The finals and the qualifying heats of the women's 200 metre freestyle event at the 1998 World Aquatics Championships were held on Tuesday 13 January 1998 in Perth, Western Australia.
| Women's 200 metre freestyle at the 1998 FINA World Championships | ||||||||||
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| Date | 13 January 1998 | |||||||||
| Winning time | 1 minute 58.90 seconds | |||||||||
| Medalists | ||||||||||
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A Final edit
| Rank | Name | Time |
|---|---|---|
|
 Claudia Poll (CRC)
|
1:58.90 |
|
 Martina Moravcová (SVK)
|
1:59.61 |
|
 Julia Greville (AUS)
|
1:59.92 |
| 4 |  Tsai Shu-min (TPE)
|
1:59.93 |
| 5 |  Kerstin Kielgass (GER)
|
2:00.01 |
| 6 | Susie O'Neill (AUS)
|
2:00.33 |
| 7 |  Cristina Teuscher (USA)
|
2:00.64 |
| 8 | Lindsay Benko (USA)
|
2:01.28 |
B Final edit
| Rank | Name | Time |
|---|---|---|
| 9 |  Nadezhda Chemezova (RUS)
|
2:01.19 |
| 10 |  Louise Jöhncke (SWE)
|
2:01.32 |
| 11 |  Jessica Deglau (CAN)
|
2:01.62 |
| 12 |  Karen Pickering (GBR)
|
2:01.77 |
| 13 |  Liliana Dobrescu (ROM)
|
2:01.83 |
| Camelia Potec (ROM)
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| 15 | Josefin Lillhage (SWE)
|
2:03.23 |
| 16 |  Wang Luna (CHN)
|
2:03.66 |