1998 World Aquatics Championships

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The 1998 World Aquatics Championships or the 8th FINA World Swimming Championships were held in Perth, Western Australia, Australia between January 8 and January 17, 1998.

The championships were contested by a total of 1,371 athletes with 16 events each for men and women, held in an outdoor pool. The championships were overshadowed when some Chinese swimmers were sent home after being discovered at Perth Airport with illegal performance enhancing substances, leading to a scuffle with media.

Michael Klim was named as the leading male swimmer of the meet, winning the 200 m freestyle, 100 m butterfly, 4x200 m freestyle, 4x100 m medley relay, as well as silver in the 100 m freestyle, 4x100 m freestyle relay and bronze in the 50 m freestyle.

Ian Thorpe became the youngest ever male to become World Champion when he won the 400 m freestyle event aged 15 years and three months.

Contents 1 Results 1.1 Open water swimming 1.2 Swimming 1.3 External links

[edit] Results

[edit] Open water swimming

Event:	Gold:	Time	Silver:	Time	Bronze:	Time
Men's 5 km	Alexei Akatiev Image:Flag of Russia.svg Russia	55:18	Ky Hurst Image:Flag of Australia.svg Australia	55:24	Luca Baldini Image:Flag of Italy.svg Italy	55:37
Women's 5 km	Erica Rose Image:Flag of the United States.svg USA	59:23	Edith van Dijk Image:Flag of the Netherlands.svg Netherlands	1:00.58	Peggy Büchse Image:Flag of Germany.svg Germany	1:01.05
Men's 25 km	Alexei Akatiev Image:Flag of Russia.svg Russia	5:05.42	David Meca Image:Flag of Spain.svg Spain	5:07.22	Gabriel Chaillou Image:Flag of Argentina.svg Argentina	5:07.52
Women's 25 km	Tobie Smith Image:Flag of the United States.svg USA	5:31.20	Peggy Büchse Image:Flag of Germany.svg Germany	5:32.19	Edith van Dijk Image:Flag of the Netherlands.svg Netherlands	5:38.06

[edit] Swimming

Event:	Gold:	Time	Silver:	Time	Bronze:	Time
Backstroke
Men's 100 m	Lenny Krayzelburg Image:Flag of the United States.svg United States	55.00	Mark Versfeld Image:Flag of Canada.svg Canada	55.17	Stev Theloke Image:Flag of Germany.svg Germany	55.20
Women's 100 m	Lea Loveless-Maurer Image:Flag of the United States.svg United States	1:01.16	Mai Nakamura Image:Flag of Japan.svg Japan	1:01.28	Sandra Völker Image:Flag of Germany.svg Germany	1:01.47
Men's 200 m	Lenny Krayzelburg Image:Flag of the United States.svg United States	1:58.84	Ralf Braun Image:Flag of Germany.svg Germany	1:59.23	Mark Versfeld Image:Flag of Canada.svg Canada	1:59.39
Women's 200 m	Roxana Maracineanu Image:Flag of France.svg France	2:11.26	Dagmar Hase Image:Flag of Germany.svg Germany	2:11.45	Mai Nakamura Image:Flag of Japan.svg Japan	2:12.22
Breaststroke
Men's 100 m	Fred Deburghgraeve Image:Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Belgium	1:01.34	Qiliang Zeng Image:Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg China	1:01.76	Kurt Grote Image:Flag of the United States.svg United States	1:01.93
Women's 100 m	Kristy Kowal Image:Flag of the United States.svg United States	1:08.42	Helen Denman Image:Flag of Australia.svg Australia	1:08.51	Lauren Van Oosten Image:Flag of Canada.svg Canada	1:08.66
Men's 200 m	Kurt Grote Image:Flag of the United States.svg United States	2:13.40	Jean-Christophe Sarnin Image:Flag of France.svg France	2:13.42	Norbert Rozsa Image:Flag of Hungary.svg Hungary	2:13.59
Women's 200 m	Agnes Kovacs Image:Flag of Hungary.svg Hungary	2:25.45	Kristy Kowal Image:Flag of the United States.svg United States	2:26.19	Jenna Street Image:Flag of the United States.svg United States	2:26.50
Butterfly
Men's 100 m	Michael Klim Image:Flag of Australia.svg Australia	52.25	Lars Frolander Image:Flag of Sweden.svg Sweden	52.79	Geoff Huegill Image:Flag of Australia.svg Australia	52.90
Women's 100 m	Jenny Thompson Image:Flag of the United States.svg United States	58.46	Ayari Aoyama Image:Flag of Japan.svg Japan	58.79	Petria Thomas Image:Flag of Australia.svg Australia	58.97
Men's 200 m	Denys Sylant'yev Image:Flag of Ukraine.svg Ukraine	1:56.61	Franck Esposito Image:Flag of France.svg France	1:56.77	Tom Malchow Image:Flag of the United States.svg United States	1:57.26
Women's 200 m	Susan O'Neill Image:Flag of Australia.svg Australia	2:07.93	Petria Thomas Image:Flag of Australia.svg Australia	2:09.08	Misty Hyman Image:Flag of the United States.svg United States	2:09.98
Freestyle
Men's 50 m	Bill Pilczuk Image:Flag of the United States.svg United States	22.29	Alexander Popov Image:Flag of Russia.svg Russia	22.43	Michael Klim Image:Flag of Australia.svg Australia Ricardo Busquests Image:Flag of Puerto Rico.svg Puerto Rico	22.47
Women's 50 m	Amy Van Dyken Image:Flag of the United States.svg United States	25.12	Sandra Völker Image:Flag of Germany.svg Germany	25.32	Ying Shan Image:Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg China	25.36
Men's 100 m	Alexander Popov Image:Flag of Russia.svg Russia	48.93	Michael Klim Image:Flag of Australia.svg Australia	49.20	Lars Frolander Image:Flag of Sweden.svg Sweden	49.53
Women's 100 m	Jenny Thompson Image:Flag of the United States.svg United States	54.95	Martina Moravcova Image:Flag of Slovakia.svg Slovakia	55.09	Ying Shan Image:Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg China	55.10
Men's 200 m	Michael Klim Image:Flag of Australia.svg Australia	1:47.41	Massimiliano Rosolino Image:Flag of Italy.svg Italy	1:48.30	Pieter van den Hoogenband Image:Flag of the Netherlands.svg Netherlands	1:48.65
Women's 200 m	Claudia Poll Image:Flag of Costa Rica.svg Costa Rica	1:58.90	Martina Moravcova Image:Flag of Slovakia.svg Slovakia	1:59.61	Julia Greville Image:Flag of Australia.svg Australia	1:59.92
Men's 400 m	Ian Thorpe Image:Flag of Australia.svg Australia	3:46.29	Grant Hackett Image:Flag of Australia.svg Australia	3:46.44	Paul Palmer Image:Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Great Britain	3:48.02
Women's 400 m	Yan Chen Image:Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg China	4:06.72	Brooke Bennett Image:Flag of the United States.svg United States	4:07.07	Dagmar Hase Image:Flag of Germany.svg Germany	4:08.82
Men's 1500 m	Grant Hackett Image:Flag of Australia.svg Australia	14:51.70	Emiliano Brembilla Image:Flag of Italy.svg Italy	15:00.59	Daniel Kowalski Image:Flag of Australia.svg Australia	15:03.94
Women's 800 m	Brooke Bennett Image:Flag of the United States.svg United States	8:28.71	Diana Munz Image:Flag of the United States.svg United States	8:29.97	Kirsten Vlieghuis Image:Flag of the Netherlands.svg Netherlands	8:32.34
Freestyle Relay
Men's 4x100 m	Scott Tucker Neil Walker Jon Olsen Gary Hall Jr Image:Flag of the United States.svg United States	3:16.69	Adam Pine Richard Upton Michael Klim Chris Fydler Image:Flag of Australia.svg Australia	3:16.97	R Egorov Denis Pimankov V Kulikov Alexander Popov Image:Flag of Russia.svg Russia	3:18.45
Women's 4x100 m	Lindsey Farella Barbara Bedford Amy van Dyken Jenny Thompson Image:Flag of the United States.svg United States	3:42.11	Sandra Völker Franziska van Almsick S Osygus K Meissner Image:Flag of Germany.svg Germany	3:43.11	Sarah Ryan R Creedy A Kennedy Susan O'Neill Image:Flag of Australia.svg Australia	3:43.71
Men's 4x200 m	Daniel Kowalski Grant Hackett Michael Klim Ian Thorpe Image:Flag of Australia.svg Australia	7:12.48	Pieter van den Hoogenband M van der Zjden M Zujdweg Marcel Wouda Image:Flag of the Netherlands.svg Netherlands	7:16.77	Paul Palmer G Meadows A Clayton J Salter Image:Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Great Britain	7:17.33
Women's 4x200 m	Franziska van Almsick Dagmar Hase Silvia Szalai Kerstin Kielgass Image:Flag of Germany.svg Germany	8:01.46	C Teuscher L Benko Brooke Bennett Jenny Thompson Image:Flag of the United States.svg United States	8:02.88	J Greville A Windsor Petria Thomas Susan O'Neill Image:Flag of Australia.svg Australia	8:04.19
Individual Medley
Men's 200 m	Marcel Wouda Image:Flag of the Netherlands.svg Netherlands	2:01.18	Xavier Marchand Image:Flag of France.svg France	2:01.66	Ron Karnaugh Image:Flag of the United States.svg United States	2:01.89
Women's 200 m	Yanyan Wu Image:Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg China	2:10.88	Yan Chen Image:Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg China	2:13.66	Martina Moravcova Image:Flag of Slovakia.svg Slovakia	2:14.26
Men's 400 m	Tom Dolan Image:Flag of the United States.svg United States	4:14.95	Marcel Wouda Image:Flag of the Netherlands.svg Netherlands	4:15.53	Curtis Myden Image:Flag of Canada.svg Canada	4:16.45
Women's 400 m	Yan Chen Image:Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg China	4:36.66	Yana Klochkova Image:Flag of Ukraine.svg Ukraine	4:38.60	Yasuko Tajima Image:Flag of Japan.svg Japan	4:39.45
Medley Relay
Men's 4x100 m	Matt Welsh P Rogers Michael Klim Chris Fydler Image:Flag of Australia.svg Australia	3:37.98	Lenny Krayzelburg Kurt Grote Neil Walker Gary Hall Jr Image:Flag of the United States.svg United States	3:38.56	A Czene Norbert Rozsa P Horvath A Zubor Image:Flag of Hungary.svg Hungary	3:39.53
Women's 4x100 m	Lea Loveless-Maurer Kristy Kowal Amy van Dyken Jenny Thompson Image:Flag of the United States.svg United States	4:01.93	M Smith Helen Denman Petria Thomas Susan O'Neill Image:Flag of Australia.svg Australia	4:05.12	Mai Nakamura M Tanaka Ayari Aoyama S Minamoto Image:Flag of Japan.svg Japan	4:06.27

[edit] External links

• Swim Rankings results

Preceded by 1994 World Aquatics Championships (Rome, Italy)

FINA World Aquatics Championships

Succeeded by 2001 World Aquatics Championships (Fukuoka, Japan)

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