Men's 200 metre backstroke at the 1998 FINA World Championships | ||||||||||
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Date | 18 January 1998 | |||||||||
Competitors | 26 | |||||||||
Winning time | 1 minute 58.84 seconds | |||||||||
Medalists | ||||||||||
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1998 FINA World Championships | ||
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Diving | ||
Individual | ||
1 m | men | women |
3 m | men | women |
10 m | men | women |
Open water swimming | ||
Single | ||
5 km | men | women |
5 km | team rating | |
25 km | men | women |
25 km | team rating | |
Swimming | ||
Freestyle | ||
50 m | men | women |
100 m | men | women |
200 m | men | women |
400 m | men | women |
800 m | women | |
1500 m | men | |
Backstroke | ||
100 m | men | women |
200 m | men | women |
Breaststroke | ||
100 m | men | women |
200 m | men | women |
Butterfly | ||
100 m | men | women |
200 m | men | women |
Individual medley | ||
200 m | men | women |
400 m | men | women |
Freestyle relay | ||
4×100 m | men | women |
4×200 m | men | women |
Medley relay | ||
4×100 m | men | women |
Synchronised swimming | ||
Solo | women | |
Duet | women | |
Team | women | |
Water polo | ||
Tournament | men | women |
The finals and the qualifying heats of the men's 200 metre backstroke event at the 1998 World Aquatics Championships were held on Sunday 1998-01-18 in Perth, Western Australia.
Rank | Name | Time |
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Lenny Krayzelburg (USA) | 1:58.84 | |
Ralf Braun (GER) | 1:59.23 | |
Mark Versfeld (CAN) | 1:59.39 | |
4 | Emanuele Merisi (ITA) | 1:59.59 |
5 | Brad Bridgewater (USA) | 2:00.02 |
6 | Fu Yong (CHN) | 2:00.40 |
7 | Bartosz Sikora (POL) | 2:00.71 |
8 | Adam Ruckwood (GBR) | 2:01.10 |
Rank | Name | Time |
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9 | Vladislav Aminov (RUS) | 2:01.90 |
10 | Jorge Sánchez (ESP) | 2:02.04 |
11 | Stefano Battistelli (ITA) | 2:03.03 |
12 | Marko Strahija (CRO) | 2:03.12 |
13 | Rogério Romero (BRA) | 2:03.14 |
14 | Arūnas Savickas (LTU) | 2:03.74 |
15 | Adrian Radley (AUS) | 2:03.91 |
16 | Miroslav Machovič (SVK) | 2:05.36 |
Rank | Name | Time |
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1 | Lenny Krayzelburg (USA) | 1:59.36 |
2 | Mark Versfeld (CAN) | 2:00.49 |
3 | Adam Ruckwood (GBR) | 2:00.52 |
4 | Brad Bridgewater (USA) | 2:00.53 |
5 | Emanuele Merisi (ITA) | 2:00.73 |
6 | Ralf Braun (GER) | 2:01.13 |
7 | Bartosz Sikora (POL) | 2:01.50 |
7 | Fu Yong (CHN) | 2:01.76 |
9 | Neisser Bent (CUB) [1] | 2:02.09 |
10 | Vladimir Selkov (RUS) [2] | 2:02.09 |
11 | Vladislav Aminov (RUS) | 2:02.67 |
12 | Jorge Sánchez (ESP) | 2:02.73 |
13 | Arūnas Savickas (LTU) | 2:02.92 |
14 | Stefano Battistelli (ITA) | 2:03.55 |
15 | Marko Strahija (CRO) | 2:03.76 |
16 | Rogério Romero (BRA) | 2:03.83 |
17 | Miroslav Machovič (SVK) | 2:04.46 |
18 | Adrian Radley (AUS) | 2:04.48 |
19 | David Ortega (ESP) | 2:05.12 |
20 | Örn Arnarson (ISL) | 2:05.61 |
21 | Alexis Perdomo (VEN) | 2:05.66 |
22 | Nuno Laurentino (POR) | 2:06.67 |
23 | Darius Grigalionis (LTU) | 2:07.39 |
24 | Adrian O'Connor (IRL) | 2:08.10 |
25 | Carlos Arena (MEX) | 2:08.21 |
26 | Hugh O'Connor (IRL) | 2:08.39 |
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