The Women's 5K race at the 8th FINA World Aquatics Championships swam on January 6, 1998, in the ocean off Perth, Western Australia.
Results edit
| Place | Swimmer | Nation | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Erica Rose |  USA |
59:23.5 | |
| 2 | Edith van Dijk |  Netherlands |
1:00:58.5 | |
| 3 | Peggy Büchse |  Germany |
1:01:05.8 | |
| 4 | Megan Ryther | USA |
1:01:09.2 | |
| 5 | Valeria Casprini |  Italy |
1:01:09.5 | |
| 6 | Bronwen Whitehead |  Australia |
1:01:10.7 | |
| 7 | Angela Maurer | Germany |
1:01.11.1 | |
| 8 | Melissa Pasquali | Italy |
1:01:11.6 | |
| 9 | Annette Andermatt |  Switzerland |
1:01:13.2 | |
| 10 | Anne Chagnaud |  France |
1:01:14.7 | |
| 11 | Olga Guseva |  Russia |
1:01:16.7 | |
| 12 | Kristy Park | Australia |
1:01:28.3 | |
| 13 | Ravee Intpornudom |  Thailand |
1:01:30.2 | |
| 14 | Etta van der Weijden | Netherlands |
1:02:42.6 | |
| 15 | Angela Collett |  New Zealand |
1:02:54.8 | |
| 16 | Maša Jamnik |  Slovenia |
1:03:52.5 | |
| 17 | Paula Wood |  Great Britain |
1:03:56.0 | |
| 18 | Robyn Bradley |  South Africa |
1:03:56.3 | |
| 19 | Attilia Figini | Switzerland |
1:06:38.9 | |
| 20 | Edit Kasparik |  Hungary |
1:06:42.0 | |
| 21 | Rania Ghousheh |  Jordan |
1:26:38.4 | |
| 22 | Andrea Edwards |  Antigua and Barbuda |
1:30:25.1 |