1998 World Aquatics Championships

Host City Perth
Country AUS
Held 8 – 18 January 1998
Competitors 1346
Countries 118

Events

Event Gender Held Status Competitors Countries
Solo Women — Medal 29 29
Duet Women — Medal 58 29
Team Women — Medal 146 17
Event Gender Held Status Competitors Countries
1 m Springboard Men — Medal 35 24
3 m Springboard Men — Medal 36 25
10 m Platform Men — Medal 27 19
3 m Springboard, Synchronized Men — Medal 18 9
10 m Platform, Synchronized Men — Medal 14 7
1 m Springboard Women — Medal 30 20
3 m Springboard Women — Medal 33 23
10 m Platform Women — Medal 25 16
3 m Springboard, Synchronized Women — Medal 14 7
10 m Platform, Synchronized Women — Medal 18 9
Event Gender Held Status Competitors Countries
5 km Men — Medal 26 18
25 km Men — Medal 31 21
5 km Women — Medal 22 16
25 km Women — Medal 17 11
5 km, Team Mixed — Medal 21 7
25 km, Team Mixed — Medal 15 5
Event Gender Held Status Competitors Countries
50 m Freestyle Men — Medal 76 57
100 m Freestyle Men — Medal 83 60
200 m Freestyle Men — Medal 66 46
400 m Freestyle Men — Medal 39 30
1,500 m Freestyle Men — Medal 26 20
4 x 100 m Freestyle Relay Men — Medal 65 14
4 x 200 m Freestyle Relay Men — Medal 57 12
100 m Backstroke Men — Medal 51 37
200 m Backstroke Men — Medal 36 27
100 m Breaststroke Men — Medal 56 47
200 m Breaststroke Men — Medal 43 36
100 m Butterfly Men — Medal 70 55
200 m Butterfly Men — Medal 49 38
200 m Individual Medley Men — Medal 50 40
400 m Individual Medley Men — Medal 33 26
4 x 100 m Medley Relay Men — Medal 73 16
50 m Freestyle Women — Medal 56 39
100 m Freestyle Women — Medal 60 41
200 m Freestyle Women — Medal 44 32
400 m Freestyle Women — Medal 34 22
800 m Freestyle Women — Medal 23 16
4 x 100 m Freestyle Relay Women — Medal 63 14
4 x 200 m Freestyle Relay Women — Medal 52 11
100 m Backstroke Women — Medal 41 29
200 m Backstroke Women — Medal 30 19
100 m Breaststroke Women — Medal 38 26
200 m Breaststroke Women — Medal 36 26
100 m Butterfly Women — Medal 42 29
200 m Butterfly Women — Medal 27 20
200 m Individual Medley Women — Medal 38 29
400 m Individual Medley Women — Medal 24 18
4 x 100 m Medley Relay Women — Medal 58 12
Event Gender Held Status Competitors Countries
Water Polo Men 9 – 18 January 1998 Medal 206 16
Water Polo Women 8 – 16 January 1998 Medal 156 12

Medal table

Pos Country 🥇 Gold 🥈 Silver 🥉 Bronze Total
1 United States USA 17 6 9 32
2 Russia RUS 11 3 3 17
3 Australia AUS 7 8 10 25
4 China CHN 6 8 4 18
5 Ukraine UKR 3 1 0 4
6 Italy ITA 2 2 2 6
7 Germany GER 1 7 6 14
8 Netherlands NED 1 4 3 8
9 France FRA 1 4 1 6
10 Hungary HUN 1 1 2 4
11 Spain ESP 1 1 0 2
12 Belgium BEL 1 0 0 1
= Costa Rica CRC 1 0 0 1
14 Japan JPN 0 4 4 8
15 Slovakia SVK 0 2 1 3
16 Canada CAN 0 1 3 4
17 Sweden SWE 0 1 1 2
18 Great Britain GBR 0 0 2 2
19 Argentina ARG 0 0 1 1
= Puerto Rico PUR 0 0 1 1
= Serbia and Montenegro SCG 0 0 1 1

Medal winners

Event 🥇 Gold 🥈 Silver 🥉 Bronze
Solo, Women Olga Sedakova RUS Virginie Dedieu FRA Miya Tachibana JPN
Duet, Women Olga Brusnikina / Olga Sedakova RUS Miya Tachibana / Miho Takeda JPN Virginie Dedieu / Myriam Lignot FRA
Team, Women Russia RUS Japan JPN United States USA
1 m Springboard, Men Yu Zhuocheng CHN Troy Dumais USA Holger Schlepps GER
3 m Springboard, Men Dmitry Sautin RUS Zhou Yilin CHN Vasily Lisovsky RUS
10 m Platform, Men Dmitry Sautin RUS Tian Liang CHN Jan Hempel GER
3 m Springboard, Synchronized, Men Xu Hao / Yu Zhuocheng CHN Alexander Mesch / Holger Schlepps GER Shannon Roy / Dean Pullar AUS
10 m Platform, Synchronized, Men Sun Shuwei / Tian Liang CHN Michael Kühne / Jan Hempel GER Aliaksandr Varlamau / Igor Lukashin RUS
1 m Springboard, Women Irina Lashko RUS Vera Ilyina RUS Zhang Jing CHN
3 m Springboard, Women Yuliya Pakhalina RUS Guo Jingjing CHN Chantelle Michell AUS
10 m Platform, Women Olena Zhupina UKR Cai Yuyan CHN Li Chen CHN
3 m Springboard, Synchronized, Women Irina Lashko / Yuliya Pakhalina RUS Rao Lang / Li Chen CHN Kathy Pesek / Tracy Bonner USA
10 m Platform, Synchronized, Women Olena Zhupina / Svitlana Serbina UKR Chen Lixia / Cai Yuyan CHN Kristin Link / Lindsay Long USA
5 km, Men Aleksey Akatyev RUS Ky Hurst AUS Luca Baldini ITA
25 km, Men Aleksey Akatyev RUS David Meca ESP Gabriel Chaillou ARG
5 km, Team, Mixed United States USA Russia RUS Italy ITA
25 km, Team, Mixed Italy ITA Australia AUS United States USA
5 km, Women Erica Rose USA Edith van Dijk NED Peggy Büchse GER
25 km, Women Tobie Smith USA Peggy Büchse GER Edith van Dijk NED
50 m Freestyle, Men Bill Pilczuk USA Aleksandr Popov RUS Ricardo Busquets
Michael Klim 		PUR
AUS
100 m Freestyle, Men Aleksandr Popov RUS Michael Klim AUS Lars Frölander SWE
200 m Freestyle, Men Michael Klim AUS Massi Rosolino ITA Pieter van den Hoogenband NED
400 m Freestyle, Men Ian Thorpe AUS Grant Hackett AUS Paul Palmer GBR
1,500 m Freestyle, Men Grant Hackett AUS Emiliano Brembilla ITA Daniel Kowalski AUS
4 x 100 m Freestyle Relay, Men United States USA Australia AUS Russia RUS
4 x 200 m Freestyle Relay, Men Australia AUS Netherlands NED Great Britain GBR
100 m Backstroke, Men Lenny Krayzelburg USA Mark Versfeld CAN Stev Theloke GER
200 m Backstroke, Men Lenny Krayzelburg USA Ralf Braun GER Mark Versfeld CAN
100 m Breaststroke, Men Fred Deburghgraeve BEL Zeng Qiliang CHN Kurt Grote USA
200 m Breaststroke, Men Kurt Grote USA Jean-Christophe Sarnin FRA Norbert Rózsa HUN
100 m Butterfly, Men Michael Klim AUS Lars Frölander SWE Geoff Huegill AUS
200 m Butterfly, Men Denys Sylantiev UKR Franck Esposito FRA Tom Malchow USA
200 m Individual Medley, Men Marcel Wouda NED Xavier Marchand FRA Ron Karnaugh USA
400 m Individual Medley, Men Tom Dolan USA Marcel Wouda NED Curtis Myden CAN
4 x 100 m Medley Relay, Men Australia AUS United States USA Hungary HUN
50 m Freestyle, Women Amy Van Dyken USA Sandra Völker GER Shan Ying CHN
100 m Freestyle, Women Jenny Thompson USA Martina Moravcová SVK Shan Ying CHN
200 m Freestyle, Women Claudia Poll CRC Martina Moravcová SVK Julia Greville AUS
400 m Freestyle, Women Chen Yan CHN Brooke Bennett USA Dagmar Hase GER
800 m Freestyle, Women Brooke Bennett USA Diana Munz USA Kirsten Vlieghuis NED
4 x 100 m Freestyle Relay, Women United States USA Germany GER Australia AUS
4 x 200 m Freestyle Relay, Women Germany GER United States USA Australia AUS
100 m Backstroke, Women Lea Maurer USA Mai Nakamura JPN Sandra Völker GER
200 m Backstroke, Women Roxana Maracineanu FRA Dagmar Hase GER Mai Nakamura JPN
100 m Breaststroke, Women Kristy Kowal USA Helen Denman AUS Lauren Van Oosten CAN
200 m Breaststroke, Women Ágnes Kovács HUN Kristy Kowal USA Jenna Street USA
100 m Butterfly, Women Jenny Thompson USA Ayari Aoyama JPN Petria Thomas AUS
200 m Butterfly, Women Susie O'Neill AUS Petria Thomas AUS Misty Hyman USA
200 m Individual Medley, Women Wu Yanyan CHN Chen Yan CHN Martina Moravcová SVK
400 m Individual Medley, Women Chen Yan CHN Yana Klochkova UKR Yasuko Tajima JPN
4 x 100 m Medley Relay, Women United States USA Australia AUS Japan JPN
Water Polo, Men Spain ESP Hungary HUN Serbia and Montenegro SCG
Water Polo, Women Italy ITA Netherlands NED Australia AUS