Swimming at the 1998 World Aquatics Championships – Women's 800 metre freestyle

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.

Women's 800 metre freestyle
at the 1998 FINA World Championships
Date16 January 1998 (heats0
17 January 1998 (final)
Winning time8 minutes 28.71 seconds
Medalists
    United States
    United States
    Netherlands

Final

RankNameTime
 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

  • Held on Friday 16 January 1998
RankNameTime
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

References

  • "8th FINA World Swimming Championships". SwimNews.com.
  • "1998 FINA World Championships (LCM)". USA Swimming.
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.