Swimming at the 1998 World Aquatics Championships – Men's 200 metre breaststroke explained

Event:	Men's 200 metre breaststroke
Competition:	1998 FINA World Championships
Date:	16 January 1998
Competitors:	28
Win Value:	2 minutes 13.40 seconds
Gold:	Kurt Grote
Goldnoc:	USA
Silver:	Jean-Christophe Sarnin
Silvernoc:	FRA
Bronze:	Norbert Rózsa
Bronzenoc:	HUN
Prev:	1994
Next:	2001

The finals and the qualifying heats of the men's 200 metre breaststroke event at the 1998 World Aquatics Championships were held on Friday 1998-01-16 in Perth, Western Australia.

A Final

Rank	Name	Time
		2:13.40
		2:13.42
		2:13.59
4		2:13.84
5		2:14.43
6		2:15.34
7		2:15.41
8		2:15.51

B Final

Rank	Name	Time
9		2:15.48
10		2:16.14
11		2:17.50
12		2:17.58
13		2:17.71
14		2:18.37
15		2:18.94
16		2:22.30

Qualifying heats

Rank	Name	Time	Notes
1		2:13.37
2		2:14.86
3		2:14.93
4		2:15.09
5		2:15.23
6		2:15.29
7		2:15.57
8		2:15.63
9		2:15.76
10		2:15.98
11		2:16.10	scratched finals
12		2:16.30
13		2:16.36
14		2:16.88
15		2:17.21	scratched finals
16		2:17.51
17		2:17.64
18		2:18.35
19		2:18.86
20		2:19.12
21		2:19.74
22		2:19.93
23		2:20.75
24		2:20.78
25		2:21.22
26		2:21.23
27		2:21.24	NR
28		2:21.61

See also

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

References

• Web site: 8th FINA World Swimming Championships . SwimNews.com .
• Web site: 1998 FINA World Championships (LCM) . .