Swimming at the 1998 World Aquatics Championships

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These are the results of the swimming competition at the 1998 World Aquatics Championships.

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Doping

During a routine customs check on Chinese swimmer Yuan Yuan's luggage, enough human growth hormone was discovered to supply the entire women's swimming team for the duration of the championships. [1] Only Yuan was sanctioned for the incident, with speculation that this was connected to the nomination of Juan Antonio Samaranch by China for the Nobel Peace Prize in 1993. [2] Tests in Perth also found the presence of the banned diuretic masking agent triamterine in the urine of four swimmers, Wang Luna, Yi Zhang, Huijue Cai and Wei Wang. [3] The swimmers were suspended from competition for two years, with three coaches associated with the swimmers, Zhi Cheng, Hiuqin Xu and Zhi Cheng each suspended for three months. [3]

Medal table

  *   Host nation (Australia)

RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1Flag of the United States.svg  United States  (USA)145524
2Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia  (AUS)*76720
3Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China  (CHN)3227
4Flag of Germany.svg  Germany  (GER)1438
5Flag of France.svg  France  (FRA)1304
6Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands  (NED)1225
7Flag of Russia.svg  Russia  (RUS)1113
8Flag of Ukraine.svg  Ukraine  (UKR)1102
9Flag of Hungary.svg  Hungary  (HUN)1023
10Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium  (BEL)1001
Flag of Costa Rica.svg  Costa Rica  (CRC)1001
12Flag of Japan.svg  Japan  (JPN)0235
13Flag of Slovakia.svg  Slovakia  (SVK)0213
14Flag of Italy.svg  Italy  (ITA)0202
15Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada  (CAN)0134
16Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden  (SWE)0112
17Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain  (GBR)0022
18Flag of Puerto Rico.svg  Puerto Rico  (PUR)0011
Totals (18 nations)32323397

Medal summary

Men

EventGoldSilverBronze
50 m freestyle
Flag of the United States.svg  Bill Pilczuk  (USA)
22.29
Flag of Russia.svg  Alexander Popov  (RUS)
22.43
Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Michael Klim  (AUS)
Flag of Puerto Rico.svg  Ricardo Busquets  (PUR)
22.47
100 m freestyle
Flag of Russia.svg  Alexander Popov  (RUS)
48.93
CR
Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Michael Klim  (AUS)
49.20
Flag of Sweden.svg  Lars Frölander  (SWE)
49.53
200 m freestyle
Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Michael Klim  (AUS)
1:47.41
Flag of Italy.svg  Massimiliano Rosolino  (ITA)
1:48.30
Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Pieter van den Hoogenband  (NED)
1:48.65
400 m freestyle
Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Ian Thorpe  (AUS)
3:46.29
Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Grant Hackett  (AUS)
3:46.44
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Paul Palmer  (GBR)
3:48.02
1500 m freestyle
Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Grant Hackett  (AUS)
14:51.70
Flag of Italy.svg  Emiliano Brembilla  (ITA)
15:00.59
Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Daniel Kowalski  (AUS)
15:03.94
100 m backstroke
Flag of the United States.svg  Lenny Krayzelburg  (USA)
55.00
CR
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Mark Versfeld  (CAN)
55.17
Flag of Germany.svg  Stev Theloke  (GER)
55.20
200 m backstroke
Flag of the United States.svg  Lenny Krayzelburg  (USA)
1:58.84
Flag of Germany.svg  Ralf Braun  (GER)
1:59.23
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Mark Versfeld  (CAN)
1:59.39
100 m breaststroke
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Frédérik Deburghgraeve  (BEL)
1:01.34
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  Zeng Qiliang  (CHN)
1:01.76
Flag of the United States.svg  Kurt Grote  (USA)
1:01.93
200 m breaststroke
Flag of the United States.svg  Kurt Grote  (USA)
2:13.40
Flag of France.svg  Jean-Christophe Sarnin  (FRA)
2:13.42
Flag of Hungary.svg  Norbert Rózsa  (HUN)
2:13.59
100 m butterfly
Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Michael Klim  (AUS)
52.25
CR
Flag of Sweden.svg  Lars Frölander  (SWE)
52.79
Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Geoff Huegill  (AUS)
52.90
200 m butterfly
Flag of Ukraine.svg  Denys Sylantyev  (UKR)
1:56.61
Flag of France.svg  Franck Esposito  (FRA)
1:56.77
Flag of the United States.svg  Tom Malchow  (USA)
1:57.26
200 m individual medley
Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Marcel Wouda  (NED)
2:01.18
Flag of France.svg  Xavier Marchand  (FRA)
2:01.66
Flag of the United States.svg  Ron Karnaugh  (USA)
2:01.89
400 m individual medley
Flag of the United States.svg  Tom Dolan  (USA)
4:14.95
Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Marcel Wouda  (NED)
4:15.53
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Curtis Myden  (CAN)
4:16.45
4 × 100 m freestyle relay
Flag of the United States.svg  United States  (USA)
Scott Tucker
Neil Walker
Jon Olsen
Gary Hall, Jr.

3:16.69
CR
Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia  (AUS)
Adam Pine
Richard Upton
Michael Klim
Chris Fydler

3:16.97
Flag of Russia.svg  Russia  (RUS)
Roman Yegorov
Denis Pimankov
Vladislav Kulikov
Alexander Popov

3:18.45
4 × 200 m freestyle relay
Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia  (AUS)
Michael Klim
Grant Hackett
Ian Thorpe
Daniel Kowalski

7:12.48
CR
Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands  (NED)
Pieter van den Hoogenband
Mark van der Zijden
Martijn Zuijdweg
Marcel Wouda

7:16.77
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain  (GBR)
Paul Palmer
Gavin Meadows
Andrew Clayton
James Salter

7:17.33
4 × 100 m medley relay
Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia  (AUS)
Matt Welsh
Phil Rogers
Michael Klim
Chris Fydler

3:37.98
Flag of the United States.svg  United States  (USA)
Lenny Krayzelburg
Kurt Grote
Neil Walker
Gary Hall, Jr.

3:38.56
Flag of Hungary.svg  Hungary  (HUN)
Attila Czene
Norbert Rózsa
Péter Horváth
Attila Zubor

3:39.53

Legend:WR World record; CR Championship record

Women

EventGoldSilverBronze
50 m freestyle
Flag of the United States.svg  Amy Van Dyken  (USA)
25.15
Flag of Germany.svg  Sandra Völker  (GER)
25.32
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  Shan Ying  (CHN)
25.36
100 m freestyle
Flag of the United States.svg  Jenny Thompson  (USA)
54.95
Flag of Slovakia.svg  Martina Moravcová  (SVK)
55.09
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  Shan Ying  (CHN)
55.10
200 m freestyle
Flag of Costa Rica.svg  Claudia Poll  (CRC)
1:58.90
Flag of Slovakia.svg  Martina Moravcová  (SVK)
1:59.61
Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Julia Greville  (AUS)
1:59.92
400 m freestyle
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  Chen Yan  (CHN)
4:06.72
Flag of the United States.svg  Brooke Bennett  (USA)
4:07.07
Flag of Germany.svg  Dagmar Hase  (GER)
4:08.82
800 m freestyle
Flag of the United States.svg  Brooke Bennett  (USA)
8:28.71
Flag of the United States.svg  Diana Munz  (USA)
8:29.97
Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Kirsten Vlieghuis  (NED)
8:32.34
100 m backstroke
Flag of the United States.svg  Lea Loveless-Maurer  (USA)
1:01.16
Flag of Japan.svg  Mai Nakamura  (JPN)
1:01.28
Flag of Germany.svg  Sandra Völker  (GER)
1:01.47
200 m backstroke
Flag of France.svg  Roxana Maracineanu  (FRA)
2:11.26
Flag of Germany.svg  Dagmar Hase  (GER)
2:11.45
Flag of Japan.svg  Mai Nakamura  (JPN)
2:12.22
100 m breaststroke
Flag of the United States.svg  Kristy Kowal  (USA)
1:08.42
Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Helen Denman  (AUS)
1:08.51
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Lauren van Oosten  (CAN)
1:08.66
200 m breaststroke
Flag of Hungary.svg  Ágnes Kovács  (HUN)
2:25.45
CR
Flag of the United States.svg  Kristy Kowal  (USA)
2:26.19
Flag of the United States.svg  Jenna Street  (USA)
2:26.50
100 m butterfly
Flag of the United States.svg  Jenny Thompson  (USA)
58.46
CR
Flag of Japan.svg  Ayari Aoyama  (JPN)
58.79
Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Petria Thomas  (AUS)
58.97
200 m butterfly
Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Susie O'Neill  (AUS)
2:07.93
Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Petria Thomas  (AUS)
2:09.08
Flag of the United States.svg  Misty Hyman  (USA)
2:09.98
200 m individual medley
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  Wu Yanyan  (CHN)
2:10.88
CR
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  Chen Yan  (CHN)
2:13.66
Flag of Slovakia.svg  Martina Moravcová  (SVK)
2:14.26
400 m individual medley
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  Chen Yan  (CHN)
4:36.66
Flag of Ukraine.svg  Yana Klochkova  (UKR)
4:38.60
Flag of Japan.svg  Yasuko Tajima  (JPN)
4:39.45
4 × 100 m freestyle relay
Flag of the United States.svg  United States  (USA)
Lindsey Farella
Barbara Bedford
Amy Van Dyken
Jenny Thompson

3:42.11
Flag of Germany.svg  Germany  (GER)
Sandra Völker
Franziska van Almsick
Simone Osygus
Katrin Meissner

3:43.11
Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia  (AUS)
Sarah Ryan
Rebecca Creedy
Angela Kennedy
Susie O'Neill

3:43.71
4 × 200 m freestyle relay
Flag of Germany.svg  Germany  (GER)
Franziska van Almsick
Dagmar Hase
Silvia Szalai
Kerstin Kielgass

8:01.46
Flag of the United States.svg  United States  (USA)
Cristina Teuscher
Lindsay Benko
Brooke Bennett
Jenny Thompson

8:02.88
Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia  (AUS)
Julia Greville
Anna Windsor
Petria Thomas
Susie O'Neill

8:04.19
4 × 100 m medley relay
Flag of the United States.svg  United States  (USA)
Lea Loveless-Maurer
Kristy Kowal
Amy Van Dyken
Jenny Thompson

4:01.93
Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia  (AUS)
Meredith Smith
Helen Denman
Petria Thomas
Susie O'Neill

4:05.12
Flag of Japan.svg  Japan  (JPN)
Mai Nakamura
Masami Tanaka
Ayari Aoyama
Sumika Minamoto

4:06.27

Legend:WR World record; CR Championship record

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