Open water swimming at the 1998 World Aquatics Championships – Women's 25 km
# Open water swimming at the 1998 World Aquatics Championships – Women's 25 km

The Women's 25K race at the 8th FINA World Aquatics Championships swam on January 11, 1998, in the ocean off Perth, Western Australia.

## Results

| Place | Swimmer | Nation | Time |
| - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Tobie Smith | USA | 5:31:20.1 |
| 2 | Peggy Büchse | Germany | 5:32:19.2 |
| 3 | Edith van Dijk | Netherlands | 5:38.06.9 |
| 4 | Tracey Knowles | Australia | 5:40.20.0 |
| 5 | Valeria Casprini | Italy | 5:43:35.4 |
| 6 | Etta van der Weijden | Netherlands | 5:44:37.5 |
| 7 | Britta Kamrau | Germany | 5:47:24.1 |
| 8 | Gaia Naldini | Italy | 5:49:04.6 |
| 9 | Annette Andermatt | Switzerland | 5:51:53.7 |
| 10 | Karen Burton | USA | 5:56:40.2 |
| 11 | Angela Collett | New Zealand | 6:05:16.8 |
| 12 | Mellisa Cunningham | Australia | 6:07:14.4 |
| 13 | Maša Jamnik | Slovenia | 6:08:31.9 |
| 14 | Radka Nechmačová | Czech Republic | 6:09:53.2 |
| 15 | Attilia Figini | Switzerland | 6:11:55.1 |
| 16 | Celina Endo | Brazil | 6:15:44.4 |
| 17 | Edit Kasparik | Hungary | 6:26:27.1 |
