1999 Pan Pacific Swimming Championships – Women's 200 metre breaststroke
The women's 200 metre breaststroke competition at the 1999 Pan Pacific Swimming Championships took place on August 25–26 at the Sydney International Aquatic Centre. The last champion was Samantha Riley of Australia.
This race consisted of four lengths of the pool, all in breaststroke.
Records
Prior to this competition, the existing world and Pan Pacific records were as follows:| World record | 2:24.51 | Los Angeles, United States | July 17, 1999 | |
| Pan Pacific Championships record | 2:24.81 | Atlanta, United States | August 13, 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 |
Heats
The first round was held on August 25.| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
| 1 | Penelope Heyns | 2:24.61 | Q, CR | |
| 2 | Kristy Kowal | 2:27.90 | Q | |
| 3 | Samantha Riley | 2:29.43 | Q | |
| 4 | Sarah Poewe | 2:29.73 | Q | |
| 5 | Masami Tanaka | 2:29.94 | Q | |
| 6 | Catherine Street | 2:30.39 | Q | |
| 7 | Madeleine Crippen | 2:31.08 | Q | |
| 8 | Caroline Hildreth | 2:31.52 | Q | |
| 9 | Ayumi Shirata | 2:31.98 | Q | |
| 10 | Fumiko Kawanabe | 2:33.14 | Q | |
| 11 | Tarnee White | 2:33.56 | Q | |
| 12 | Nadine Neumann | 2:34.01 | Q | |
| 13 | Megan Quann | 2:35.13 | Q | |
| 14 | Ashley Roby | 2:36.67 | Q | |
| 15 | Jolie Workman | 2:37.07 | Q | |
| 16 | Lauren van Oosten | 2:37.35 | Q | |
| 17 | Kye Yoon-Hee | 2:37.57 | ||
| 18 | Elizabeth Warden | 2:37.96 | ||
| 19 | Megan McMahon | 2:38.49 | ||
| 20 | Carissa Thompson | 2:48.37 | ||
| 21 | Ziada Jardine | 2:49.16 | ||
| 22 | Lin Fang-Tzu | 2:49.52 |
Semifinals
The semifinals were held on August 25.| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
| 1 | Penelope Heyns | 2:24.42 | Q, WR | |
| 2 | Kristy Kowal | 2:26.11 | Q | |
| 3 | Sarah Poewe | 2:28.41 | Q | |
| 4 | Samantha Riley | 2:28.47 | Q | |
| 4 | Masami Tanaka | 2:28.47 | Q | |
| 6 | Ayumi Shirata | 2:29.62 | Q | |
| 7 | Catherine Street | 2:29.96 | Q | |
| 8 | Fumiko Kawanabe | 2:30.21 | Q | |
| 9 | Madeleine Crippen | 2:30.66 | ||
| 10 | Caroline Hildreth | 2:30.91 | ||
| 11 | Nadine Neumann | 2:33.52 | ||
| 12 | Megan Quann | 2:33.92 | ||
| 13 | Tarnee White | 2:34.11 | ||
| 14 | Lauren van Oosten | 2:34.34 | ||
| 15 | Jolie Workman | 2:36.70 | ||
| 16 | Kye Yoon-Hee | 2:38.60 |
Final
The final was held on August 26.| Rank | Lane | Nationality | Time | Notes |
| Penelope Heyns | 2:23.64 | WR | ||
| Kristy Kowal | 2:25.52 | |||
| Sarah Poewe | 2:25.90 | |||
| 4 | Samantha Riley | 2:28.75 | ||
| 5 | Masami Tanaka | 2:29.46 | ||
| 6 | Catherine Street | 2:30.00 | ||
| 7 | Ayumi Shirata | 2:30.14 | ||
| 8 | Caroline Hildreth | 2:31.11 |