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

Men's 200 metre freestyle
at the 1998 FINA World Championships
Date 12 January 1998
Competitors 27
Winning time 1 minute 47.41 seconds
Medalists
    Australia
    Italy
    Netherlands
«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 metres Freestyle event at the 1998 World Aquatics Championships were held on Monday 12 January 1998 in Perth, Australia.

Contents

A Final

Rank Name Time
 Michael Klim (AUS) 1:47.41
 Massimiliano Rosolino (ITA) 1:48.30
 Pieter van den Hoogenband (NED) 1:48.65
4  Jacob Carstensen (DEN) 1:49.74
5  Tom Malchow (USA) 1:50.05
6  Ryk Neethling (RSA) 1:50.08
7  Paul Palmer (GBR) 1:50.43
8  Gustavo Borges (BRA) 1:50.47

B Final

Rank Name Time
9  Josh Davis (USA) 1:49.66
10  Matthew Dunn (AUS) 1:49.75
11  Trent Bray (NZL) 1:50.04
12  James Salter (GBR) 1:50.27
13  Shunsuke Ito (JPN) 1:51.38
14  Steffen Zesner (GER) 1:51.57
15  Danyon Loader (NZL) 1:51.84
16  Béla Szabados (HUN) 1:52.54

Qualifying heats

Rank Name Time
1  Michael Klim (AUS) 1:47.96
2  Pieter van den Hoogenband (NED) 1:48.93
3  Massimiliano Rosolino (ITA) 1:49.29
4  Tom Malchow (USA) 1:49.54
5  Gustavo Borges (BRA) 1:50.64
6  Paul Palmer (GBR) 1:50.30
7  Jacob Carstensen (DEN) 1:50.37
8  Ryk Neethling (RSA) 1:50.38
9  Danyon Loader (NZL) 1:50.45
 Trent Bray (NZL)
11  Josh Davis (USA) 1:50.65
12  Matthew Dunn (AUS) 1:50.80
13  James Salter (GBR) 1:50.91
14  Béla Szabados (HUN) 1:51.06
15  Shunsuke Ito (JPN) 1:51.17
16  Steffen Zesner (GER) 1:51.19
17  Marcel Wouda (NED) 1:51.40
18  Jacob Rasmussen (DEN) 1:51.58
19  Andrei Cecan (MDA) 1:51.68
20  Alexei Stepanov (RUS) 1:51.76
21  Anders Lyrbring (SWE) 1:51.86
22  Javier Botello (ESP) 1:53.23
23  Petter Lindh (SWE) 1:53.45
24  Jure Bučar (SLO) 1:53.70
25  Craig Hutchison (CAN) 1:53.78
26  Juan Torrado (ESP) 1:53.85
27  Dimitris Manganas (GRE) 1:53.86

See also

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