1999 Pan Pacific Swimming Championships – Women's 4 × 100 metre freestyle relay
# 1999 Pan Pacific Swimming Championships – Women's 4 × 100 metre freestyle relay

The women's 4 × 100 metre freestyle relay competition at the 1999 Pan Pacific Swimming Championships took place on August 22 at the Sydney International Aquatic Centre. The last champion was the United States.

This race consisted of eight lengths of the pool. Each of the four swimmers completed two lengths of the pool. The first swimmer had to touch the wall before the second could leave the starting block.

## Records

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

| World record | China (CHN) Le Jingyi (54.31) Shan Ying (54.38) Le Ying (55.09) Lü Bin (54.13) | 3:37.91 | Rome, Italy | September 7, 1994 |
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| Pan Pacific Championships record | United States (USA) Amy Van Dyken (55.76) Angel Martino (55.58) Melanie Valerio (55.55) Jenny Thompson (54.70) | 3:41.59 | Atlanta, United States | August 12, 1995 |

## 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

Heats weren't performed, as only seven teams had entered.

### Final

The final was held on August 22.

| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
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| | Liesl Kolbisen (56.26) Richelle Fox (55.80) Lindsay Benko (55.53) Jenny Thompson (54.27) | United States | 3:41.86 | |
| | Sarah Ryan (56.10) Lori Munz (56.06) Rebecca Creedy (55.87) Susie O'Neill (54.66) | Australia | 3:42.69 | |
| | Jessica Deglau (56.74) Marianne Limpert (55.80) Anna Lydall (56.24) Laura Nicholls (55.72) | Canada | 3:44.50 | NR |
| 4 | Junko Nakatani (57.61) Ayari Aoyama (56.94) Maki Mita (56.97) Suzu Chiba (56.15) | Japan | 3:47.67 | |
| 5 | Charlene Wittstock (56.95) Stacey Nowley (57.03) Kim van Selm (57.39) Kirsten van Heerden (58.51) | South Africa | 3:49.88 | |
| 6 | Alison Fitch (59.48) Monique Robbins (57.44) Vivienne Rignall (57.32) Deanna Schonwald (58.28) | New Zealand | 3:52.52 | |
| 7 | Chiang Tzu-ying (59.31) Kuan Chia-hsien (59.49) Sung Yi-chieh (59.25) Tsai Shu-min (59.80) | Chinese Taipei | 3:57.85 | |
