| Women's 50 metre freestyle at the 1998 FINA World Championships | ||||||||||
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| Date | 18 January 1998 | |||||||||
| Winning time | 25.15 seconds | |||||||||
| Medalists | ||||||||||
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| 1998 FINA World Championships | ||
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| Diving | ||
| Individual | ||
| 1 m | men | women |
| 3 m | men | women |
| 10 m | men | women |
| Open water swimming | ||
| Single | ||
| 5 km | men | women |
| 5 km | team rating | |
| 25 km | men | women |
| 25 km | team rating | |
| 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 | ||
| Tournament | men | women |
The finals and the qualifying heats of the women's 50 metre freestyle event at the 1998 World Aquatics Championships were held on Sunday 18 January 1998 in Perth, Western Australia.
A Final
| Rank | Name | Time |
|---|---|---|
|
 Amy Van Dyken (USA)
|
25.15 |
|
 Sandra Völker (GER)
|
25.32 |
|
 Shan Ying (CHN)
|
25.36 |
| 4 | Jenny Thompson (USA)
|
25.59 |
| 5 |  Angela Postma (NED)
|
25.67 |
| 6 |  Therese Alshammar (SWE)
|
25.83 |
| 7 | Simone Osygus (GER)
|
25.90 |
| 8 |  Martina Moravcová (SVK)
|
26.04 |
B Final
| Rank | Name | Time |
|---|---|---|
| 9 |  Sumika Minamoto (JPN)
|
25.99 |
| 10 |  Rania Elwani (EGY)
|
26.05 |
| 12 |  Rebecca Creedy (AUS)
|
26.09 |
| Wilma van Hofwegen (NED)
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 Yevgeniya Yermakova (KAZ)
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| 14 |  Claudia Franco (ESP)
|
26.14 |
| 15 |  Sue Rolph (GBR)
|
26.19 |
 Leah Martindale (BAR)
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Qualifying heats
See also
- 1996 Women's Olympic Games 50m Freestyle (Atlanta)
- 1997 Women's World SC Championships 50m Freestyle (Gothenburg)
- 1997 Women's European LC Championships 50m Freestyle (Seville)
- 2000 Women's Olympic Games 50m Freestyle (Sydney)
References
- "8th FINA World Swimming Championships". SwimNews.com.
- "1998 FINA World Championships (LCM)". USA Swimming.
| World long-course champions in women's 50 m freestyle | |
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