Swimming at the 1998 World Aquatics Championships – Men's 100 metre freestyle

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Men's 100 metre freestyle
at the 1998 FINA World Championships
Date14 January 1998
Competitors83
Winning time48.93 seconds
Medalists
Gold medal icon.svg   Flag of Russia.svg  Russia
Silver medal icon.svg   Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia
Bronze medal icon.svg   Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden
  1994
2001  

The finals and the qualifying heats of the men's 100 metre freestyle event at the 1998 World Aquatics Championships were held on Wednesday 14 January 1998 in Perth, Western Australia.

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Results

Heats

RankNameTimeNotes
1Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Michael Klim  (AUS)49.33
2Flag of Russia.svg  Alexander Popov  (RUS)49.57
3Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Pieter van den Hoogenband  (NED)49.61
4Flag of Brazil.svg  Gustavo Borges  (BRA)49.70
5Flag of the United States.svg  Scott Tucker  (USA)49.86
6Flag of Sweden.svg  Lars Frölander  (SWE)49.87
7Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Chris Fydler  (AUS)50.21
8Flag of Hungary.svg  Attila Zubor  (HUN)50.29
9Flag of the United States.svg  Neil Walker  (USA)50.35
10Flag of Cuba.svg  Marcos Hernández  (CUB)50.37
11Flag of Puerto Rico.svg  Ricardo Busquets  (PUR)50.39
12Flag of Russia.svg  Denis Pimankov  (RUS)50.40
Flag of Germany.svg  Christian Tröger  (GER)
14Flag of Italy.svg  Lorenzo Vismara  (ITA)50.42
15Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Stephen Clarke  (CAN)50.43
16Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Nicholas Shackell  (GBR)50.52
17Flag of Brazil.svg  Fernando Scherer  (BRA)50.57
18Flag of Venezuela (1930-1954).svg  Francisco Sánchez  (VEN)50.64
19Flag of Poland.svg  Bartosz Kizierowski  (POL)50.68
Flag of Romania.svg  Nicolae Ivan  (ROM)
21Flag of Israel.svg  Yoav Bruck  (ISR)50.74
22Flag of Algeria.svg  Salim Iles  (ALG)50.76
23Flag of Argentina.svg  José Meolans  (ARG)50.79
24Flag of Japan.svg  Shunsuke Ito  (JPN)50.93
25Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Craig Hutchison  (CAN)51.03
26Flag of Belarus.svg  Oleg Rykhlevich  (BLR)51.16
27Flag of Sweden.svg  Johan Wallberg  (SWE)51.17
28Flag of New Zealand.svg  Trent Bray  (NZL)51.22
29Flag of South Africa.svg  Brendon Dedekind  (RSA)51.40
30Flag of Spain.svg  Juan Benavides  (ESP)51.42
31Flag of France.svg  Julien Sicot  (FRA)51.54
32Flag of Turkey.svg  Derya Büyükuncu  (TUR)51.58
33Flag of Slovenia.svg  Peter Mankoč  (SLO)51.59
34Flag of Germany.svg  Alexander Lüderitz  (GER)51.63
35Flag of Estonia.svg  Indrek Sei  (EST)51.64
36Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Mark Stevens  (GBR)51.79
37Flag of Spain.svg  José Rojano  (ESP)51.87
38Flag of Ecuador.svg  Felipe Delgado  (ECU)51.94
39Flag of Denmark.svg Jacob Rasmussen (DEN)51.97

Finals

A

RankNameTimeNotes
Gold medal icon.svg Flag of Russia.svg  Alexander Popov  (RUS)48.93 CR
Silver medal icon.svg Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Michael Klim  (AUS)49.20
Bronze medal icon.svg Flag of Sweden.svg  Lars Frölander  (SWE)49.53
4Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Pieter van den Hoogenband  (NED)49.59
5Flag of Brazil.svg  Gustavo Borges  (BRA)49.62
6Flag of Hungary.svg  Attila Zubor  (HUN)49.82
7Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Chris Fydler  (AUS)49.95
8Flag of the United States.svg  Scott Tucker  (USA)50.36

B

RankNameTimeNotes
9Flag of the United States.svg  Neil Walker  (USA)49.90
10Flag of Russia.svg  Denis Pimankov  (RUS)50.18
11Flag of Puerto Rico.svg  Ricardo Busquets  (PUR)50.19
12Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Stephen Clarke  (CAN)50.38
13Flag of Cuba.svg  Marcos Hernández  (CUB)50.41
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Nicholas Shackell  (GBR)
15Flag of Italy.svg  Lorenzo Vismara  (ITA)50.66
16Flag of Germany.svg  Christian Tröger  (GER)50.72

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