Swimming at the 1998 World Aquatics Championships
Introduction 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
Medal summary ===Men===50 m freestyle22.2922.4322.47 100 m freestyle48.93'''CR'''49.2049.53 200 m freestyle1:47.411:48.301:48.65 400 m freestyle 3:46.293:46.443:48.02 1500 m freestyle14:51.7015:00.5915:03.94 100 m backstroke55.00'''CR'''55.1755.20 200 m backstroke 1:58.841:59.23 1:59.39 100 m breaststroke1:01.341:01.761:01.93 200 m breaststroke2:13.402:13.422:13.59 100 m butterfly52.25'''CR'''52.7952.90 200 m butterfly1:56.611:56.771:57.26 200 m individual medley2:01.182:01.662:01.89 400 m individual medley4:14.954:15.534:16.45 4 × 100 m freestyle relayScott TuckerNeil WalkerJon OlsenGary Hall, Jr.3:16.69'''CR'''Adam PineRichard UptonMichael KlimChris Fydler3:16.97Roman YegorovDenis PimankovVladislav KulikovAlexander Popov3:18.45 4 × 200 m freestyle relayMichael KlimGrant HackettIan ThorpeDaniel Kowalski7:12.48'''CR'''Pieter van den HoogenbandMark van der ZijdenMartijn ZuijdwegMarcel Wouda7:16.77Paul PalmerGavin MeadowsAndrew ClaytonJames Salter7:17.33 4 × 100 m medley relayMatt WelshPhil RogersMichael KlimChris Fydler3:37.98Lenny KrayzelburgKurt GroteNeil WalkerGary Hall, Jr.3:38.56Attila CzeneNorbert RózsaPéter HorváthAttila Zubor3:39.53'''Legend:''' '''WR''' – World record; '''CR''' – Championship record===Women=== 50 m freestyle25.1525.3225.36 100 m freestyle54.9555.0955.10 200 m freestyle 1:58.901:59.611:59.92 400 m freestyle 4:06.724:07.07 4:08.82 800 m freestyle8:28.718:29.978:32.34 100 m backstroke1:01.161:01.281:01.47 200 m backstroke2:11.262:11.452:12.22 100 m breaststroke1:08.421:08.511:08.66 200 m breaststroke2:25.45'''CR'''2:26.192:26.50 100 m butterfly58.46'''CR'''58.7958.97 200 m butterfly2:07.932:09.082:09.98 200 m individual medley2:10.88'''CR'''2:13.662:14.26 400 m individual medley4:36.664:38.604:39.45 4 × 100 m freestyle relayLindsey FarellaBarbara BedfordAmy Van DykenJenny Thompson3:42.11Sandra VölkerFranziska van AlmsickSimone OsygusKatrin Meissner3:43.11Sarah RyanRebecca CreedyAngela KennedySusie O'Neill3:43.71 4 × 200 m freestyle relayFranziska van AlmsickDagmar HaseSilvia SzalaiKerstin Kielgass8:01.46Cristina TeuscherLindsay BenkoBrooke BennettJenny Thompson8:02.88Julia GrevilleAnna WindsorPetria ThomasSusie O'Neill8:04.19 4 × 100 m medley relayLea Loveless-MaurerKristy KowalAmy Van DykenJenny Thompson4:01.93Meredith SmithHelen DenmanPetria ThomasSusie O'Neill4:05.12Mai NakamuraMasami TanakaAyari AoyamaSumika Minamoto4:06.27'''Legend:''' '''WR''' – World record; '''CR''' – Championship record
References * HistoFINA Men* HistoFINA Women