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

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Men's 200 metre backstroke
at the 1998 FINA World Championships
Date18 January 1998
Competitors26
Winning time1 minute 58.84 seconds
Medalists
Gold medal icon.svg   Flag of the United States.svg  United States
Silver medal icon.svg   Flag of Germany.svg  Germany
Bronze medal icon.svg   Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada
  1994
2001  

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.

Contents

A Final

RankNameTime
Gold medal icon.svg Flag of the United States.svg  Lenny Krayzelburg  (USA)1:58.84
Silver medal icon.svg Flag of Germany.svg  Ralf Braun  (GER)1:59.23
Bronze medal icon.svg Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Mark Versfeld  (CAN)1:59.39
4Flag of Italy.svg  Emanuele Merisi  (ITA)1:59.59
5Flag of the United States.svg  Brad Bridgewater  (USA)2:00.02
6Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  Fu Yong  (CHN)2:00.40
7Flag of Poland.svg  Bartosz Sikora  (POL)2:00.71
8Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Adam Ruckwood  (GBR)2:01.10

B Final

RankNameTime
9Flag of Russia.svg  Vladislav Aminov  (RUS)2:01.90
10Flag of Spain.svg  Jorge Sánchez  (ESP)2:02.04
11Flag of Italy.svg  Stefano Battistelli  (ITA)2:03.03
12Flag of Croatia.svg  Marko Strahija  (CRO)2:03.12
13Flag of Brazil.svg  Rogério Romero  (BRA)2:03.14
14Flag of Lithuania.svg  Arūnas Savickas  (LTU)2:03.74
15Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Adrian Radley  (AUS)2:03.91
16Flag of Slovakia.svg  Miroslav Machovič  (SVK)2:05.36

Qualifying heats

RankNameTime
1Flag of the United States.svg  Lenny Krayzelburg  (USA)1:59.36
2Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Mark Versfeld  (CAN)2:00.49
3Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Adam Ruckwood  (GBR)2:00.52
4Flag of the United States.svg  Brad Bridgewater  (USA)2:00.53
5Flag of Italy.svg  Emanuele Merisi  (ITA)2:00.73
6Flag of Germany.svg  Ralf Braun  (GER)2:01.13
7Flag of Poland.svg  Bartosz Sikora  (POL)2:01.50
7Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  Fu Yong  (CHN)2:01.76
9Flag of Cuba.svg  Neisser Bent  (CUB) [1] 2:02.09
10Flag of Russia.svg  Vladimir Selkov  (RUS) [2] 2:02.09
11Flag of Russia.svg  Vladislav Aminov  (RUS)2:02.67
12Flag of Spain.svg  Jorge Sánchez  (ESP)2:02.73
13Flag of Lithuania.svg  Arūnas Savickas  (LTU)2:02.92
14Flag of Italy.svg  Stefano Battistelli  (ITA)2:03.55
15Flag of Croatia.svg  Marko Strahija  (CRO)2:03.76
16Flag of Brazil.svg  Rogério Romero  (BRA)2:03.83
17Flag of Slovakia.svg  Miroslav Machovič  (SVK)2:04.46
18Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Adrian Radley  (AUS)2:04.48
19Flag of Spain.svg  David Ortega  (ESP)2:05.12
20Flag of Iceland.svg  Örn Arnarson  (ISL)2:05.61
21Flag of Venezuela (1930-1954).svg  Alexis Perdomo  (VEN)2:05.66
22Flag of Portugal (official).svg  Nuno Laurentino  (POR)2:06.67
23Flag of Lithuania.svg  Darius Grigalionis  (LTU)2:07.39
24Flag of Ireland.svg  Adrian O'Connor  (IRL)2:08.10
25Flag of Mexico.svg  Carlos Arena  (MEX)2:08.21
26Flag of Ireland.svg  Hugh O'Connor  (IRL)2:08.39

Remarks

  1. Flag of Cuba.svg  Neisser Bent  (CUB) scratched B-Final
  2. Flag of Russia.svg  Vladimir Selkov  (RUS) scratched B-Final

See also

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