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

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.

## Final

| Rank | Name | Time |
| - | - | - |
| | Brooke Bennett (USA) | 8:28.71 |
| | Diana Munz (USA) | 8:29.97 |
| | Kirsten Vlieghuis (NED) | 8:32.34 |
| 4 | Jana Henke (GER) | 8:33.52 |
| 5 | Kerstin Kielgass (GER) | 8:33.62 |
| 6 | Flavia Rigamonti (SUI) | 8:37.37 |
| 7 | Carla Geurts (NED) | 8:41.76 |
| 8 | Chen Hua (CHN) | 8:47.85 |

## Qualifying heats

* Held on Friday 16 January 1998

| Rank | Name | Time |
| - | - | - |
| 1 | Brooke Bennett (USA) | 8:30.68 |
| 2 | Diana Munz (USA) | 8:34.87 |
| 3 | Kirsten Vlieghuis (NED) | 8:35.75 |
| 4 | Jana Henke (GER) | 8:36.00 |
| 5 | Kerstin Kielgass (GER) | 8:37.53 |
| 6 | Flavia Rigamonti (SUI) | 8:37.55 |
| 7 | Carla Geurts (NED) | 8:42.68 |
| 8 | Chen Hua (CHN) | 8:43.84 |
| 9 | Nadine Neumann (AUS) | 8:46.47 |
| 10 | María Bardina (ESP) | 8:46.96 |
| 11 | Sofie Goffin (BEL) | 8:50.43 |
| 12 | Tatyana Mikhaylova (RUS) | 8:50.56 |
| 13 | Jana Pechanová (CZE) | 8:54.37 |
| 14 | Mirjana Boševska (MKD) | 8:55.08 |
| 15 | Andrea Schwartz (CAN) | 8:57.51 |
| 16 | Carolyn Adel (SUR) | 9:00.50 |
| 17 | Chi-Chan Lin (TPE) | 9:01.74 |
| 18 | Natasha Bowron (AUS) | 9:02.31 |
| 19 | Kristýna Kyněrová (CZE) | 9:03.35 |
