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.
| Women's 200 metre backstroke at the 1998 FINA World Championships | ||||||||||
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| Date | 17 January 1998 | |||||||||
| Winning time | 2 minutes 11.26 seconds | |||||||||
| Medalists | ||||||||||
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A Final
edit| Rank | Name | Time |
|---|---|---|
|
 Roxana Maracineanu (FRA)
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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 |
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| 3 | roxana maracineanu | France |
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| 4 | Mai Nakamura | Japan |
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| 5 | Meredeith Smith | Australia |
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| 6 | Hélène Ricardo | France |
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| 7 | Cathleen Rund | Germany |
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| 8 | Miki Nakao | Japan |
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| 9 | Kateřina Pivoňková | Czech Republic |
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| 10 | He Cihong |  China |
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| 11 | Spain |
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| 12 | Amanda Adkins | United States |
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| 13 | Isabela Burczyk | Poland |
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| 14 | Elena Grechushnikova | Russia |
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| 15 | helen don duncan | Great Britain |