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

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.

Men's 200 metre backstroke
at the 1998 FINA World Championships
Date18 January 1998
Competitors26
Winning time1 minute 58.84 seconds
Medalists
 Lenny Krayzelburg   United States
 Ralf Braun   Germany
 Mark Versfeld   Canada
1998 FINA
World Championships
Diving
Individual
1 mmenwomen
3 mmenwomen
10 mmenwomen
Open water swimming
Single
5 kmmenwomen
5 km team rating
25 kmmenwomen
25 km team rating
Swimming
Freestyle
50 mmenwomen
100 mmenwomen
200 mmenwomen
400 mmenwomen
800 mwomen
1500 mmen
Backstroke
100 mmenwomen
200 mmenwomen
Breaststroke
100 mmenwomen
200 mmenwomen
Butterfly
100 mmenwomen
200 mmenwomen
Individual medley
200 mmenwomen
400 mmenwomen
Freestyle relay
4×100 mmenwomen
4×200 mmenwomen
Medley relay
4×100 mmenwomen
Synchronised swimming
Solowomen
Duetwomen
Teamwomen
Water polo
Tournamentmenwomen

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

See also

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