Swimming at the 1998 World Aquatics Championships – Men's 200 metre butterfly
Rank Name Time
1 Franck Esposito ( FRA ) 1:56.32
2 Takashi Yamamoto ( JPN ) 1:56.99
3 Denys Sylantyev ( UKR ) 1:57.62
4 Tom Malchow ( USA ) 1:58.20
5 Scott Goodman ( AUS ) 1:58.87
6 James Hickman ( GBR ) 1:59.13
7 Han Kyu-Chul ( KOR ) 1:59.14
8 Stephen Parry ( GBR ) 1:59.37
9 Uğur Taner ( USA ) 1:59.63
10 Chris-Carol Bremer ( GER ) 1:59.85
11 Stefan Aartsen ( NED ) 1:59.89
12 Péter Horváth ( HUN ) 1:59.91
13 Vesa Hanski ( FIN ) 2:00.23
14 Anatoly Polyakov ( RUS ) 2:00.45
15 Massimiliano Eroli ( ITA ) 2:00.85
16 Xie Xufeng ( CHN ) 2:01.24
17 Zane King ( AUS ) 2:01.50
18 Pedro Monteiro ( BRA ) 2:01.61
19 Jorge Pérez ( ESP ) 2:01.62
20 Tero Välimaa ( FIN ) 2:01.64
Qualifying heats
The finals and the qualifying heats of the men's 200 metre butterfly event at the 1998 World Aquatics Championships were held on Wednesday 1998-01-14 in Perth, Australia.