Swimming at the 1998 World Aquatics Championships
# Swimming at the 1998 World Aquatics Championships

These are the results of the swimming competition at the 1998 World Aquatics Championships.

## Doping

During a routine customs check on Chinese swimmer Yuan Yuan's luggage, enough human growth hormone was discovered to supply the entire women's swimming team for the duration of the championships. Only Yuan was sanctioned for the incident, with speculation that this was connected to the nomination of Juan Antonio Samaranch by China for the Nobel Peace Prize in 1993. Tests in Perth also found the presence of the banned diuretic masking agent triamterine in the urine of four swimmers, Wang Luna, Yi Zhang, Huijue Cai and Wei Wang. The swimmers were suspended from competition for two years, with three coaches associated with the swimmers, Zhi Cheng, Hiuqin Xu and Zhi Cheng each suspended for three months.

## Medal table

* Host nation (Australia)

| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | United States (USA) | 14 | 5 | 5 | 24 |
| 2 | Australia (AUS)* | 7 | 6 | 7 | 20 |
| 3 | China (CHN) | 3 | 2 | 2 | 7 |
| 4 | Germany (GER) | 1 | 4 | 3 | 8 |
| 5 | France (FRA) | 1 | 3 | 0 | 4 |
| 6 | Netherlands (NED) | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 |
| 7 | Russia (RUS) | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 8 | Ukraine (UKR) | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 9 | Hungary (HUN) | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 10 | Belgium (BEL) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 10 | Costa Rica (CRC) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 12 | Japan (JPN) | 0 | 2 | 3 | 5 |
| 13 | Slovakia (SVK) | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 14 | Italy (ITA) | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 15 | Canada (CAN) | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| 16 | Sweden (SWE) | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 17 | Great Britain (GBR) | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 18 | Puerto Rico (PUR) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Totals (18 entries) | Totals (18 entries) | 32 | 32 | 33 | 97 |

## Medal summary

### Men

| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
| - | - | - | - |
| 50 m freestyle details | Bill Pilczuk (USA) 22.29 | Alexander Popov (RUS) 22.43 | Michael Klim (AUS) Ricardo Busquets (PUR) 22.47 |
| 100 m freestyle details | Alexander Popov (RUS) 48.93CR | Michael Klim (AUS) 49.20 | Lars Frölander (SWE) 49.53 |
| 200 m freestyle details | Michael Klim (AUS) 1:47.41 | Massimiliano Rosolino (ITA) 1:48.30 | Pieter van den Hoogenband (NED) 1:48.65 |
| 400 m freestyle details | Ian Thorpe (AUS) 3:46.29 | Grant Hackett (AUS) 3:46.44 | Paul Palmer (GBR) 3:48.02 |
| 1500 m freestyle details | Grant Hackett (AUS) 14:51.70 | Emiliano Brembilla (ITA) 15:00.59 | Daniel Kowalski (AUS) 15:03.94 |
| 100 m backstroke details | Lenny Krayzelburg (USA) 55.00CR | Mark Versfeld (CAN) 55.17 | Stev Theloke (GER) 55.20 |
| 200 m backstroke details | Lenny Krayzelburg (USA) 1:58.84 | Ralf Braun (GER) 1:59.23 | Mark Versfeld (CAN) 1:59.39 |
| 100 m breaststroke details | Frédérik Deburghgraeve (BEL) 1:01.34 | Zeng Qiliang (CHN) 1:01.76 | Kurt Grote (USA) 1:01.93 |
| 200 m breaststroke details | Kurt Grote (USA) 2:13.40 | Jean-Christophe Sarnin (FRA) 2:13.42 | Norbert Rózsa (HUN) 2:13.59 |
| 100 m butterfly details | Michael Klim (AUS) 52.25CR | Lars Frölander (SWE) 52.79 | Geoff Huegill (AUS) 52.90 |
| 200 m butterfly details | Denys Sylantyev (UKR) 1:56.61 | Franck Esposito (FRA) 1:56.77 | Tom Malchow (USA) 1:57.26 |
| 200 m individual medley details | Marcel Wouda (NED) 2:01.18 | Xavier Marchand (FRA) 2:01.66 | Ron Karnaugh (USA) 2:01.89 |
| 400 m individual medley details | Tom Dolan (USA) 4:14.95 | Marcel Wouda (NED) 4:15.53 | Curtis Myden (CAN) 4:16.45 |
| 4 × 100 m freestyle relay details | United States (USA) Scott Tucker Neil Walker Jon Olsen Gary Hall, Jr. 3:16.69CR | Australia (AUS) Adam Pine Richard Upton Michael Klim Chris Fydler 3:16.97 | Russia (RUS) Roman Yegorov Denis Pimankov Vladislav Kulikov Alexander Popov 3:18.45 |
| 4 × 200 m freestyle relay details | Australia (AUS) Michael Klim Grant Hackett Ian Thorpe Daniel Kowalski 7:12.48CR | Netherlands (NED) Pieter van den Hoogenband Mark van der Zijden Martijn Zuijdweg Marcel Wouda 7:16.77 | Great Britain (GBR) Paul Palmer Gavin Meadows Andrew Clayton James Salter 7:17.33 |
| 4 × 100 m medley relay details | Australia (AUS) Matt Welsh Phil Rogers Michael Klim Chris Fydler 3:37.98 | United States (USA) Lenny Krayzelburg Kurt Grote Neil Walker Gary Hall, Jr. 3:38.56 | Hungary (HUN) Attila Czene Norbert Rózsa Péter Horváth Attila Zubor 3:39.53 |

Legend: WR – World record; CR – Championship record

### Women

| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
| - | - | - | - |
| 50 m freestyle details | Amy Van Dyken (USA) 25.15 | Sandra Völker (GER) 25.32 | Shan Ying (CHN) 25.36 |
| 100 m freestyle details | Jenny Thompson (USA) 54.95 | Martina Moravcová (SVK) 55.09 | Shan Ying (CHN) 55.10 |
| 200 m freestyle details | Claudia Poll (CRC) 1:58.90 | Martina Moravcová (SVK) 1:59.61 | Julia Greville (AUS) 1:59.92 |
| 400 m freestyle details | Chen Yan (CHN) 4:06.72 | Brooke Bennett (USA) 4:07.07 | Dagmar Hase (GER) 4:08.82 |
| 800 m freestyle details | Brooke Bennett (USA) 8:28.71 | Diana Munz (USA) 8:29.97 | Kirsten Vlieghuis (NED) 8:32.34 |
| 100 m backstroke details | Lea Loveless-Maurer (USA) 1:01.16 | Mai Nakamura (JPN) 1:01.28 | Sandra Völker (GER) 1:01.47 |
| 200 m backstroke details | Roxana Maracineanu (FRA) 2:11.26 | Dagmar Hase (GER) 2:11.45 | Mai Nakamura (JPN) 2:12.22 |
| 100 m breaststroke details | Kristy Kowal (USA) 1:08.42 | Helen Denman (AUS) 1:08.51 | Lauren van Oosten (CAN) 1:08.66 |
| 200 m breaststroke details | Ágnes Kovács (HUN) 2:25.45CR | Kristy Kowal (USA) 2:26.19 | Jenna Street (USA) 2:26.50 |
| 100 m butterfly details | Jenny Thompson (USA) 58.46CR | Ayari Aoyama (JPN) 58.79 | Petria Thomas (AUS) 58.97 |
| 200 m butterfly details | Susie O'Neill (AUS) 2:07.93 | Petria Thomas (AUS) 2:09.08 | Misty Hyman (USA) 2:09.98 |
| 200 m individual medley details | Wu Yanyan (CHN) 2:10.88CR | Chen Yan (CHN) 2:13.66 | Martina Moravcová (SVK) 2:14.26 |
| 400 m individual medley details | Chen Yan (CHN) 4:36.66 | Yana Klochkova (UKR) 4:38.60 | Yasuko Tajima (JPN) 4:39.45 |
| 4 × 100 m freestyle relay details | United States (USA) Lindsey Farella Barbara Bedford Amy Van Dyken Jenny Thompson 3:42.11 | Germany (GER) Sandra Völker Franziska van Almsick Simone Osygus Katrin Meissner 3:43.11 | Australia (AUS) Sarah Ryan Rebecca Creedy Angela Kennedy Susie O'Neill 3:43.71 |
| 4 × 200 m freestyle relay details | Germany (GER) Franziska van Almsick Dagmar Hase Silvia Szalai Kerstin Kielgass 8:01.46 | United States (USA) Cristina Teuscher Lindsay Benko Brooke Bennett Jenny Thompson 8:02.88 | Australia (AUS) Julia Greville Anna Windsor Petria Thomas Susie O'Neill 8:04.19 |
| 4 × 100 m medley relay details | United States (USA) Lea Loveless-Maurer Kristy Kowal Amy Van Dyken Jenny Thompson 4:01.93 | Australia (AUS) Meredith Smith Helen Denman Petria Thomas Susie O'Neill 4:05.12 | Japan (JPN) Mai Nakamura Masami Tanaka Ayari Aoyama Sumika Minamoto 4:06.27 |

Legend: WR – World record; CR – Championship record

