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

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Women's 200 metre individual medley
at the 1998 FINA World Championships
Date16 January 1998
Winning time2 minutes 10.88 seconds
Medalists
Gold medal icon.svg   Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China
Silver medal icon.svg   Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China
Bronze medal icon.svg   Flag of Slovakia.svg  Slovakia
  1994
2001  

The finals and the qualifying heats of the women's 200 metre individual medley event at the 1998 World Aquatics Championships were held on Friday 16 January 1998 in Perth, Western Australia.

Contents

A Final

RankNameTime
Gold medal icon.svg Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  Wu Yanyan  (CHN)2:10.88 CR
Silver medal icon.svg Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  Chen Yan  (CHN)2:13.66
Bronze medal icon.svg Flag of Slovakia.svg  Martina Moravcová  (SVK)2:14.26
4Flag of Ukraine.svg  Yana Klochkova  (UKR)2:15.01
5Flag of the United States.svg  Maddy Crippen  (USA)2:16.02
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Marianne Limpert  (CAN)
7Flag of Romania.svg  Beatrice Câșlaru  (ROM)2:16.20
8Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Elli Overton  (AUS)2:16.74

B Final

RankNameTime
9Flag of Russia.svg  Oxana Verevka  (RUS)2:16.29
10Flag of Japan.svg  Yasuko Tajima  (JPN)2:17.19
11Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Sue Rolph  (GBR)2:17.33
12Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Joanne Malar  (CAN)2:17.65
13Flag of Spain.svg  Lourdes Becerra  (ESP)2:17.89
14Flag of Germany.svg  Nicole Hetzer  (GER)2:18.29
15Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Emma Johnson  (AUS)2:19.86
16Flag of Greece.svg  Aikaterini Sarakatsani  (GRE)2:22.44

Qualifying heats

RankNameTime
1Flag of Slovakia.svg  Martina Moravcová  (SVK)2:15.67
2Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  Chen Yan  (CHN)2:15.99
3Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  Wu Yanyan  (CHN)2:16.19
4Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Elli Overton  (AUS)2:16.28
5Flag of Romania.svg  Beatrice Câșlaru  (ROM)2:16.76
6Flag of the United States.svg  Maddy Crippen  (USA)2:16.78
7Flag of Ukraine.svg  Yana Klochkova  (UKR)2:16.89
8Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Marianne Limpert  (CAN)2:16.91
9Flag of Germany.svg  Nicole Hetzer  (GER)2:16.96
10Flag of the United States.svg  Kristine Quance  (USA) [1] 2:17.31
11Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Joanne Malar  (CAN)2:17.45
12Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Sue Rolph  (GBR)2:17.47
13Flag of Japan.svg  Yasuko Tajima  (JPN)2:18.50
14Flag of Russia.svg  Oxana Verevka  (RUS)2:18.59
15Flag of Sweden.svg  Malin Svahnström  (SWE) [2] 2:18.96
16Flag of Spain.svg  Lourdes Becerra  (ESP)2:18.97
17Flag of Greece.svg  Aikaterini Sarakatsani  (GRE)2:19.30
18Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Emma Johnson  (AUS)2:19.38
19Flag of Slovenia.svg  Alenka Kejžar  (SLO)2:19.57
20Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Lenka Maňhalová  (CZE)2:19.67
21Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Hana Černá  (CZE)2:19.75
22Flag of Romania.svg  Simona Păduraru  (ROM)2:20.47
23.Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Yseult Gervy  (BEL)2:20.94
24Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg  Nicole Zahnd  (SUI)2:20.95
25Flag of Slovenia.svg  Nataša Kejžar  (SLO)2:21.09
26Flag of South Africa.svg  Julia Russell  (RSA)2:21.36
27Flag of Germany.svg  Sabine Herbst  (GER)2:21.41
28Flag of Portugal.svg  Maria Santos  (POR)2:21.71
29Flag of Thailand.svg  Ravee Intporn-Udom  (THA)2:22.21

Remarks

  1. Flag of the United States.svg  Kristine Quance  (USA) scratched B-Final
  2. Flag of Sweden.svg  Malin Svahnström  (SWE) scratched B-Final

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