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Women's 200 metre backstroke at the 1998 FINA World Championships
Date	17 January 1998
Winning time	2 minutes 11.26 seconds
Medalists
Roxana Maracineanu    France   Dagmar Hase    Germany   Mai Nakamura    Japan
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The finals and the qualifying heats of the women's 200 metre backstroke event at the 1998 World Aquatics Championships were held on Saturday 17 January 1998 in Perth, Western Australia.

A Final

Rank	Name	Time
	Roxana Maracineanu (FRA)	2:11.26
	Dagmar Hase (GER)	2:11.45
	Mai Nakamura (JPN)	2:12.22
4	Cathleen Rund (GER)	2:12.72
5	Lea Maurer (USA)	2:13.04
6	Miki Nakao (JPN)	2:13.13
7	Meredith Smith (AUS)	2:13.70
8	Hélène Ricardo (FRA)	2:15.01

B Final

Rank	Name	Time
9	Amanda Adkins (USA)	2:14.25
10	Ivette María (ESP)	2:16.17
11	Helen Don-Duncan (GBR)	2:16.94
12	Isabela Burczyk (POL)	2:17.00
13	Kateřina Pivoňková (CZE)	2:17.31
14	Elena Grechushnikova (RUS)	2:17.69
15	Emma Johnson (AUS)	2:19.35
16	Fabíola Molina (BRA)	2:19.67

Qualifying heats

Rank	Heat	Lane	Name	Nationality	Time	Notes
1			Dagmar hase	Germany	2:13.29
2			Lea Maurer	United States
3			roxana maracineanu	France
4			Mai Nakamura	Japan
5			Meredeith Smith	Australia
6			Hélène Ricardo	France
7			Cathleen Rund	Germany
8			Miki Nakao	Japan
9			Kateřina Pivoňková	Czech Republic
10			He Cihong	China
11				Spain
12			Amanda Adkins	United States
13			Isabela Burczyk	Poland
14			Elena Grechushnikova	Russia
15			helen don duncan	Great Britain

Remarks

See also

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

References

• "8th FINA World Swimming Championships". SwimNews.com.
• "1998 FINA World Championships (LCM)". USA Swimming.

• Swimming at the 1998 World Aquatics Championships
• 1998 in women's swimming