The finals and the qualifying heats of the men's 100 metres backstroke event at the 1998 World Aquatics Championships were held on Thursday 1998-01-15 in Perth, Western Australia.
| Men's 100 metre backstroke at the 1998 FINA World Championships | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Date | 15 January 1998 | |||||||||
| Competitors | 34 | |||||||||
| Winning time | 55.00 seconds | |||||||||
| Medalists | ||||||||||
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A Final
edit| Rank | Name | Time |
|---|---|---|
|
 Lenny Krayzelburg (USA)
|
55.00 |
|
 Mark Versfeld (CAN)
|
55.17 |
|
 Stev Theloke (GER)
|
55.20 |
| 4 |  Neisser Bent (CUB)
|
55.21 |
| 5 | Rodolfo Falcón (CUB)
|
55.32 |
| 6 |  Matt Welsh (AUS)
|
55.45 |
| 7 |  Eithan Urbach (ISR)
|
55.97 |
| 8 |  Ricardo Busquets (PUR)
|
56.03 |
B Final
edit| Rank | Name | Time |
|---|---|---|
| 9 | Ralf Braun (GER)
|
55.92 |
| 10 | Adrian Radley (AUS)
|
56.05 |
| 11 |  Mariusz Siembida (POL)
|
56.30 |
| 12 |  Emanuele Merisi (ITA)
|
56.38 |
| 13 |  Keitaro Konnai (JPN)
|
56.43 |
 David Ortega (ESP)
| ||
| 15 |  Rogério Romero (BRA)
|
56.45 |
| 16 |  Neil Willey (GBR)
|
56.75 |
Qualifying heats
edit| Rank | Name | Time |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Stev Theloke (GER)
|
55.11 |
| 2 | Lenny Krayzelburg (USA)
|
55.22 |
| 3 | Neisser Bent (CUB)
|
55.57 |
| 4 | Mark Versfeld (CAN)
|
55.58 |
| 5 | Eithan Urbach (ISR)
|
55.62 |
| 6 | Matt Welsh (AUS)
|
55.70 |
| 7 | Ricardo Busquets (PUR)
|
55.78 |
| Rodolfo Falcón (CUB)
| ||
| 9 | Neil Walker (USA)[1]
|
55.79 |
| 10 | Ralf Braun (GER)
|
55.85 |
| 11 | Mariusz Siembida (POL)
|
55.88 |
| 12 | Emanuele Merisi (ITA)
|
56.24 |
| 13 | Neil Willey (GBR)
|
56.24 |
| 14 | Keitaro Konnai (JPN)
|
56.30 |
| 15 | David Ortega (ESP)
|
56.52 |
| 16 | Rogério Romero (BRA)
|
56.77 |
| 17 |  Darius Grigalionis (LTU)
|
56.78 |
| 18 | Adrian Radley (AUS)
|
56.78 |
| 19 | Carlos Ramos (ESP)
|
56.84 |
| 20 |  Vladimir Selkov (RUS)
|
56.85 |
| 21 |  Fu Yong (CHN)
|
56.94 |
| 22 | Vladislav Aminov (RUS)
|
56.96 |
| 23 | Martin Harris (GBR)
|
57.01 |
| 24 | Bartosz Sikora (POL)
|
57.04 |
| 25 | Arūnas Savickas (LTU)
|
57.10 |
| 26 |  Carlos Arena (MEX)
|
57.15 |
| 27 |  Derya Büyükuncu (TUR)
|
57.31 |
| 28 |  Nuno Laurentino (POR)
|
57.44 |
| 29 |  Marko Strahija (CRO)
|
57.45 |
| 30 |  Miroslav Machovič (SVK)
|
57.59 |
| 31 | Tomislav Karlo (CRO)
|
57.88 |
| 32 |  Attila Czene (HUN)
|
57.98 |
| 33 |  Örn Arnarson (ISL)
|
58.01 |
| 34 |  Alexis Perdomo (VEN)
|
58.28 |
Remarks
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Neil Walker (USA) scratched B-Final