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

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.

## A Final

| Rank | Name | Time |
| - | - | - |
| | Amy Van Dyken (USA) | 25.15 |
| | Sandra Völker (GER) | 25.32 |
| | Shan Ying (CHN) | 25.36 |
| 4 | Jenny Thompson (USA) | 25.59 |
| 5 | Angela Postma (NED) | 25.67 |
| 6 | Therese Alshammar (SWE) | 25.83 |
| 7 | Simone Osygus (GER) | 25.90 |
| 8 | Martina Moravcová (SVK) | 26.04 |

## B Final

| Rank | Name | Time |
| - | - | - |
| 9 | Sumika Minamoto (JPN) | 25.99 |
| 10 | Rania Elwani (EGY) | 26.05 |
| 12 | Rebecca Creedy (AUS) | 26.09 |
| 12 | Wilma van Hofwegen (NED) | 26.09 |
| 12 | Yevgeniya Yermakova (KAZ) | 26.09 |
| 14 | Claudia Franco (ESP) | 26.14 |
| 15 | Sue Rolph (GBR) | 26.19 |
| 15 | Leah Martindale (BAR) | 26.19 |
