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Swimming at the 1998 World Aquatics Championships – Men's 200 metre backstroke

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Men's 200 metre backstroke
at the 1998 FINA World Championships
Date18 January 1998
Competitors26
Winning time1 minute 58.84 seconds
Medalists
gold medal    United States
silver medal    Germany
bronze medal    Canada
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The finals and the qualifying heats of the men's 200 metre backstroke event at the 1998 World Aquatics Championships were held on Sunday 1998-01-18 in Perth, Western Australia.

A Final

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Rank Name Time
 Lenny Krayzelburg (USA) 1:58.84
 Ralf Braun (GER) 1:59.23
 Mark Versfeld (CAN) 1:59.39
4  Emanuele Merisi (ITA) 1:59.59
5  Brad Bridgewater (USA) 2:00.02
6  Fu Yong (CHN) 2:00.40
7  Bartosz Sikora (POL) 2:00.71
8  Adam Ruckwood (GBR) 2:01.10

B Final

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Rank Name Time
9  Vladislav Aminov (RUS) 2:01.90
10  Jorge Sánchez (ESP) 2:02.04
11  Stefano Battistelli (ITA) 2:03.03
12  Marko Strahija (CRO) 2:03.12
13  Rogério Romero (BRA) 2:03.14
14  Arūnas Savickas (LTU) 2:03.74
15  Adrian Radley (AUS) 2:03.91
16  Miroslav Machovič (SVK) 2:05.36

Qualifying heats

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Rank Name Time
1  Lenny Krayzelburg (USA) 1:59.36
2  Mark Versfeld (CAN) 2:00.49
3  Adam Ruckwood (GBR) 2:00.52
4  Brad Bridgewater (USA) 2:00.53
5  Emanuele Merisi (ITA) 2:00.73
6  Ralf Braun (GER) 2:01.13
7  Bartosz Sikora (POL) 2:01.50
7  Fu Yong (CHN) 2:01.76
9  Neisser Bent (CUB)[1] 2:02.09
10  Vladimir Selkov (RUS)[2] 2:02.09
11  Vladislav Aminov (RUS) 2:02.67
12  Jorge Sánchez (ESP) 2:02.73
13  Arūnas Savickas (LTU) 2:02.92
14  Stefano Battistelli (ITA) 2:03.55
15  Marko Strahija (CRO) 2:03.76
16  Rogério Romero (BRA) 2:03.83
17  Miroslav Machovič (SVK) 2:04.46
18  Adrian Radley (AUS) 2:04.48
19  David Ortega (ESP) 2:05.12
20  Örn Arnarson (ISL) 2:05.61
21  Alexis Perdomo (VEN) 2:05.66
22  Nuno Laurentino (POR) 2:06.67
23  Darius Grigalionis (LTU) 2:07.39
24  Adrian O'Connor (IRL) 2:08.10
25  Carlos Arena (MEX) 2:08.21
26  Hugh O'Connor (IRL) 2:08.39

Remarks

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  1. ^  Neisser Bent (CUB) scratched B-Final
  2. ^  Vladimir Selkov (RUS) scratched B-Final

See also

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References

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  • "8th FINA World Swimming Championships". SwimNews.com.
  • "1998 FINA World Championships (LCM)". USA Swimming.