Swimming at the 1998 World Aquatics Championships – Men's 100 metre freestyle

Men's 100 metre freestyle
at the 1998 FINA World Championships
Date 14 January 1998
Competitors 39
Winning time 48.93 seconds
Medalists
  Alexander Popov   Russia
  Michael Klim   Australia
  Lars Frölander   Sweden
«1994 2001»
1998 FINA
World Championships
in Perth, Australia
Diving
1 m men women
3 m men women
10 m men women
Open water swimming
5 km men women
25 km men women
Team team
Swimming (long course)
Freestyle
50 m   men   women  
100 m men women
200 m men women
400 m men women
800 m women
1500 m men
Backstroke
100 m men women
200 m men women
Breaststroke
100 m men women
200 m men women
Butterfly
100 m men women
200 m men women
Individual medley
200 m men women
400 m men women
Freestyle relay
4×100 m men women
4×200 m men women
Medley relay
4×100 m men women
Synchronised swimming
Solo women
Duet women
Team women
Water polo
Team men women

The finals and the qualifying heats of the men's 100 metre freestyle event at the 1998 World Aquatics Championships were held on Wednesday 14 January 1998 in Perth, Australia.

Contents

Results

Heats

Rank Name Time Notes
1  Michael Klim (AUS) 49.33
2  Alexander Popov (RUS) 49.57
3  Pieter van den Hoogenband (NED) 49.61
4  Gustavo Borges (BRA) 49.70
5  Scott Tucker (USA) 49.86
6  Lars Frölander (SWE) 49.87
7  Chris Fydler (AUS) 50.21
8  Attila Zubor (HUN) 50.29
9  Neil Walker (USA) 50.35
10  Marcos Hernández (CUB) 50.37
11  Ricardo Busquets (PUR) 50.39
12  Denis Pimankov (RUS) 50.40
 Christian Tröger (GER)
14  Lorenzo Vismara (ITA) 50.42
15  Stephen Clarke (CAN) 50.43
16  Nicholas Shackell (GBR) 50.52
17  Fernando Scherer (BRA) 50.57
18  Francisco Sánchez (VEN) 50.64
19  Bartosz Kizierowski (POL) 50.68
 Nicolae Ivan (ROM)
21  Yoav Bruck (ISR) 50.74
22  Salim Iles (ALG) 50.76
23  José Meolans (ARG) 50.79
24  Shunsuke Ito (JPN) 50.93
25  Craig Hutchison (CAN) 51.03
26  Oleg Rykhlevich (BLR) 51.16
27  Johan Wallberg (SWE) 51.17
28  Trent Bray (NZL) 51.22
29  Brendon Dedekind (RSA) 51.40
30  Juan Benavides (ESP) 51.42
31  Julien Sicot (FRA) 51.54
32  Derya Büyükuncu (TUR) 51.58
33  Peter Mankoč (SLO) 51.59
34  Alexander Lüderitz (GER) 51.63
35  Indrek Sei (EST) 51.64
36  Mark Stevens (GBR) 51.79
37  José Rojano (ESP) 51.87
38  Felipe Delgado (ECU) 51.94
39  Jacob Rasmussen (DEN) 51.97

Finals

A

Rank Name Time Notes
 Alexander Popov (RUS) 48.93 CR
 Michael Klim (AUS) 49.20
 Lars Frölander (SWE) 49.53
4  Pieter van den Hoogenband (NED) 49.59
5  Gustavo Borges (BRA) 49.62
6  Attila Zubor (HUN) 49.82
7  Chris Fydler (AUS) 49.95
8  Scott Tucker (USA) 50.36

B

Rank Name Time Notes
9  Neil Walker (USA) 49.90
10  Denis Pimankov (RUS) 50.18
11  Ricardo Busquets (PUR) 50.19
12  Stephen Clarke (CAN) 50.38
13  Marcos Hernández (CUB) 50.41
 Nicholas Shackell (GBR)
15  Lorenzo Vismara (ITA) 50.66
16  Christian Tröger (GER) 50.72

See also

References