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

Event:	Women's 800 metre freestyle
Competition:	1998 FINA World Championships
Date:	16 January 1998 (heats0 17 January 1998 (final)
Win Value:	8 minutes 28.71 seconds
Gold:	Brooke Bennett
Goldnoc:	USA
Silver:	Diana Munz
Silvernoc:	USA
Bronze:	Kirsten Vlieghuis
Bronzenoc:	NED
Prev:	1994
Next:	2001

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

Rank	Name	Time
		8:28.71
		8:29.97
		8:32.34
4		8:33.52
5		8:33.62
6		8:37.37
7		8:41.76
8		8:47.85

Qualifying heats

• Held on Friday 16 January 1998

Rank	Name	Time
1		8:30.68
2		8:34.87
3		8:35.75
4		8:36.00
5		8:37.53
6		8:37.55
7		8:42.68
8		8:43.84
9		8:46.47
10		8:46.96
11		8:50.43
12		8:50.56
13		8:54.37
14		8:55.08
15		8:57.51
16		9:00.50
17		9:01.74
18		9:02.31
19		9:03.35

See also

• 1996 Women's Olympic Games 800m Freestyle (Atlanta)
• 1997 Women's World SC Championships 800m Freestyle (Gothenburg)
• 1997 Women's European LC Championships 800m Freestyle (Seville)
• 2000 Women's Olympic Games 800m Freestyle (Sydney)

References

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