 8 | Charlene Benzie | Australia | 8:46.13 | Q |
| 9 | Lindsay Beavers | Canada | 8:56.95 | |
| 10 | Danielle Bell | Canada | 8:58.41 | |
| 11 | Natalie du Toit | South Africa | 9:08.75 | |
| 12 | Katie Brambley | Canada | 9:09.08 | |
| 13 | Sia Wai Yen | Malaysia | 9:14.78 | |
| 14 | Kuan Chia-hsien | Chinese Taipei | 9:20.69 | |

### Final

The final was held on August 28.

| Rank | Lane | Nationality | Time |
| - | - | - | - |
| | Brooke Bennett | United States | 8:25.06 |
| | Rachel Harris | Australia | 8:37.23 |
| | Ellen Stonebraker | United States | 8:40.39 |
| 4 | Danielle Woods | Australia | 8:40.73 |
| 5 | Joanne Malar | Canada | 8:45.25 |
| 6 | Sachiko Yamada | Japan | 8:45.47 |
| 7 | Lindsay Beavers | Canada | 8:49.63 |
| 8 | Natalie du Toit | South Africa | 9:11.38 |
