Swimming at the 1998 World Aquatics Championships – Men's 200 metre backstroke
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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, Western Australia.
Date18 January 1998
Competitors26
Winningtime1 minute 58.84 seconds
| Men's 200 metre backstroke at the 1998 FINA World Championships | ||||||||||
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| Date | 18 January 1998 | |||||||||
| Competitors | 26 | |||||||||
| Winning time | 1 minute 58.84 seconds | |||||||||
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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)[1] |
2:02.09 |
| 10 | Vladimir Selkov (RUS)[2] |
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 |