Swimming at the 1998 World Aquatics Championships – Men's 200 metre backstroke

Men's 200 metre backstroke1998 FINA World Championships
Date	18 January 1998
Competitors	26
Winning time	1 minute 58.84 seconds
Medalists
Lenny Krayzelburg   United States   Ralf Braun   Germany   Mark Versfeld   Canada

1998 FINA World Championships Perth, Australia
Diving
1 m		men		women
3 m		men		women
10 m		men		women
Open water swimming
5 km		men		women
25 km		men		women
Team		5 km		25 km
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
Team		men		women

The finals and the qualifying heats of the men's 200 metre backstroke event at the 1998 World Aquatics Championships were held on Sunday 1998-01-18 in Perth, Australia.

A Final

Rank	Name	Time
	Lenny Krayzelburg (USA)	1:58.84
	Ralf Braun (GER)	1:59.23
	Mark Versfeld (CAN)	1:59.39
4	Emanuele Merisi (ITA)	1:59.59
5	Brad Bridgewater (USA)	2:00.02
6	Fu Yong (CHN)	2:00.40
7	Bartosz Sikora (POL)	2:00.71
8	Adam Ruckwood (GBR)	2:01.10

B Final

Rank	Name	Time
9	Vladislav Aminov (RUS)	2:01.90
10	Jorge Sánchez (ESP)	2:02.04
11	Stefano Battistelli (ITA)	2:03.03
12	Marko Strahija (CRO)	2:03.12
13	Rogério Romero (BRA)	2:03.14
14	Arūnas Savickas (LTU)	2:03.74
15	Adrian Radley (AUS)	2:03.91
16	Miroslav Machovič (SVK)	2:05.36

Qualifying heats

Rank	Name	Time
1	Lenny Krayzelburg (USA)	1:59.36
2	Mark Versfeld (CAN)	2:00.49
3	Adam Ruckwood (GBR)	2:00.52
4	Brad Bridgewater (USA)	2:00.53
5	Emanuele Merisi (ITA)	2:00.73
6	Ralf Braun (GER)	2:01.13
7	Bartosz Sikora (POL)	2:01.50
7	Fu Yong (CHN)	2:01.76
9	Neisser Bent (CUB)	2:02.09
10	Vladimir Selkov (RUS)	2:02.09
11	Vladislav Aminov (RUS)	2:02.67
12	Jorge Sánchez (ESP)	2:02.73
13	Arūnas Savickas (LTU)	2:02.92
14	Stefano Battistelli (ITA)	2:03.55
15	Marko Strahija (CRO)	2:03.76
16	Rogério Romero (BRA)	2:03.83
17	Miroslav Machovič (SVK)	2:04.46
18	Adrian Radley (AUS)	2:04.48
19	David Ortega (ESP)	2:05.12
20	Örn Arnarson (ISL)	2:05.61
21	Alexis Perdomo (VEN)	2:05.66
22	Nuno Laurentino (POR)	2:06.67
23	Darius Grigalionis (LTU)	2:07.39
24	Adrian O'Connor (IRL)	2:08.10
25	Carlos Arena (MEX)	2:08.21
26	Hugh O'Connor (IRL)	2:08.39

See also

• 1996 Men's Olympic Games 200m Backstroke (Atlanta)
• 1997 Men's World SC Championships 200m Backstroke (Gothenburg)
• 1997 Men's European LC Championships 200m Backstroke (Seville)
• 2000 Men's Olympic Games 200m Backstroke (Sydney)

References

• Neisser Bent (CUB) scratched B-Final
• Vladimir Selkov (RUS) scratched B-Final