Swimming at the 1998 World Aquatics Championships – Women's 50 metre freestyle

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Women's 50 metre freestyle
at the 1998 FINA World Championships
Date18 January 1998
Winning time25.15 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 the People's Republic of China.svg  China
  1994
2001  

The finals and the qualifying heats of the women's 50 metre freestyle event at the 1998 World Aquatics Championships were held on Sunday 18 January 1998 in Perth, Western Australia.

Contents

A Final

RankNameTime
Gold medal icon.svg Flag of the United States.svg  Amy Van Dyken  (USA)25.15
Silver medal icon.svg Flag of Germany.svg  Sandra Völker  (GER)25.32
Bronze medal icon.svg Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  Shan Ying  (CHN)25.36
4Flag of the United States.svg  Jenny Thompson  (USA)25.59
5Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Angela Postma  (NED)25.67
6Flag of Sweden.svg  Therese Alshammar  (SWE)25.83
7Flag of Germany.svg  Simone Osygus  (GER)25.90
8Flag of Slovakia.svg  Martina Moravcová  (SVK)26.04

B Final

RankNameTime
9Flag of Japan.svg  Sumika Minamoto  (JPN)25.99
10Flag of Egypt.svg  Rania Elwani  (EGY)26.05
12Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Rebecca Creedy  (AUS)26.09
Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Wilma van Hofwegen  (NED)
Flag of Kazakhstan.svg  Yevgeniya Yermakova  (KAZ)
14Flag of Spain.svg  Claudia Franco  (ESP)26.14
15Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Sue Rolph  (GBR)26.19
Flag of Barbados.svg  Leah Martindale  (BAR)

Qualifying heats

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