Swimming Records, 1997-1998: Water Polo

Updated August 28, 2020 | Infoplease Staff

The 8th FINA World Championships in swimming, diving, synchronized swimming and water polo held in Perth, Australia (Jan. 7-18). Note that (CR) indicates course record.

Final Medal Standings

GSBTotal
1United States176932
2Australia781025
3China68418
4Russia113317
5Germany17614
6Netherlands1438
Japan0448
8Italy2226
France1416
10Ukraine3104
Hungary1124
Canada0134
13Slovakia0213
14Spain1102
Sweden0112
Great Britain0022
17Belgium1001
Costa Rica1001
Argentina0011
Puerto Rico0001
Yugoslavia0001
TOTALS535354160

MEN

Event Time
50m freeBill Pilczuk, USA22.29
100m freeAlexander Popov, RUS48.93CR
200m freeMichael Klim, AUS1:47.41
400m freeIan Thorpe, AUS3:46.29
1500m freeGrant Hackett, AUS14:51.70
100m backLenny Krayzelburg, USA55.00
200m backLenny Krayzelburg, USA1:58.84
100m breastFrederik Deburghgraeve, BEL1:01.34
200m breastKurt Grote, USA2:13.40
100m flyMichael Klim, AUS52.25CR
200m flyDenys Sylantyev, UKR1:56.61
200m I.M.Marcel Wouda, NET2:01.18
400m I.M.Tom Dolan, USA4:14.95
5k open
water
Alexei Akatiev, RUS55:18.6
25k open
water
Alexei Akatiev, RUS5:05:42.1

Men's Relays

Event Time
400m freeUnited States (Scott Tucker, Neil Walker, Jon Olsen, Gary Hall Jr.)3:16.69CR
800m freeAustralia (Michael Klim, Grant Hackett, Ian Thorpe, Daniel Kowalski)7:12.48
400m medAustralia (Matt Welsh, Phil Rogers, Michael Klim, Chris Fydler)3:37.98

WOMEN

Event Time
50m freeAmy Van Dyken, USA25.15
100m freeJenny Thompson, USA54.95
200m freeClaudia Poll, CST1:58.90
400m freeYan Chen, CHN4:06.72
800m freeBrooke Bennett, USA8:28.71
100m backLea Maurer, USA1:01.16
200m backRoxanna Maracineanu, FRA2:11.26
100m breastKristy Kowal, USA1:08.42
200m breastAgnes Kovacs, HUN2:25.45CR
100m flyJenny Thompson, USA58.46CR
200m flySusie O'Neill, AUS2:07.93CR
200m I.M.Yanyan Wu, CHN2:10.88CR
400m I.M.Yan Chen, CHN4:36.66
5k open
water
Erica Rose, USA59:23.5
25k open
water
Tobie Smith, USA5:31:20.1

Women's Relays

Event Time
400m freeUnited States (Lindsey Farella, Amy Van Dyken, B.J. Bedford, Jenny Thompson)3:42.11
800m freeGermany (Franziska Van Almsick, Dagmar Hase, Silvia Szalai, Kerstin Kielgass)8:01.46
400m medUnited States (Lea Maurer, Kristy Kowal, Jenny Thompson, Amy Van Dyken)4:01.93

Diving

MEN

Event Pts
1-meter springYu Zhuocheng, CHN417.54
3-meter springDmitry Sautin, RUS746.79
PlatformDmitry Sautin, RUS750.99

WOMEN

Event Pts
1-meter springIrina Lashko, RUS296.07
3-meter springYulia Pakhalina, RUS544.52
PlatformOlena Zhupyna, UKR550.41

Synchronized Swimming

Event Pts
SoloOlga Sedakova, RUS99.304
DuetOlga Brousnikina
& Olga Sedakova, RUS
99.400
TeamRussia99.317

Water Polo

Men's Final: Spain 6Hungary 4
Women's Final: Italy 7Netherlands 6

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