Swimming at the 1998 World Aquatics Championships – Women's 800 metre freestyle

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Women's 800 metre freestyle
at the 1998 FINA World Championships
Date16 January 1998 (heats0
17 January 1998 (final)
Winning time8 minutes 28.71 seconds
Medalists
Gold medal icon.svg   Flag of the United States.svg  United States
Silver medal icon.svg   Flag of the United States.svg  United States
Bronze medal icon.svg   Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands
  1994
2001  

The final of the women's 800 metre freestyle event at the 1998 World Aquatics Championships was held on Saturday 17 January 1998 in Perth, Western Australia.

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Final

RankNameTime
Gold medal icon.svg Flag of the United States.svg  Brooke Bennett  (USA)8:28.71
Silver medal icon.svg Flag of the United States.svg  Diana Munz  (USA)8:29.97
Bronze medal icon.svg Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Kirsten Vlieghuis  (NED)8:32.34
4Flag of Germany.svg  Jana Henke  (GER)8:33.52
5Flag of Germany.svg  Kerstin Kielgass  (GER)8:33.62
6Flag of Switzerland.svg  Flavia Rigamonti  (SUI)8:37.37
7Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Carla Geurts  (NED)8:41.76
8Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  Chen Hua  (CHN)8:47.85

Qualifying heats

RankNameTime
1Flag of the United States.svg  Brooke Bennett  (USA)8:30.68
2Flag of the United States.svg  Diana Munz  (USA)8:34.87
3Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Kirsten Vlieghuis  (NED)8:35.75
4Flag of Germany.svg  Jana Henke  (GER)8:36.00
5Flag of Germany.svg  Kerstin Kielgass  (GER)8:37.53
6Flag of Switzerland.svg  Flavia Rigamonti  (SUI)8:37.55
7Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Carla Geurts  (NED)8:42.68
8Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  Chen Hua  (CHN)8:43.84
9Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Nadine Neumann  (AUS)8:46.47
10Flag of Spain.svg  María Bardina  (ESP)8:46.96
11Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Sofie Goffin  (BEL)8:50.43
12Flag of Russia.svg  Tatyana Mikhaylova  (RUS)8:50.56
13Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Jana Pechanová  (CZE)8:54.37
14Flag of North Macedonia.svg  Mirjana Boševska  (MKD)8:55.08
15Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Andrea Schwartz  (CAN)8:57.51
16Flag of Suriname.svg  Carolyn Adel  (SUR)9:00.50
17Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg  Chi-Chan Lin  (TPE)9:01.74
18Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Natasha Bowron  (AUS)9:02.31
19Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Kristýna Kyněrová  (CZE)9:03.35

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