1999 FINA World Swimming Championships (25 m)
| Host city | Hong Kong |
|---|---|
| Opening | 1 April 1999 |
| Closing | 4 April 1999 |
The 4th FINA World Swimming Championships (25 m) was an international swimming meet organized by FINA, held 1–4 April 1999 at the Hong Kong Coliseum in Hong Kong. It features 516 swimmers from 61 nations, swimming in 40 short course (25 m pool) events.
Participating nations
59 of 61 nations with swimmers at the 1999 Short Course Worlds were:
Argentina
Australia
Barbados
Belarus
Belgium
Brazil
Canada
China
Chinese Taipei
Costa Rica
Croatia
Cuba
Czech Republic
Denmark
Ecuador
Egypt
El Salvador
Estonia
Fiji
Finland
France
Germany
Great Britain
Greece
Hong Kong
Iceland
Ireland
Israel
Italy
Japan
Kyrgyzstan
Lithuania
Luxembourg
Macau
Macedonia
Malaysia
Moldova
Netherlands
New Zealand
Norway
Peru
Poland
Portugal
Puerto Rico
Romania
Russia
Seychelles
Singapore
Slovakia
Slovenia
South Africa
Spain
Sweden
Switzerland
Trinidad and Tobago
Ukraine
USA
Uzbekistan
FR Yugoslavia
Results
Men's events
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 50 m Freestyle details |
Mark Foster Great Britain | 21.81 | José Meolans Argentina | 21.84 | Mark Veens Netherlands | 21.88 |
| 100 m Freestyle details |
Lars Frölander Sweden | 47.05 | Michael Klim Australia | 47.49 | Bartosz Kizierowski Poland | 47.75 |
| 200 m Freestyle details |
Ian Thorpe Australia | 1:43.28 WR |
Michael Klim Australia | 1:43.78 | Pieter van den Hoogenband Netherlands | 1:44.39 |
| 400 m Freestyle details |
Grant Hackett Australia | 3:35.01 WR |
Ian Thorpe Australia | 3:35.64 | Massimiliano Rosolino Italy | 3:42.81 |
| 1500 m Freestyle details |
Grant Hackett Australia | 14:32.87 | Graeme Smith Great Britain | 14:45.41 | Daniel Kowalski Australia | 14:51.44 |
| 50 m Backstroke details |
Rodolfo Falcón Cuba | 24.34 | Mariusz Siembida Poland | 24.41 | Matt Welsh Australia | 24.70 |
| 100 m Backstroke details |
Rodolfo Falcón Cuba | 52.44 | Matt Welsh Australia | 52.45 | Mariusz Siembida Poland | 53.27 |
| 200 m Backstroke details |
Josh Watson Australia | 1:54.67 | Mark Versfeld Canada | 1:55.42 | Sergey Ostapchuk Russia | 1:55.61 |
| 50 m Breaststroke details |
Dmytri Kraevskyy Ukraine | 27.40 | Patrik Isaksson Sweden | 27.57 | Remo Lütolf Switzerland | 27.59 |
| 100 m Breaststroke details |
Patrik Isaksson Sweden | 59.69 | Domenico Fioravanti Italy | 59.88 | Morgan Knabe Canada | 59.93 |
| 200 m Breaststroke details |
Phil Rogers Australia | 2:08.72 | Ryan Mitchell Australia | 2:08.73 | Dmitri Komornikov Russia | 2:09.18 |
| 50 m Butterfly details |
Mark Foster Great Britain | 23.61 | Zhang Qiang China | 23.87 | Joris Keizer Netherlands | 23.96 |
| 100 m Butterfly details |
Lars Frölander Sweden | 51.45 | Michael Klim Australia | 51.56 | James Hickman Great Britain | 51.60 |
| 200 m Butterfly details |
James Hickman Great Britain | 1:52.71 | Takashi Yamamoto Japan | 1:54.68 | Denys Sylantyev Ukraine | 1:55.41 |
| 100 m I.M. details |
Jani Sievinen Finland | 54.18 | Matthew Dunn Australia | 54.77 | Jacob Andersen Denmark | 55.05 |
| 200 m I.M. details |
Matthew Dunn Australia | 1:55.81 | James Hickman Great Britain | 1:56.51 | Marcel Wouda Netherlands | 1:58.63 |
| 400 m I.M. details |
Matthew Dunn Australia | 4:06.05 | Marcel Wouda Netherlands | 4:09.29 | Frederik Hviid Spain | 4:10.92 |
| 4 × 100 m Free Relay details |
Australia Chris Fydler Todd Pearson Ian Thorpe Michael Klim | 3:11.21 | Netherlands Mark Veens Johan Kenkhuis Marcel Wouda Pieter van den Hoogenband | 3:11.57 ER |
Sweden Dan Lindström Lars Frölander Mattias Ohlin Daniel Carlsson | 3:12.69 |
| 4 × 200 m Free Relay details |
Netherlands Pieter van den Hoogenband Johan Kenkhuis Martijn Zuijdweg Marcel Wouda | 7:04.48 ER |
Great Britain Gavin Meadows Sion Brinn Paul Palmer Edward Sinclair | 7:07.20 | Canada Mark Johnston Brian Johns Rick Say Yannick Lupien | 7:08.02 |
| 4 × 100 m Medley Relay details |
Australia Matt Welsh Phil Rogers Michael Klim Chris Fydler | 3:29.88 WR |
Sweden Mattias Ohlin Patrik Isaksson Daniel Carlsson Lars Frölander | 3:30.32 ER |
Great Britain Neil Willey Darren Mew James Hickman Sion Brinn | 3:32.25 |
Women's events
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 50 m Freestyle details |
Inge de Bruijn Netherlands | 24.35 ER |
Jenny Thompson USA | 24.57 | Alison Sheppard Great Britain | 24.97 |
| 100 m Freestyle details |
Jenny Thompson USA | 53.24 | Sandra Völker Germany | 53.76 | Sue Rolph Great Britain | 53.78 |
| 200 m Freestyle details |
Martina Moravcová Slovakia | 1:56.11 | Caini Qin China | 1:57.26 | Josefin Lillhage Sweden | 1:57.46 |
| 400 m Freestyle details |
Nadezhda Chemezova Russia | 4:05.23 | Caini Qin China | 4:06.34 | Joanne Malar Canada | 4:06.83 |
| 800 m Freestyle details |
Hua Chen China | 8:20.13 | Rachel Harris Australia | 8:23.36 | Flavia Rigamonti Switzerland | 8:26.38 |
| 50 m Backstroke details |
Sandra Völker Germany | 27.63 | Mai Nakamura Japan | 27.73 | Kellie McMillan Australia | 28.29 |
| 100 m Backstroke details |
Mai Nakamura Japan | 58.67 | Kelly Stefanyshyn Canada | 1:00.43 | Erin Gammel Canada | 1:00.49 |
| 200 m Backstroke details |
Mai Nakamura Japan | 2:06.49 | Helen Don-Duncan Great Britain | 2:08.18 | Kelly Stefanyshyn Canada | 2:09.51 |
| 50 m Breaststroke details |
Masami Tanaka Japan | 30.80 | Penny Heyns South Africa | 30.88 | Xue Han China | 31.24 |
| 100 m Breaststroke details |
Masami Tanaka Japan | 1:06.38 | Penny Heyns South Africa | 1:06.47 | Samantha Riley Australia | 1:07.50 |
| 200 m Breaststroke details |
Masami Tanaka Japan | 2:20.22 WR |
Penny Heyns South Africa | 2:24.27 | Qi Hui China | 2:25.05 |
| 50 m Butterfly details |
Jenny Thompson USA | 26.18 | Anna-Karin Kammerling Sweden | 26.21 | Inge de Bruijn Netherlands | 26.41 |
| 100 m Butterfly details |
Jenny Thompson USA | 57.65 | Johanna Sjöberg Sweden | 57.74 | Ayari Aoyama Japan | 58.29 |
| 200 m Butterfly details |
Mette Jacobsen Denmark | 2:06.52 ER |
Petria Thomas Australia | 2:06.53 | Sophia Skou Denmark | 2:08.29 |
| 100 m I.M. details |
Martina Moravcová Slovakia | 1:00.20 ER |
Lori Munz Australia | 1:01.40 | Oxana Verevka Russia | 1:01.55 |
| 200 m I.M. details |
Martina Moravcová Slovakia | 2:08.55 ER |
Yana Klochkova Ukraine | 2:10.67 | Lori Munz Australia | 2:11.48 |
| 400 m I.M. details |
Yana Klochkova Ukraine | 4:32.32 | Joanne Malar Canada | 4:34.90 | Lourdes Becerra Spain | 4:38.44 |
| 4 × 100 m Free Relay details |
Great Britain Alison Sheppard Claire Huddart Karen Pickering Sue Rolph | 3:36.88 | Netherlands Thamar Henneken Wilma van Hofwegen Chantal Groot Inge de Bruijn | 3:39.40 | Australia Lori Munz Rebecca Creedy Melanie Dodd Sarah Ryan | 3:39.82 |
| 4 × 200 m Free Relay details |
Sweden Josefin Lillhage Louise Jöhncke Johanna Sjöberg Malin Svahnström | 7:51.70 WR |
Great Britain Claire Huddart Karen Legg Nicola Jackson Karen Pickering | 7:53.98 | Australia Lori Munz Jacinta van Lint Rebecca Creedy Giaan Rooney | 7:55.81 |
| 4 × 100 m Medley Relay details |
Japan Mai Nakamura Masami Tanaka Ayari Aoyama Sumika Minamoto | 3:57.62 WR |
Australia Giaan Rooney Samantha Riley Petria Thomas Lori Munz | 4:00.37 | Sweden Therese Alshammar Maria Östling Johanna Sjöberg Louise Jöhncke | 4:00.84 ER |
Medal standings
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Australia (AUS) | 9 | 11 | 7 | 27 |
| 2 | Japan (JPN) | 6 | 2 | 1 | 9 |
| 3 | Great Britain (GBR) | 4 | 5 | 4 | 13 |
| 4 | Sweden (SWE) | 4 | 4 | 3 | 11 |
| 5 |  United States (USA) | 3 | 1 | 0 | 4 |
| 6 | Slovakia (SVK) | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 7 | Netherlands (NED) | 2 | 3 | 5 | 10 |
| 8 | Ukraine (UKR) | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| 9 | Cuba (CUB) | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 10 | China (CHN) | 1 | 3 | 2 | 6 |
| 11 | Germany (GER) | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 12 | Russia (RUS) | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4 |
| 13 | Denmark (DEN) | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 14 | Finland (FIN) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 15 | Canada (CAN) | 0 | 3 | 5 | 8 |
| 16 | South Africa (RSA) | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 17 | Poland (POL) | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 18 | Italy (ITA) | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 19 | Argentina (ARG) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 20 | Spain (ESP) | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Switzerland (SUI) | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | |
| Totals (21 entries) | 40 | 40 | 40 | 120 | |
References
- ↑ HistoFINA, Volumes IIIa (2008 ed) Archived 27 April 2015 at the Wayback Machine and IIIb (2008 ed) Archived 9 July 2015 at the Wayback Machine. ("HistoFINA" is FINA's self-history). Volume III is about the Short Course Worlds; part "a" contains men's statistics, part "b" women's statistics.
- ↑ FINA World Swimming Championships (25m), 1993–2008 – A story of success Archived 21 June 2015 at the Wayback Machine, by Pedro Adrega. Published by FINA in 2008; retrieved 2012-03-07.
- ↑ Participating nations list Deprecated link archived 13 September 2012 at archive.today for the 1999 Short Course Worlds, posted by SwimRankings.net; retrieved 2012-03-12.