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

Men's 200 metre backstroke at the 1998 FINA World Championships
Date	18 January 1998
Competitors	26
Winning time	1 minute 58.84 seconds
Medalists
Lenny Krayzelburg    United States   Ralf Braun    Germany   Mark Versfeld    Canada
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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.

A Final

Rank	Name	Time
	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

B Final

Rank	Name	Time
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

Qualifying heats

Rank	Name	Time
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

Remarks

1.   Neisser Bent  (CUB) scratched B-Final
2.   Vladimir Selkov  (RUS) scratched B-Final

See also

• 1996 Men's Olympic Games 200m Backstroke (Atlanta)
• 1997 Men's World SC Championships 200m Backstroke (Gothenburg)
• 1997 Men's European LC Championships 200m Backstroke (Seville)
• 2000 Men's Olympic Games 200m Backstroke (Sydney)

References

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