100 m Backstroke, Women

Competition 1998 World Aquatics Championships
Venue Perth AUS
Held —
Status Medal
Competitors 41
Countries 29
Pos Athlete(s) Country Preliminary Round Final
🥇 Lea Maurer USA 1:00.77
(1 h6)		 1:01.16
(1 FA)
🥈 Mai Nakamura JPN 1:01.27
(2 h4)		 1:01.28
(2 FA)
🥉 Sandra Völker GER 1:02.26
(4 h4)		 1:01.47
(3 FA)
4 Antje Buschschulte GER 1:02.18
(3 h5)		 1:01.81
(4 FA)
5 Beth Botsford USA 1:02.63
(6 h5)		 1:02.31
(5 FA)
6 Roxana Maracineanu FRA 1:02.37
(5 h4)		 1:02.40
(6 FA)
7 Noriko Inada JPN 1:02.85
(7 h6)		 1:02.58
(7 FA)
8 He Cihong CHN 1:02.98
(8 h5)		 1:02.69
(8 FA)
9 Sarah Price GBR 1:03.54
(11 h5)		 1:03.26
(1 FB)
10 Meredith Smith AUS 1:03.05
(9 h6)		 1:03.45
(2 FB)
11 Fabíola Molina BRA 1:03.82
(13 h4)		 1:03.60
(3 FB)
12 Elli Overton AUS 1:03.94
(15 h4)		 1:03.61
(4 FB)
13 Hélène Ricardo FRA 1:03.61
(12 h4)		 1:03.86
(5 FB)
14 Ivette María ESP 1:03.91
(14 h5)		 1:04.25
(6 FB)
15 Yuliya Fomenko RUS 1:04.00
(16 h4)		 1:04.27
(7 FB)
16 Zhen Yingjuan CHN 1:03.18
(10 h6)		 —
17 Yelena Grechushnikova RUS 1:04.15
(17 h5)		 —
18 Izabela Burczyk POL 1:04.33
(18 h5)		 —
19 Sofie Wolfs BEL 1:04.35
(19 h3)		 —
20 Maria Carlos Santos POR 1:04.41
(20 h5)		 —
21 Katy Sexton GBR 1:04.59
(21 h6)		 —
22 Alenka Kejžar SLO 1:04.75
(22 h3)		 —
23 Alena Nyvltová CZE 1:04.89
(23 h6)		 —
24 Rania El-Wani EGY 1:05.15
(24 h6)		 —
25 Charlene Wittstock RSA 1:05.17
(25 h3)		 —
26 Kateřina Pivoňková CZE 1:05.46
(26 h4)		 —
27 Annamária Kiss HUN 1:05.50
(27 h3)		 —
28 Yseult Gervy BEL 1:05.75
(28 h3)		 —
29 Chonlathorn Vorathamrong THA 1:06.28
(29 h3)		 —
30 Caroline Pickering FIJ 1:06.88
(30 h3)		 —
31 Sherry Tsai HKG 1:06.92
(31 h3)		 —
32 Marianella Marín CRC 1:08.83
(32 h2)		 —
33 May Ooi SGP 1:09.25
(33 h2)		 —
34 Nisha Millet IND 1:09.68
(34 h2)		 —
35 Kuan Chia-Hsien TPE 1:09.75
(35 h2)		 —
36 Viviana Coto CRC 1:12.72
(36 h2)		 —
37 Rola El-Haress LBN 1:14.50
(37 h1)		 —
38 Yang Hsiao-Hui TPE 1:15.85
(38 h2)		 —
39 Rania Ghosheh JOR 1:16.34
(39 h1)		 —
40 Chio Ka Leong MAC 1:17.89
(40 h1)		 —
AC Erin Gammel CAN —
(DQ h6)		 —

Preliminary Round

Heat 1

Pos Athlete(s) Country Mark
37 Rola El-Haress LBN 1:14.50
39 Rania Ghosheh JOR 1:16.34
40 Chio Ka Leong MAC 1:17.89

Heat 2

Pos Athlete(s) Country Mark
32 Marianella Marín CRC 1:08.83
33 May Ooi SGP 1:09.25
34 Nisha Millet IND 1:09.68
35 Kuan Chia-Hsien TPE 1:09.75
36 Viviana Coto CRC 1:12.72
38 Yang Hsiao-Hui TPE 1:15.85

Heat 3

Pos Athlete(s) Country Mark
19 Sofie Wolfs BEL 1:04.35
22 Alenka Kejžar SLO 1:04.75
25 Charlene Wittstock RSA 1:05.17
27 Annamária Kiss HUN 1:05.50
28 Yseult Gervy BEL 1:05.75
29 Chonlathorn Vorathamrong THA 1:06.28
30 Caroline Pickering FIJ 1:06.88
31 Sherry Tsai HKG 1:06.92

Heat 4

Pos Athlete(s) Country Mark
2 Mai Nakamura JPN 1:01.27
4 Sandra Völker GER 1:02.26
5 Roxana Maracineanu FRA 1:02.37
12 Hélène Ricardo FRA 1:03.61
13 Fabíola Molina BRA 1:03.82
15 Elli Overton AUS 1:03.94
16 Yuliya Fomenko RUS 1:04.00
26 Kateřina Pivoňková CZE 1:05.46

Heat 5

Pos Athlete(s) Country Mark
3 Antje Buschschulte GER 1:02.18
6 Beth Botsford USA 1:02.63
8 He Cihong CHN 1:02.98
11 Sarah Price GBR 1:03.54
14 Ivette María ESP 1:03.91
17 Yelena Grechushnikova RUS 1:04.15
18 Izabela Burczyk POL 1:04.33
20 Maria Carlos Santos POR 1:04.41

Heat 6

Pos Athlete(s) Country Mark
1 Lea Loveless USA 1:00.77
7 Noriko Inada JPN 1:02.85
9 Meredith Smith AUS 1:03.05
10 Zhen Yingjuan CHN 1:03.18
21 Katy Sexton GBR 1:04.59
23 Alena Nyvltová CZE 1:04.89
24 Rania El-Wani EGY 1:05.15
DQ Erin Gammel CAN —

Final

Final A

Pos Athlete(s) Country Mark
1 Lea Loveless USA 1:01.16
2 Mai Nakamura JPN 1:01.28
3 Sandra Völker GER 1:01.47
4 Antje Buschschulte GER 1:01.81
5 Beth Botsford USA 1:02.31
6 Roxana Maracineanu FRA 1:02.40
7 Noriko Inada JPN 1:02.58
8 He Cihong CHN 1:02.69

Final B

Pos Athlete(s) Country Mark
1 Sarah Price GBR 1:03.26
2 Meredith Smith AUS 1:03.45
3 Fabíola Molina BRA 1:03.60
4 Elli Overton AUS 1:03.61
5 Hélène Ricardo FRA 1:03.86
6 Ivette María ESP 1:04.25
7 Yuliya Fomenko RUS 1:04.27