| Event: | Women's 200m Breaststroke |
| Competition: | 1998 FINA World Championships |
| Date: | 15 January 1998 |
| Win Value: | 2 minutes 25.45 seconds |
| Gold: | Ágnes Kovács |
| Goldnoc: | HUN |
| Silver: | Kristy Kowal |
| Silvernoc: | USA |
| Bronze: | Jenna Street |
| Bronzenoc: | USA |
| Prev: | 1994 |
| Next: | 2001 |
The finals and the qualifying heats of the women's 200 metre breaststroke event at the 1998 World Aquatics Championships were held on Thursday 15 January 1998 in Perth, Western Australia.
| Rank | Name | Time | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2:25.45 CR | |||
| 2:26.19 | |||
| 2:26.50 | |||
| 4 | 2:26.63 | ||
| 5 | 2:27.52 | ||
| 6 | 2:27.81 | ||
| 7 | 2:28.27 | ||
| 8 | 2:31.00 |
| Rank | Name | Time | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 9 | 2:29.55 | ||
| 10 | 2:30.26 | ||
| 11 | 2:30.49 | ||
| 12 | 2:30.55 | ||
| 13 | 2:30.90 | ||
| 14 | 2:31.21 | ||
| 15 | 2:32.66 | ||
| 16 | 2:33.75 |
| Rank | Name | Time | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2:26.63 CR | ||
| 2 | 2:26.72 | ||
| 3 | 2:27.21 | ||
| 4 | 2:27.71 | ||
| 5 | 2:28.06 | ||
| 6 | 2:28.88 | ||
| 7 | 2:28.99 | ||
| 8 | 2:29.18 | ||
| 9 | 2:29.94 | ||
| 10 | 2:30.54 | ||
| 11 | 2:30.58 | ||
| 12 | 2:30.73 | ||
| 13 | 2:30.95 | ||
| 14 | 2:31.24 | ||
| 15 | 2:31.91 | ||
| 16 | 2:32.04 | ||
| 17 | 2:32.29 | ||
| 18 | 2:33.18 | ||
| 19 | 2:33.49 | ||
| 20 | 2:33.69 | ||
| 21 | 2:34.06 | ||
| 23 | 2:35.35 | ||
| 24 | 2:35.65 | ||
| 25 | 2:36.89 | ||
| 26 | 2:37.11 | ||
| 27 | 2:38.53 |