Swimming at the 1998 World Aquatics Championships – Women's 200 metre backstroke

The finals and the qualifying heats of the women's 200 metre backstroke event at the 1998 World Aquatics Championships were held on Saturday 17 January 1998 in Perth, Western Australia.

Women's 200 metre backstroke
at the 1998 FINA World Championships
Date17 January 1998
Winning time2 minutes 11.26 seconds
Medalists
    France
    Germany
    Japan

A Final

RankNameTime
 Roxana Maracineanu (FRA) 2:11.26
 Dagmar Hase (GER) 2:11.45
 Mai Nakamura (JPN) 2:12.22
4  Cathleen Rund (GER) 2:12.72
5  Lea Maurer (USA) 2:13.04
6  Miki Nakao (JPN) 2:13.13
7  Meredith Smith (AUS) 2:13.70
8  Hélène Ricardo (FRA) 2:15.01

B Final

RankNameTime
9  Amanda Adkins (USA) 2:14.25
10  Ivette María (ESP) 2:16.17
11  Helen Don-Duncan (GBR) 2:16.94
12  Isabela Burczyk (POL) 2:17.00
13  Kateřina Pivoňková (CZE) 2:17.31
14  Elena Grechushnikova (RUS) 2:17.69
15  Emma Johnson (AUS) 2:19.35
16  Fabíola Molina (BRA) 2:19.67

Remarks

    See also

    References

    • "8th FINA World Swimming Championships". SwimNews.com.
    • "1998 FINA World Championships (LCM)". USA Swimming.

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