Women's 200 metre backstroke at the 1998 FINA World Championships
Date	17 January 1998
Winning time	2 minutes 11.26 seconds
Medalists
Roxana Maracineanu    France   Dagmar Hase    Germany   Mai Nakamura    Japan
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The finals and the qualifying heats of the women's 200 metre backstroke event at the 1998 World Aquatics Championships were held on Saturday 17 January 1998 in Perth, Western Australia.

A Final[edit]

Rank	Name	Time
	Roxana Maracineanu (FRA)	2:11.26
	Dagmar Hase (GER)	2:11.45
	Mai Nakamura (JPN)	2:12.22
4	Cathleen Rund (GER)	2:12.72
5	Lea Maurer (USA)	2:13.04
6	Miki Nakao (JPN)	2:13.13
7	Meredith Smith (AUS)	2:13.70
8	Hélène Ricardo (FRA)	2:15.01

B Final[edit]

Rank	Name	Time
9	Amanda Adkins (USA)	2:14.25
10	Ivette María (ESP)	2:16.17
11	Helen Don-Duncan (GBR)	2:16.94
12	Isabela Burczyk (POL)	2:17.00
13	Kateřina Pivoňková (CZE)	2:17.31
14	Elena Grechushnikova (RUS)	2:17.69
15	Emma Johnson (AUS)	2:19.35
16	Fabíola Molina (BRA)	2:19.67

Qualifying heats[edit]

Rank	Heat	Lane	Name	Nationality	Time	Notes
1			Dagmar hase	Germany	2:13.29
2			Lea Maurer	United States
3			roxana maracineanu	France
4			Mai Nakamura	Japan
5			Meredeith Smith	Australia
6			Hélène Ricardo	France
7			Cathleen Rund	Germany
8			Miki Nakao	Japan
9			Kateřina Pivoňková	Czech Republic
10			He Cihong	China
11				Spain
12			Amanda Adkins	United States
13			Isabela Burczyk	Poland
14			Elena Grechushnikova	Russia
15			helen don duncan	Great Britain

Remarks[edit]

See also[edit]

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

References[edit]

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