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

Women's 800 metre freestyle at the 1998 FINA World Championships
Date	16 January 1998 (heats0 17 January 1998 (final)
Winning time	8 minutes 28.71 seconds
Medalists
Brooke Bennett    United States   Diana Munz    United States   Kirsten Vlieghuis    Netherlands
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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
	Brooke Bennett (USA)	8:28.71
	Diana Munz (USA)	8:29.97
	Kirsten Vlieghuis (NED)	8:32.34
4	Jana Henke (GER)	8:33.52
5	Kerstin Kielgass (GER)	8:33.62
6	Flavia Rigamonti (SUI)	8:37.37
7	Carla Geurts (NED)	8:41.76
8	Chen Hua (CHN)	8:47.85

Qualifying heats[]

• Held on Friday 16 January 1998

Rank	Name	Time
1	Brooke Bennett (USA)	8:30.68
2	Diana Munz (USA)	8:34.87
3	Kirsten Vlieghuis (NED)	8:35.75
4	Jana Henke (GER)	8:36.00
5	Kerstin Kielgass (GER)	8:37.53
6	Flavia Rigamonti (SUI)	8:37.55
7	Carla Geurts (NED)	8:42.68
8	Chen Hua (CHN)	8:43.84
9	Nadine Neumann (AUS)	8:46.47
10	(ESP)	8:46.96
11	Sofie Goffin (BEL)	8:50.43
12	Tatyana Mikhaylova (RUS)	8:50.56
13	Jana Pechanová (CZE)	8:54.37
14	Mirjana Boševska (MKD)	8:55.08
15	Andrea Schwartz (CAN)	8:57.51
16	Carolyn Adel (SUR)	9:00.50
17	(TPE)	9:01.74
18	(AUS)	9:02.31
19	Kristýna Kyněrová (CZE)	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[]

• "8th FINA World Swimming Championships". SwimNews.com.
• "1998 FINA World Championships (LCM)". USA Swimming.