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These are the results of the swimming competition at the 1998 World Aquatics Championships.
During a routine customs check on Chinese swimmer Yuan Yuan's luggage, enough human growth hormone was discovered to supply the entire women's swimming team for the duration of the championships.[1] Only Yuan was sanctioned for the incident, with speculation that this was connected to the nomination of Juan Antonio Samaranch by China for the Nobel Peace Prize in 1993.[2] Tests in Perth also found the presence of the banned diuretic masking agent triamterine in the urine of four swimmers, Wang Luna, Yi Zhang, Huijue Cai and Wei Wang.[3] The swimmers were suspended from competition for two years, with three coaches associated with the swimmers, Zhi Cheng, Hiuqin Xu and Zhi Cheng each suspended for three months.[3]
* Host nation (Australia)
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  United States (USA) | 14 | 5 | 5 | 24 |
| 2 |  Australia (AUS)* | 7 | 6 | 7 | 20 |
| 3 |  China (CHN) | 3 | 2 | 2 | 7 |
| 4 |  Germany (GER) | 1 | 4 | 3 | 8 |
| 5 |  France (FRA) | 1 | 3 | 0 | 4 |
| 6 |  Netherlands (NED) | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 |
| 7 |  Russia (RUS) | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 8 |  Ukraine (UKR) | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 9 |  Hungary (HUN) | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 10 |  Belgium (BEL) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Costa Rica (CRC) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 12 |  Japan (JPN) | 0 | 2 | 3 | 5 |
| 13 |  Slovakia (SVK) | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 14 |  Italy (ITA) | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 15 |  Canada (CAN) | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| 16 |  Sweden (SWE) | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 17 |  Great Britain (GBR) | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 18 |  Puerto Rico (PUR) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Totals (18 entries) | 32 | 32 | 33 | 97 | |
Men
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 50 metre freestyle |
 Bill Pilczuk (USA) | 22.29 | Aleksandr Popov (RUS) | 22.43 | Ricardo Busquets Puerto Rico Michael Klim Australia | 22.47 22.47 OC |
| 100 metre freestyle |
Aleksandr Popov (RUS) | 48.93 CR |
Michael Klim (AUS) | 49.20 | Lars Frölander (SWE) | 49.53 |
| 200 metre freestyle |
Michael Klim (AUS) | 1:47.41 | Massimiliano Rosolino (ITA) | 1:48.30 | Pieter van den Hoogenband (NED) | 1:48.65 |
| 400 metre freestyle |
Ian Thorpe (AUS) | 3:46.29 | Grant Hackett (AUS) | 3:46.44 | Paul Palmer (GBR) | 3:48.02 |
| 1500 metre freestyle |
Grant Hackett (AUS) | 14:51.70 | Emiliano Brembilla (ITA) | 15:00.59 | Daniel Kowalski (AUS) | 15:03.94 |
| 100 metre backstroke |
Lenny Krayzelburg (USA) | 55.00 CR |
Mark Versfeld (CAN) | 55.17 | Stev Theloke (GER) | 55.20 |
| 200 metre backstroke |
Lenny Krayzelburg (USA) | 1:58.84 | Ralf Braun (ITA) | 1:59.23 | Mark Versfeld (CAN) | 1:59.39 |
| 100 metre breaststroke |
Frédérik Deburghgraeve (BEL) | 1:01.34 | Zeng Qiliang (CHN) | 1:01.76 | Kurt Grote (USA) | 1:01.93 |
| 200 metre breaststroke |
Kurt Grote (USA) | 2:13.40 | Jean-Christophe Sarnin (FRA) | 2:13.42 | Norbert Rózsa (HUN) | 2:13.59 |
| 100 metre butterfly |
Michael Klim (AUS) | 52.25 CR |
Lars Frölander (SWE) | 52.79 | Geoff Huegill (AUS) | 52.90 |
| 200 metre butterfly |
Denys Sylantyev (UKR) | 1:56.61 | Franck Esposito (FRA) | 1:56.77 | Tom Malchow (USA) | 1:57.26 |
| 200 metre individual medley |
Marcel Wouda (NED) | 2:01.18 | Xavier Marchand (FRA) | 2:01.66 | Ron Karnaugh (USA) | 2:01.89 |
| 400 metre individual medley |
Tom Dolan (USA) | 4:14.95 | Marcel Wouda (NED) | 4:15.43 | Curtis Myden (CAN) | 4:16.45 |
| 4 × 100 metre freestyle relay |
United States Scott Tucker (49.80) Neil Walker (48.75) Jon Olsen (49.48) Gary Hall, Jr. (48.66) Bryan Jones[a] Bryan Schumacher[a] | 3:16.69 CR |
Australia Michael Klim (49.27) Adam Pine (49.47) Richard Upton (49.64) Chris Fydler (48.59) Nathan Rickard[a] Anthony Rogis[a] | 3:16.97 OC |
Russia Aleksandr Popov (48.74) CR Roman Yegorov (49.67) Vladislav Kulikov (51.28) Denis Pimankov (48.76) Maxim Korshunov[a] | 3:18.45 |
| 4 × 200 metre freestyle relay |
Australia Michael Klim (1:47.67) Grant Hackett (1:48.41) Ian Thorpe (1:47.67) Daniel Kowalski (1:48.73) Anthony Rogis[a] | 7:12.48 CR, OC |
Netherlands Pieter van den Hoogenband (1:48.36) Mark van der Zijden (1:50.60) Martijn Zuijdweg (1:49.75) Marcel Wouda (1:48.06) Bas-Ido Wennekes[a] Johan Kenkhuis[a] | 7:16.77 NR |
United Kingdom Paul Palmer (1:49.72) Gavin Meadows (1:48.61) Andrew Clayton (1:50.38) James Salter (1:48.62) Mark Stevens[a] Johan Kenkhuis[a] | 7:17.33 NR |
| 4 × 100 metre medley relay |
Australia Matt Welsh (55.56) Phil Rogers (1:01.38) Michael Klim (51.80) Chris Fydler (49.24) Geoff Huegill[a] | 3:37.98 OC |
United States Lenny Krayzelburg (55.30) Kurt Grote (1:00.96) Neil Walker (53.41) Gary Hall, Jr. (48.89) Geoff Huegill[a] | 3:38.56 | Hungary Attila Czene (55.56) Norbert Rózsa (1:00.64) Péter Horváth (53.14) Attila Zubor (49.20) | 3:39.53 |
|
AF African record | AM Americas record | AS Asian record | CR Championship record | ER European record | OC Oceania record | WR World record | NR National record | ||||||
Women
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 50 metre freestyle |
Amy Van Dyken (USA) | 25.15 | Sandra Völker (GER) | 25.32 | Shan Ying (CHN) | 25.36 |
| 100 metre freestyle |
Jenny Thompson (USA) | 54.95 | Martina Moravcová (SVK) | 55.09 | Shan Ying (CHN) | 55.10 |
| 200 metre freestyle |
Claudia Poll (CRC) | 1:58.90 | Martina Moravcová (SVK) | 1:59.61 | Julia Greville (AUS) | 1:59.92 |
| 400 metre freestyle |
Chen Yan (CHN) | 4:06.72 | Brooke Bennett (USA) | 4:07.07 | Dagmar Hase (GER) | 4:08.82 |
| 800 metre freestyle |
Brooke Bennett (USA) | 8:28.71 | Diana Munz (USA) | 8:29.97 | Kirsten Vlieghuis (NED) | 8:32.34 |
| 100 metre backstroke |
Lea Maurer (USA) | 1:01.16 | Mai Nakamura (JPN) | 1:01.28 | Sandra Völker (GER) | 1:01.47 |
| 200 metre backstroke |
Roxana Maracineanu (FRA) | 2:11.26 | Dagmar Hase (GER) | 2:11.45 | Mai Nakamura (JPN)} | 2:12.22 |
| 100 metre breaststroke |
Kristy Kowal (USA) | 1:08.42 | Helen Denman (AUS) | 1:08.51 | Lauren van Oosten (CAN)} | 1:08.66 |
| 200 metre breaststroke |
Ágnes Kovács (HUN) | 2:25.45 CR |
Kristy Kowal (USA) | 2:26.49 | Jenna Street (USA)} | 2:26.50 |
| 100 metre butterfly |
Jenny Thompson (USA) | 58.46 CR |
Ayari Aoyama (JPN) | 58.79 NR |
Petria Thomas (AUS)} | 58.97 OC |
| 200 metre butterfly |
Susie O'Neill (AUS) | 2:07.93 | Petria Thomas (AUS)} | 2:09.08 | Misty Hyman (USA) | 2:09.98 |
| 200 metre individual medley |
Wu Yanyan (CHN) | 2:10.88 CR |
Chen Yan (CHN) | 2:13.66 | Martina Moravcová (SVK) | 2:14.26 |
| 400 metre individual medley |
Wu Yanyan (CHN) | 4:36.66 | Yana Klochkova (UKR) | 4:38.60 NR |
Yasuko Tajima (JPN) | 4:39.45 |
| 4 × 100 metre freestyle relay |
United States Lindsey Farella (56.61) Amy Van Dyken (54.94) Barbara Bedford (56.22) Jenny Thompson (54.14) Catherine Fox[a] Melanie Valerio[a] | 3:42.11 | Germany Sandra Völker (55.68) Franziska van Almsick (55.95) Simone Osygus (56.58) Katrin Meissner (54.90) Antje Buschschulte[a] Silvia Szalai[a] | 3:43.11 | Australia Sarah Ryan (56.24) Rebecca Creedy (55.80) Susie O'Neill (55.40) Angela Kennedy (56.27) Kate Godfrey[a] | 3:43.71 |
| 4 × 200 metre freestyle relay |
Germany Franziska van Almsick (2:01.28) Dagmar Hase (2:00.16) Silvia Szalai (2:00.42) Kerstin Kielgass (1:59.60) Antje Buschschulte[a] Janina Götz[a] | 8:01.46 | United States Cristina Teuscher (2:00.92) Lindsay Benko (2:00.94) Brooke Bennett (2:01.17) Jenny Thompson (1:59.85) Trina Jackson[a] Ashley Whitney[a] | 8:02.88 | Australia Julia Greville (2:00.92) Anna Windsor (2:03.23) Susie O'Neill (1:58.80) Petria Thomas (2:01.24) Emma Johnson[a] | 8:04.19 |
| 4 × 100 metre medley relay |
United States Lea Maurer (1:01.91) Kristy Kowal (1:07.20) Jenny Thompson (57.89) Amy Van Dyken (54.93) Beth Botsford[a] Jenna Street[a] Misty Hyman[a] Barbara Bedford[a] | 4:01.93 AM |
Australia Meredith Smith (1:02.73) Helen Denman (1:08.32) Petria Thomas (58.68) Susie O'Neill (55.39) Samantha Riley[a] Angela Kennedy[a] Sarah Ryan[a] | 4:05.12 | Japan Mai Nakamura (1:01.83) Masami Tanaka (1:10.24) Ayari Aoyama (59.09) Sumika Minamoto (55.11) | 4:06.27 NR |
|
AF African record | AM Americas record | AS Asian record | CR Championship record | ER European record | OC Oceania record | WR World record | NR National record | ||||||
a Swimmers who participated in the heats only and received medals.
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