1998 World Aquatics Championships
| 8th FINA World Championships | |
|---|---|
| Host city | Perth, Western Australia, Australia |
| Date(s) | January 8–17, 1998 |
| 1998 FINA World Championships | ||
|---|---|---|
| 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 8th FINA World Championships or the 1998 World Aquatics Championships were held from 8 to 17 January 1998 in
Challenge Stadium
, which hosted all disciplines except the Open Water events.
Local athlete Michael Klim was named as the leading male swimmer of the meet, winning the 200 m freestyle, 100 m butterfly, 4×200 m freestyle, 4×100 m medley relay, as well as silver in the 100 m freestyle, 4×100 m freestyle relay and bronze in the 50 m freestyle. Ian Thorpe became the youngest ever male to become world champion when he won the 400 m freestyle event aged 15 years and three months.
Doping
During a routine customs check on Chinese swimmer
human growth hormone was discovered to supply the entire women's swimming team for the duration of the championships.[1] Only Yuan was sanctioned for the incident, with speculation that this was connected to the nomination of Juan Antonio Samaranch by China for the Nobel Peace Prize in 1993.[2] Tests in Perth also found the presence of the banned diuretic masking agent triamterine in the urine of four swimmers, Wang Luna, Yi Zhang, Huijue Cai and Wei Wang.[3] The swimmers were suspended from competition for two years, with three coaches associated with the swimmers, Zhi Cheng, Hiuqin Xu and Zhi Cheng each suspended for three months.[3]
Medal table
* Host nation (
Yugoslavia
Results
Diving
- Men
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 m springboard |  Zhuocheng Yu (CHN)
|
 Troy Dumais (USA)
|
 Holger Schlepps (GER)
|
| 3 m springboard |  Dmitri Sautin (RUS)
|
Yilin Zhou (CHN)
|
Vassili Lisovski (RUS)
|
| 10 m platform | Dmitri Sautin (RUS)
|
Tian Liang (CHN)
|
Jan Hempel (GER)
|
| 3 m springboard synchro | Zhuocheng Yu (CHN)
|
Alexander Mesch (GER) Holger Schlepps (GER)
|
 Dean Pullar (AUS) Shannon Roy (AUS)
|
| 10 m platform synchro | Tian Liang (CHN) Sun Shuwei (CHN)
|
Jan Hempel (GER) Michael Kühne (GER)
|
Igor Lukashin (RUS) Aleksandr Varlamov (RUS)
|
- Women
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 m springboard | Irina Lashko (RUS)
|
Vera Ilyina (RUS)
|
Zhang Jing (CHN)
|
| 3 m springboard | Yuliya Pakhalina (RUS)
|
Jingjing Guo (CHN)
|
Chantelle Michell (AUS)
|
| 10 m platform |  Olena Zhupina (UKR)
|
Yuyan Cai (CHN)
|
Li Chen (CHN)
|
| 3 m springboard synchro | Irina Lashko (RUS) Yuliya Pakhalina (RUS)
|
Lang Rao (CHN) Rongjuan Li (CHN)
|
Tracy Bonner (USA) Kathy Pesek (USA)
|
| 10 m platform synchro | Olena Zhupina (UKR) Svitlana Serbina (UKR)
|
Yuyan Cai (CHN) Li Chen (CHN)
|
Kristin Link (USA) Lindsay Long (USA)
|
Open water swimming
- Men
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| 5 km | Aleksey Akatyev (RUS)
|
Ky Hurst (AUS)
|
 Luca Baldini (ITA)
|
| 25 km | Aleksey Akatyev (RUS)
|
 David Meca (ESP)
|
 Gabriel Chaillou (ARG)
|
- Women
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| 5 km | Erica Rose (USA)
|
 Edith van Dijk (NED)
|
Peggy Büchse (GER)
|
| 25 km | Tobie Smith (USA)
|
Peggy Büchse (GER)
|
Edith van Dijk (NED)
|
- Mixed
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| 5 km | United States (USA) John Flanagan Austin Ramirez Erica Rose |
Russia (RUS) Aleksey Akatyev Yevgeny Bezruchenko Olga Gouseva |
Italy (ITA) Luca Baldini Fabio Venturini Valeria Casprini |
| 25 km | Italy (ITA) Claudio Gargaro Fabrizio Pescatori Valeria Casprini |
Australia (AUS) Grant Robinson Mark Saliba Tracey Knowles |
United States (USA) Tobie Smith Nathan Stooke Chuck Wiley |
Swimming
Synchronised swimming
Water polo
- Men
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| Team | Spain
|
 Hungary
|
 Yugoslavia
|
- Women
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| Team | Italy
|
Netherlands
|
Australia
|
References
- ^ "Chinese Olympians subjected to routine doping". The Sydney morning Herald. 28 July 2012. Retrieved 30 July 2012.
- ISBN 978-0-8018-9263-9. Retrieved 31 July 2012.
- ^ ISBN 978-0-7360-3777-8. Retrieved 30 July 2012.
External links
- Swim Rankings results