1998 World Aquatics Championships
The 8th FINA World Championships or the 1998 World Aquatics Championships were held from 8 to 17 January 1998 in Perth, Western Australia. The championships features competition in all five of FINA's disciplines: Swimming, Diving, Water Polo, Synchronised swimming and Open Water Swimming. The main venue for competition was Challenge Stadium, which hosted all disciplines except the Open Water events.
| 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 |
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 Yuan Yuan's luggage, enough 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 (Australia)
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  United States | 17 | 6 | 9 | 32 |
| 2 |  Russia | 11 | 3 | 3 | 17 |
| 3 | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Australia* | 7 | 8 | 10 | 25 |
| 4 |  China | 6 | 8 | 4 | 18 |
| 5 |  Ukraine | 3 | 1 | 0 | 4 |
| 6 |  Italy | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 |
| 7 |  Germany | 1 | 7 | 6 | 14 |
| 8 |  Netherlands | 1 | 4 | 3 | 8 |
| 9 |  France | 1 | 4 | 1 | 6 |
| 10 |  Hungary | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
| 11 |  Spain | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 12 | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Belgium | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Costa Rica | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 14 |  Japan | 0 | 4 | 4 | 8 |
| 15 |  Slovakia | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 16 | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Canada | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| 17 |  Sweden | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 18 |  Great Britain | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 19 |  Argentina | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
.svg.png.webp){kind=small} FR Yugoslavia | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
 Puerto Rico | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Totals (21 entries) | 53 | 53 | 54 | 160 | |
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 | Hao Xu (CHN) 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 |
FR 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.
- Maxwell J. Mehlman (21 May 2009). The Price of Perfection: Individualism and Society in the Era of Biomedical Enhancement. JHU Press. pp. 134–. ISBN 978-0-8018-9263-9. Retrieved 31 July 2012.
- Cecil Colwin (2002). Breakthrough Swimming. Human Kinetics. pp. 213–. ISBN 978-0-7360-3777-8. Retrieved 30 July 2012.
External links
- Swim Rankings results