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

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Women's 200m Breaststroke
at the 1998 FINA World Championships
Date15 January 1998
Winning time2 minutes 25.45 seconds
Medalists
Gold medal icon.svg   Flag of Hungary.svg  Hungary
Silver medal icon.svg   Flag of the United States.svg  United States
Bronze medal icon.svg   Flag of the United States.svg  United States
  1994
2001  

The finals and the qualifying heats of the women's 200 metre breaststroke event at the 1998 World Aquatics Championships were held on Thursday 15 January 1998 in Perth, Western Australia.

Contents

A Final

RankNameTime
Gold medal icon.svg Flag of Hungary.svg  Ágnes Kovács  (HUN)2:25.45 CR
Silver medal icon.svg Flag of the United States.svg  Kristy Kowal  (USA)2:26.19
Bronze medal icon.svg Flag of the United States.svg  Jenna Street  (USA)2:26.50
4Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Samantha Riley  (AUS)2:26.63
5Flag of Japan.svg  Masami Tanaka  (JPN)2:27.52
6Flag of South Africa.svg  Penelope Heyns  (RSA)2:27.81
7Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Brigitte Becue  (BEL)2:28.27
8Flag of Ukraine.svg  Svitlana Bondarenko  (UKR)2:31.00

B Final

RankNameTime
9Flag of Germany.svg  Anne Poleska  (GER)2:29.55
10Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Lauren van Oosten  (CAN)2:30.26
11Flag of Poland.svg  Alicja Pęczak  (POL)2:30.49
12Flag of Germany.svg  Ina Hüging  (GER)2:30.55
13Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Linda Hindmarsh  (GBR)2:30.90
14Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Nadine Neumann  (AUS)2:31.21
15Flag of France.svg  Karine Brémond  (FRA)2:32.66
16Flag of Poland.svg  Dagmara Ajnenkiel  (POL)2:33.75

Qualifying heats

RankNameTime
1Flag of the United States.svg  Jenna Street  (USA)2:26.63 CR
2Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Samantha Riley  (AUS)2:26.72
3Flag of Hungary.svg  Ágnes Kovács  (HUN)2:27.21
4Flag of Japan.svg  Masami Tanaka  (JPN)2:27.71
5Flag of the United States.svg  Kristy Kowal  (USA)2:28.06
6Flag of Ukraine.svg  Svitlana Bondarenko  (UKR)2:28.88
7Flag of South Africa.svg  Penelope Heyns  (RSA)2:28.99
8Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Brigitte Becue  (BEL)2:29.18
9Flag of Germany.svg  Ina Hüging  (GER)2:29.94
10Flag of Germany.svg  Anne Poleska  (GER)2:30.54
11Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Nadine Neumann  (AUS)2:30.58
12Flag of Poland.svg  Alicja Pęczak  (POL)2:30.73
13Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Lauren van Oosten  (CAN)2:30.95
14Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Linda Hindmarsh  (GBR)2:31.24
15Flag of Poland.svg  Dagmara Ajnenkiel  (POL)2:31.91
16Flag of France.svg  Karine Brémond  (FRA)2:32.04
17Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Jaime King  (GBR)2:32.29
18Flag of Ukraine.svg  Inna Nikitina  (UKR)2:33.18
19Flag of Romania.svg  Beatrice Câșlaru  (ROM)2:33.49
20Flag of South Africa.svg  Julia Russell  (RSA)2:33.69
21Flag of Russia.svg  Olesja Monchak  (RUS)2:34.06
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Lenka Maňhalová  (CZE)
23Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Madelon Baans  (NED)2:35.35
24Flag of Austria.svg  Elvira Fischer  (AUT)2:35.65
25Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Tara Sloan  (CAN)2:36.89
26Flag of Slovenia.svg  Nataša Kejžar  (SLO)2:37.11
27Flag of Colombia.svg  Isabel Ceballos  (COL)2:38.53

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