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

Men's 200 metre backstroke
at the 1998 FINA World Championships
Date 18 January 1998
Competitors 26
Winning time 1 minute 58.84 seconds
Medalists
  Lenny Krayzelburg   United States
  Ralf Braun   Germany
  Mark Versfeld   Canada
«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 200 metre backstroke event at the 1998 World Aquatics Championships were held on Sunday 1998-01-18 in Perth, Australia.

Contents

A Final

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

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 Machovic (SVK) 2:05.36

Qualifying heats

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 Machovic (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

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

See also

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