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

1998 FINA World Championships 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	5 km	25 km
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
men (rosters) women (rosters)

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.

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

• 1996 Men's Olympic Games 200m Backstroke (Atlanta)
• 1997 Men's World SC Championships 200m Backstroke (Gothenburg)
• 1997 Men's European LC Championships 200m Backstroke (Seville)
• 2000 Men's Olympic Games 200m Backstroke (Sydney)

References

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