These are the results of the swimming competition at the 1998 World Aquatics Championships.
Doping
editDuring a routine customs check on Chinese swimmer Yuan Yuan's luggage, enough human growth hormone was discovered to supply the entire women's swimming team for the duration of the championships.[1] Only Yuan was sanctioned for the incident, with speculation that this was connected to the nomination of Juan Antonio Samaranch by China for the Nobel Peace Prize in 1993.[2] Tests in Perth also found the presence of the banned diuretic masking agent triamterine in the urine of four swimmers, Wang Luna, Yi Zhang, Huijue Cai and Wei Wang.[3] The swimmers were suspended from competition for two years, with three coaches associated with the swimmers, Zhi Cheng, Hiuqin Xu and Zhi Cheng each suspended for three months.[3]
Medal table
edit* Host nation (Australia)
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  United States (USA) | 14 | 5 | 5 | 24 |
| 2 |  Australia (AUS)* | 7 | 6 | 7 | 20 |
| 3 |  China (CHN) | 3 | 2 | 2 | 7 |
| 4 |  Germany (GER) | 1 | 4 | 3 | 8 |
| 5 |  France (FRA) | 1 | 3 | 0 | 4 |
| 6 |  Netherlands (NED) | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 |
| 7 |  Russia (RUS) | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 8 |  Ukraine (UKR) | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 9 |  Hungary (HUN) | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 10 |  Belgium (BEL) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Costa Rica (CRC) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 12 |  Japan (JPN) | 0 | 2 | 3 | 5 |
| 13 |  Slovakia (SVK) | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 14 |  Italy (ITA) | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 15 |  Canada (CAN) | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| 16 |  Sweden (SWE) | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 17 |  Great Britain (GBR) | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 18 |  Puerto Rico (PUR) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Totals (18 entries) | 32 | 32 | 33 | 97 | |
Medal summary
editMen
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Women
edita Swimmers who participated in the heats only and received medals.
References
edit- ^ "Chinese Olympians subjected to routine doping". The Sydney morning Herald. 28 July 2012. Retrieved 30 July 2012.
- ^ Maxwell J. Mehlman (21 May 2009). The Price of Perfection: Individualism and Society in the Era of Biomedical Enhancement. JHU Press. pp. 134–. ISBN 978-0-8018-9263-9. Retrieved 31 July 2012.
- ^ a b Cecil Colwin (2002). Breakthrough Swimming. Human Kinetics. pp. 213–. ISBN 978-0-7360-3777-8. Retrieved 30 July 2012.