| Competition | 1998 World Aquatics Championships |
|---|---|
| Venue |
Perth
|
| Held | — |
| Status | Medal |
| Competitors | 58 |
| Countries | 12 |
| Pos | Athlete(s) | Country | Preliminary Round | Final | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 🥇 | United States | 4:07.99 (1 h2) |
4:01.93 (1 F) |
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| Lea Maurer | — | 1:01.91 | ||||
| Kristy Kowal | — | 1:07.20 | ||||
| Jenny Thompson | — | 57.89 | ||||
| Amy Van Dyken | — | 54.93 | ||||
| Beth Botsford | 1:02.82 | — | ||||
| Jenna Street | 1:10.17 | — | ||||
| Misty Hyman | 59.39 | — | ||||
| B. J. Bedford | 55.61 | — | ||||
| 🥈 | Australia | 4:08.64 (2 h2) |
4:05.12 (2 F) |
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| Meredith Smith | 1:04.18 | 1:02.73 | ||||
| Helen Denman | — | 1:08.32 | ||||
| Petria Thomas | — | 58.68 | ||||
| Susie O'Neill | — | 55.39 | ||||
| Sam Riley | 1:08.55 | — | ||||
| Angela Kennedy | 1:00.49 | — | ||||
| Sarah Ryan | 55.42 | — | ||||
| 🥉 | Japan | 4:09.10 (3 h2) |
4:06.27 (3 F) |
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| Mai Nakamura | 1:01.83 | 1:01.83 | ||||
| Masami Tanaka | 1:11.73 | 1:10.24 | ||||
| Ayari Aoyama | 59.55 | 59.09 | ||||
| Sumika Minamoto | 55.99 | 55.11 | ||||
| 4 | Germany | 4:12.15 (4 h1) |
4:08.90 (4 F) |
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| Sandra Völker | 1:02.72 | 1:02.32 | ||||
| Sylvia Gerasch | — | 1:10.30 | ||||
| Katrin Jäke | — | 1:00.84 | ||||
| Katrin Meißner | 56.58 | 55.44 | ||||
| Anne Poleska | 1:11.09 | — | ||||
| Silvia Szalai | 1:01.76 | — | ||||
| 5 | Hungary | 4:12.39 (6 h2) |
4:11.41 (5 F) |
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| Annamária Kiss | 1:05.05 | 1:05.25 | ||||
| Ágnes Kovács | 1:08.83 | 1:08.29 | ||||
| Anna Nyíri | 1:01.93 | 1:01.48 | ||||
| Dóra Varga | 56.58 | 56.39 | ||||
| 6 | Netherlands | 4:12.23 (5 h2) |
4:11.73 (6 F) |
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| Angela Postma | — | 1:05.18 | ||||
| Madelon Baans | 1:11.08 | 1:11.53 | ||||
| Inge de Bruijn | 1:00.47 | 59.66 | ||||
| Wilma van Hofwegen-van Rijn | 55.42 | 55.36 | ||||
| Suze Valen | 1:05.26 | — | ||||
| 7 | Great Britain | 4:13.39 (8 h2) |
4:13.33 (7 F) |
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| Sarah Price | 1:03.46 | 1:04.00 | ||||
| Jaime King | 1:11.49 | 1:11.22 | ||||
| Caroline Foot | 1:02.09 | 1:01.58 | ||||
| Sue Rolph | 56.35 | 56.53 | ||||
| 8 | Belgium | 4:12.74 (7 h1) |
— (DQ F) |
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| Sofie Wolfs | 1:04.31 | 1:04.44 | ||||
| Brigitte Becue | 1:09.81 | 1:09.22 | ||||
| Fabienne Dufour | 1:02.34 | 1:01.85 | ||||
| Tine Bossuyt | 56.28 | — | ||||
| 9 | Poland | 4:13.99 (9 h1) |
— | |||
| Izabela Burczyk | 1:03.73 | — | ||||
| Dagmara Ajnenkiel | 1:10.44 | — | ||||
| Anna Uryniuk | 1:01.78 | — | ||||
| Alicja Pęczak | 58.04 | — | ||||
| 10 | Russia | 4:18.84 (10 h1) |
— | |||
| Yuliya Fomenko | 1:04.59 | — | ||||
| Lyudmila Mamontova | 1:14.12 | — | ||||
| Yelena Nazemnova | 1:03.33 | — | ||||
| Tatyana Litovchenko | 56.80 | — | ||||
| 11 | Chinese Taipei | 4:35.32 (11 h2) |
— | |||
| Kuan Chia-Hsien | 1:10.48 | — | ||||
| Liao Ya-Han | 1:18.62 | — | ||||
| Huang Iju | 1:05.38 | — | ||||
| Lin Meng-Chieh | 1:00.84 | — | ||||
| DQ | Canada | 4:12.75 (DQ h1) |
— | |||
| Erin Gammel | 1:03.92 | — | ||||
| Lauren Van Oosten | 1:10.36 | — | ||||
| Jessica Amey | 1:02.48 | — | ||||
| Shannon Shakespeare | 55.99 | — | ||||
| DNS | China | — (DNS h1) |
— |
| Pos | Athlete(s) | Country | Mark | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | Germany | 4:12.15 | ||
| Sandra Völker | 1:02.72 | |||
| Sylvia Gerasch | — | |||
| Katrin Jäke | — | |||
| Katrin Meißner | 56.58 | |||
| Anne Poleska | 1:11.09 | |||
| Silvia Szalai | 1:01.76 | |||
| 7 | Belgium | 4:12.74 | ||
| Sofie Wolfs | 1:04.31 | |||
| Brigitte Becue | 1:09.81 | |||
| Fabienne Dufour | 1:02.34 | |||
| Tine Bossuyt | 56.28 | |||
| 9 | Poland | 4:13.99 | ||
| Izabela Burczyk | 1:03.73 | |||
| Dagmara Ajnenkiel | 1:10.44 | |||
| Anna Uryniuk | 1:01.78 | |||
| Alicja Pęczak | 58.04 | |||
| 10 | Russia | 4:18.84 | ||
| Yuliya Fomenko | 1:04.59 | |||
| Lyudmila Mamontova | 1:14.12 | |||
| Yelena Nazemnova | 1:03.33 | |||
| Tatyana Litovchenko | 56.80 | |||
| DQ | Canada | 4:12.75 | ||
| Erin Gammel | 1:03.92 | |||
| Lauren Van Oosten | 1:10.36 | |||
| Jessica Amey | 1:02.48 | |||
| Shannon Shakespeare | 55.99 | |||
| DNS | China | — |
| Pos | Athlete(s) | Country | Mark | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | United States | 4:07.99 | ||
| Lea Maurer | — | |||
| Kristy Kowal | — | |||
| Jenny Thompson | — | |||
| Amy Van Dyken | — | |||
| Beth Botsford | 1:02.82 | |||
| Jenna Street | 1:10.17 | |||
| Misty Hyman | 59.39 | |||
| B. J. Bedford | 55.61 | |||
| 2 | Australia | 4:08.64 | ||
| Meredith Smith | 1:04.18 | |||
| Helen Denman | — | |||
| Petria Thomas | — | |||
| Susie O'Neill | — | |||
| Sam Riley | 1:08.55 | |||
| Angela Kennedy | 1:00.49 | |||
| Sarah Ryan | 55.42 | |||
| 3 | Japan | 4:09.10 | ||
| Mai Nakamura | 1:01.83 | |||
| Masami Tanaka | 1:11.73 | |||
| Ayari Aoyama | 59.55 | |||
| Sumika Minamoto | 55.99 | |||
| 5 | Netherlands | 4:12.23 | ||
| Angela Postma | — | |||
| Madelon Baans | 1:11.08 | |||
| Inge de Bruijn | 1:00.47 | |||
| Wilma van Hofwegen-van Rijn | 55.42 | |||
| Suze Valen | 1:05.26 | |||
| 6 | Hungary | 4:12.39 | ||
| Annamária Kiss | 1:05.05 | |||
| Ágnes Kovács | 1:08.83 | |||
| Anna Nyíri | 1:01.93 | |||
| Dóra Varga | 56.58 | |||
| 8 | Great Britain | 4:13.39 | ||
| Sarah Price | 1:03.46 | |||
| Jaime King | 1:11.49 | |||
| Caroline Foot | 1:02.09 | |||
| Sue Rolph | 56.35 | |||
| 11 | Chinese Taipei | 4:35.32 | ||
| Kuan Chia-Hsien | 1:10.48 | |||
| Liao Ya-Han | 1:18.62 | |||
| Huang Iju | 1:05.38 | |||
| Lin Meng-Chieh | 1:00.84 |