Swimming at the 1998 World Aquatics Championships – Women's 100 metre butterfly explained

Event:	Women's 100 metre butterfly
Competition:	1998 FINA World Championships
Date:	15 January 1998
Win Value:	58.46 seconds
Gold:	Jenny Thompson
Goldnoc:	USA
Silver:	Ayari Aoyama
Silvernoc:	JPN
Bronze:	Petria Thomas
Bronzenoc:	AUS
Prev:	1994
Next:	2001

The finals and the qualifying heats of the women's 100 metre butterfly event at the 1998 World Aquatics Championships were held on Thursday 15 January 1998 in Perth, Western Australia.

A Final

Rank	Name	Time
		58.46 CR
		58.79
		58.97
4		59.12
5		59.27
6		59.47
7		1:00.09
8		1:00.43

B Final

Rank	Name	Time
9		1:00.71
10		1:00.99
11		1:01.24
12		1:01.43
13		1:01.55
14		1:01.57
15		1:01.61
16		1:01.98

See also

• 1996 Women's Olympic Games 100m Butterfly (Atlanta)
• 1997 Women's World SC Championships 100m Butterfly (Gothenburg)
• 1997 Women's European LC Championships 100m Butterfly (Seville)
• 2000 Women's Olympic Games 100m Butterfly (Sydney)

References

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