Swimming at the 1998 World Aquatics Championships – Women's 800 metre freestyle
| Women's 800 metre freestyle at the 1998 FINA World Championships | ||||||||||
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| Date | 16 January 1998 (heats0 17 January 1998 (final) | |||||||||
| Winning time | 8 minutes 28.71 seconds | |||||||||
| Medalists | ||||||||||
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| 1998 FINA World Championships | ||
|---|---|---|
| Diving | ||
| Individual | ||
| 1 m | men | women |
| 3 m | men | women |
| 10 m | men | women |
| Open water swimming | ||
| Single | ||
| 5 km | men | women |
| 5 km | team rating | |
| 25 km | men | women |
| 25 km | team rating | |
| Swimming | ||
| 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 | ||
| Tournament | men | women |
The final of the women's 800 metre freestyle event at the 1998 World Aquatics Championships was held on Saturday 17 January 1998 in Perth, Western Australia.
Final
[edit]| Rank | Name | Time |
|---|---|---|
|
 Brooke Bennett (USA)
|
8:28.71 |
|
Diana Munz (USA)
|
8:29.97 |
|
 Kirsten Vlieghuis (NED)
|
8:32.34 |
| 4 |  Jana Henke (GER)
|
8:33.52 |
| 5 | Kerstin Kielgass (GER)
|
8:33.62 |
| 6 |  Flavia Rigamonti (SUI)
|
8:37.37 |
| 7 | Carla Geurts (NED)
|
8:41.76 |
| 8 |  Chen Hua (CHN)
|
8:47.85 |
Qualifying heats
[edit]- Held on Friday 16 January 1998
| Rank | Name | Time |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Brooke Bennett (USA)
|
8:30.68 |
| 2 | Diana Munz (USA)
|
8:34.87 |
| 3 | Kirsten Vlieghuis (NED)
|
8:35.75 |
| 4 | Jana Henke (GER)
|
8:36.00 |
| 5 | Kerstin Kielgass (GER)
|
8:37.53 |
| 6 | Flavia Rigamonti (SUI)
|
8:37.55 |
| 7 | Carla Geurts (NED)
|
8:42.68 |
| 8 | Chen Hua (CHN)
|
8:43.84 |
| 9 |  Nadine Neumann (AUS)
|
8:46.47 |
| 10 |  María Bardina (ESP)
|
8:46.96 |
| 11 |  Sofie Goffin (BEL)
|
8:50.43 |
| 12 |  Tatyana Mikhaylova (RUS)
|
8:50.56 |
| 13 |  Jana Pechanová (CZE)
|
8:54.37 |
| 14 |  Mirjana Boševska (MKD)
|
8:55.08 |
| 15 |  Andrea Schwartz (CAN)
|
8:57.51 |
| 16 |  Carolyn Adel (SUR)
|
9:00.50 |
| 17 |  Chi-Chan Lin (TPE)
|
9:01.74 |
| 18 | Natasha Bowron (AUS)
|
9:02.31 |
| 19 | Kristýna Kyněrová (CZE)
|
9:03.35 |
See also
[edit]- 1996 Women's Olympic Games 800m Freestyle (Atlanta)
- 1997 Women's World SC Championships 800m Freestyle (Gothenburg)
- 1997 Women's European LC Championships 800m Freestyle (Seville)
- 2000 Women's Olympic Games 800m Freestyle (Sydney)
References
[edit]- "8th FINA World Swimming Championships". SwimNews.com.
- "1998 FINA World Championships (LCM)". USA Swimming.
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