Swimming at the 1998 World Aquatics Championships – Women's 50 metre freestyle

Women's 50 metre freestyle at the 1998 FINA World Championships
Date	18 January 1998
Winning time	25.15 seconds
Medalists
Amy Van Dyken    United States   Sandra Völker    Germany   Shan Ying    China
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The finals and the qualifying heats of the women's 50 metre freestyle event at the 1998 World Aquatics Championships were held on Sunday 18 January 1998 in Perth, Western Australia.

A Final

Rank	Name	Time
	Amy Van Dyken (USA)	25.15
	Sandra Völker (GER)	25.32
	Shan Ying (CHN)	25.36
4	Jenny Thompson (USA)	25.59
5	Angela Postma (NED)	25.67
6	Therese Alshammar (SWE)	25.83
7	Simone Osygus (GER)	25.90
8	Martina Moravcová (SVK)	26.04

B Final

Rank	Name	Time
9	Sumika Minamoto (JPN)	25.99
10	Rania Elwani (EGY)	26.05
12	Rebecca Creedy (AUS)	26.09
	Wilma van Hofwegen (NED)
	Yevgeniya Yermakova (KAZ)
14	Claudia Franco (ESP)	26.14
15	Sue Rolph (GBR)	26.19
	Leah Martindale (BAR)

Qualifying heats

See also

• 1996 Women's Olympic Games 50m Freestyle (Atlanta)
• 1997 Women's World SC Championships 50m Freestyle (Gothenburg)
• 1997 Women's European LC Championships 50m Freestyle (Seville)
• 2000 Women's Olympic Games 50m Freestyle (Sydney)

References

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