1998 World Aquatics Championships
| 8th FINA World Championships | |
|---|---|
| Host city | Perth, Western Australia, Australia |
| Date | 8–17 January 1998 |
| 1998 FINA World Championships | ||
|---|---|---|
| Diving | ||
| Individual | ||
| 1 m | men | women |
| 3 m | men | women |
| 10 m | men | women |
| Open water swimming | ||
| Single | ||
| 5 km | men | women |
| 5 km | team rating | |
| 25 km | men | women |
| 25 km | team rating | |
| 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 | ||
| Tournament | men | women |
The 8th FINA World Championships or the 1998 World Aquatics Championships were held from 8 to 17 January 1998 in Perth, Western Australia. The championships features competition in all five of FINA's disciplines: Swimming, Diving, Water Polo, Synchronised swimming and Open Water Swimming. The main venue for competition was Challenge Stadium, which hosted all disciplines except the Open Water events. This was also the venue for the opening ceremony, featuring performances by Human Nature and David Helfgott supported by a large choir drawn from local choral societies. The televised performance was marred when the choir, unable to hear their own music due to the fireworks exploding overhead, lost ensemble cohesion.
Local athlete Michael Klim was named as the leading male swimmer of the meet, winning the 200 m freestyle, 100 m butterfly, 4 × 200 m freestyle, 4 × 100 m medley relay, as well as silver in the 100 m freestyle, 4 × 100 m freestyle relay and bronze in the 50 m freestyle. Ian Thorpe became the youngest ever male to become world champion when he won the 400 m freestyle event aged 15 years and three months.
Doping
[edit | edit source]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]
Medal table
[edit | edit source]* Host nation (Australia)
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | File:Flag of the United States (23px).png United States | 17 | 6 | 9 | 32 |
| 2 | File:Flag of Russia.svg Russia | 11 | 3 | 3 | 17 |
| 3 | File:Flag of Australia (converted).svg Australia* | 7 | 8 | 10 | 25 |
| 4 | File:Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg China | 6 | 8 | 4 | 18 |
| 5 | File:Flag of Ukraine.svg Ukraine | 3 | 1 | 0 | 4 |
| 6 | File:Flag of Italy.svg Italy | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 |
| 7 | File:Flag of Germany.svg Germany | 1 | 7 | 6 | 14 |
| 8 | File:Flag of the Netherlands.svg Netherlands | 1 | 4 | 3 | 8 |
| 9 | File:Flag of France.svg France | 1 | 4 | 1 | 6 |
| 10 | File:Flag of Hungary.svg Hungary | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
| 11 | File:Flag of Spain.svg Spain | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 12 | File:Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Belgium | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| File:Flag of Costa Rica.svg Costa Rica | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 14 | File:Flag of Japan.svg Japan | 0 | 4 | 4 | 8 |
| 15 | File:Flag of Slovakia.svg Slovakia | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 16 | File:Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Canada | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| 17 | File:Flag of Sweden.svg Sweden | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 18 | File:Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Great Britain | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 19 | File:Flag of Argentina.svg Argentina | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| File:Flag of Puerto Rico.svg Puerto Rico | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| File:Flag of Serbia and Montenegro (1992–2006).svg Yugoslavia | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Totals (21 entries) | 53 | 53 | 54 | 160 | |
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Results
[edit | edit source]Diving
[edit | edit source]- Men
- Women
Open water swimming
[edit | edit source]- Men
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| 5 km | File:Flag of Russia.svg Aleksey Akatyev (RUS) | File:Flag of Australia (converted).svg Ky Hurst (AUS) | File:Flag of Italy.svg Luca Baldini (ITA) |
| 25 km | File:Flag of Russia.svg Aleksey Akatyev (RUS) | File:Flag of Spain.svg David Meca (ESP) | File:Flag of Argentina.svg Gabriel Chaillou (ARG) |
- Women
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| 5 km | File:Flag of the United States.svg Erica Rose (USA) | File:Flag of the Netherlands.svg Edith van Dijk (NED) | File:Flag of Germany.svg Peggy Büchse (GER) |
| 25 km | File:Flag of the United States.svg Tobie Smith (USA) | File:Flag of Germany.svg Peggy Büchse (GER) | File:Flag of the Netherlands.svg Edith van Dijk (NED) |
- Mixed
Swimming
[edit | edit source]Synchronised swimming
[edit | edit source]Water polo
[edit | edit source]- Men
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| Team | File:Flag of Spain.svg Spain | File:Flag of Hungary.svg Hungary | File:Flag of Serbia and Montenegro (1992–2006).svg Yugoslavia |
- Women
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| Team | File:Flag of Italy.svg Italy | File:Flag of the Netherlands.svg Netherlands | File:Flag of Australia (converted).svg Australia |
References
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External links
[edit | edit source]- Swim Rankings results