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Swimming at the 1998 World Aquatics Championships – Women's 800 metre freestyle

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Women's 800 metre freestyle
at the 1998 FINA World Championships
Date16 January 1998 (heats0
17 January 1998 (final)
Winning time8 minutes 28.71 seconds
Medalists
gold medal    United States
silver medal    United States
bronze medal    Netherlands
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The final of the women's 800 metre freestyle event at the 1998 World Aquatics Championships was held on Saturday 17 January 1998 in Perth, Western Australia.

Final

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Rank Name Time
 Brooke Bennett (USA) 8:28.71
 Diana Munz (USA) 8:29.97
 Kirsten Vlieghuis (NED) 8:32.34
4  Jana Henke (GER) 8:33.52
5  Kerstin Kielgass (GER) 8:33.62
6  Flavia Rigamonti (SUI) 8:37.37
7  Carla Geurts (NED) 8:41.76
8  Chen Hua (CHN) 8:47.85

Qualifying heats

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  • Held on Friday 16 January 1998
Rank Name Time
1  Brooke Bennett (USA) 8:30.68
2  Diana Munz (USA) 8:34.87
3  Kirsten Vlieghuis (NED) 8:35.75
4  Jana Henke (GER) 8:36.00
5  Kerstin Kielgass (GER) 8:37.53
6  Flavia Rigamonti (SUI) 8:37.55
7  Carla Geurts (NED) 8:42.68
8  Chen Hua (CHN) 8:43.84
9  Nadine Neumann (AUS) 8:46.47
10  María Bardina (ESP) 8:46.96
11  Sofie Goffin (BEL) 8:50.43
12  Tatyana Mikhaylova (RUS) 8:50.56
13  Jana Pechanová (CZE) 8:54.37
14  Mirjana Boševska (MKD) 8:55.08
15  Andrea Schwartz (CAN) 8:57.51
16  Carolyn Adel (SUR) 9:00.50
17  Chi-Chan Lin (TPE) 9:01.74
18  Natasha Bowron (AUS) 9:02.31
19  Kristýna Kyněrová (CZE) 9:03.35

See also

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References

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