The final and the qualifying heats of the women's 4×100 metre freestyle relay event at the 1998 World Aquatics Championships were held on Wednesday 14 January 1998 in Perth, Western Australia.
Final Rank Team TimeLindsey FarellaAmy Van DykenBarbara BedfordJenny Thompson3:42.1156.6154.9456.2254.14Sandra VölkerFranziska van AlmsickSimone OsygusKatrin Meissner3:43.1155.6855.9556.5854.90Sarah RyanRebecca CreedySusie O'NeillAngela Kennedy3:43.7156.2455.8055.4056.274Malin SvahnströmTherese AlshammarLouise JöhnckeJosefin Lillhage3:44.2856.8355.9255.5056.035Inge de BruijnAngela PostmaManon MasseursWilma van Hofwegen3:44.6455.8556.8556.3855.566Laura NichollsNicole DaveyShannon ShakespeareMarianne Limpert3:44.9056.4956.6455.5456.237Sue RolphClaire HuddartMelanie MarshallKaren Pickering3:45.3056.0756.7257.1355.388Shan YingLe JingyiSun GulingZhu Yingwen3:47.3956.5657.5956.1657.08
Qualifying heats
Heat 1 Rank Team Time1Catherine FoxLindsey FarellaMelanie ValerioBarbara Bedford3:44.892Sarah RyanRebecca CreedyAngela KennedyKate Godfrey3:45.803Katrin MeissnerAntje BuschschulteSilvia SzalaiFranziska van Almsick3:45.844Sue RolphClaire HuddartMelanie MarshallKaren Pickering3:46.275Sophia SkouMette JacobsenMia MuusfeldtBerit Puggaard3:48.196Liesbet DreesenTine BossuytSofie WolfsFabienne Dufour3:49.697Tatiana LemosRaquel TakayaMonique FerreiraLucia Santos3:59.48
Heat 2 Rank Team Time1Laura NichollsNicole DaveyShannon ShakespeareMarianne Limpert3:45.832Johanna SjöbergTherese AlshammarMalin SvahnströmJosefin Lillhage3:46.083Sun GulingZhu YingwenLe JingyiShan Ying3:47.054Wilma van HofwegenAngela PostmaSuze ValenManon Masseurs3:47.375Luisa StrianiKarina VanniViviana SusinCecilia Vianini3:49.026Svetlana LeshukovaElena NazemnovaTatyana LitovchenkoInna Yaitskaya3:49.287Lin Meng-ChiehChiang Tzu-YingLin Chi-ChanTsai Shu-min4:02.05
See also 1996 Women's Olympic Games 4x100m Freestyle (Atlanta) 1997 Women's World Championships (SC) 4x100m Freestyle (Gothenburg) 1997 Women's European Championships (LC) 4x100m Freestyle (Seville) 2000 Women's Olympic Games 4x100m Freestyle (Sydney)
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