The finals and the qualifying heats of the women's 200 metre butterfly event at the 1998 World Aquatics Championships were held on Sunday 18 January 1998 in Perth, Western Australia.
| Women's 200 metre butterfly at the 1998 FINA World Championships | ||||||||||
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| Date | 18 January 1998 | |||||||||
| Winning time | 2 minutes 07.93 seconds | |||||||||
| Medalists | ||||||||||
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A Final edit
| Rank | Name | Time |
|---|---|---|
|
 Susie O'Neill (AUS)
|
2:07.93 |
|
Petria Thomas (AUS)
|
2:09.08 |
|
 Misty Hyman (USA)
|
2:09.98 |
| 4 |  Wu Yanyan (CHN)
|
2:10.22 |
| 5 | Qu Yun (CHN)
|
2:10.49 |
| 6 |  Jessica Deglau (CAN)
|
2:11.26 |
| 7 |  Katrin Jake (GER)
|
2:12.20 |
| 8 | Kristine Quance (USA)
|
2:15.35 |
B Final edit
| Rank | Name | Time |
|---|---|---|
| 9 |  Anna Uryniuk (POL)
|
2:12.46 |
| 10 |  Sophia Skou (DEN)
|
2:13.70 |
| 11 |  Cécile Jeanson (FRA)
|
2:14.41 |
| 12 |  Yasuko Tajima (JPN)
|
2:14.58 |
| 13 |  María Peláez (ESP)
|
2:14.76 |
| 14 | Bárbara Franco (ESP)
|
2:15.14 |
| 15 | Hitomi Kashima (JPN)
|
2:15.53 |
| 16 |  Margaretha Pedder (GBR)
|
2:16.34 |