Updated August 28, 2020 | Infoplease Staff

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The 8th FINA World Championships in swimming, diving, synchronized swimming and water polo held in Perth, Australia (Jan. 7-18). Note that (CR) indicates course record.

Final Medal Standings

		G	S	B	Total
1	United States	17	6	9	32
2	Australia	7	8	10	25
3	China	6	8	4	18
4	Russia	11	3	3	17
5	Germany	1	7	6	14
6	Netherlands	1	4	3	8
	Japan	0	4	4	8
8	Italy	2	2	2	6
	France	1	4	1	6
10	Ukraine	3	1	0	4
	Hungary	1	1	2	4
	Canada	0	1	3	4
13	Slovakia	0	2	1	3
14	Spain	1	1	0	2
	Sweden	0	1	1	2
	Great Britain	0	0	2	2
17	Belgium	1	0	0	1
	Costa Rica	1	0	0	1
	Argentina	0	0	1	1
	Puerto Rico	0	0	0	1
	Yugoslavia	0	0	0	1
	TOTALS	53	53	54	160

MEN

Event		Time
50m free	Bill Pilczuk, USA	22.29
100m free	Alexander Popov, RUS	48.93	CR
200m free	Michael Klim, AUS	1:47.41
400m free	Ian Thorpe, AUS	3:46.29
1500m free	Grant Hackett, AUS	14:51.70
100m back	Lenny Krayzelburg, USA	55.00
200m back	Lenny Krayzelburg, USA	1:58.84
100m breast	Frederik Deburghgraeve, BEL	1:01.34
200m breast	Kurt Grote, USA	2:13.40
100m fly	Michael Klim, AUS	52.25	CR
200m fly	Denys Sylantyev, UKR	1:56.61
200m I.M.	Marcel Wouda, NET	2:01.18
400m I.M.	Tom Dolan, USA	4:14.95

5k open water	Alexei Akatiev, RUS	55:18.6
25k open water	Alexei Akatiev, RUS	5:05:42.1

Men's Relays

Event		Time
400m free	United States (Scott Tucker, Neil Walker, Jon Olsen, Gary Hall Jr.)	3:16.69	CR
800m free	Australia (Michael Klim, Grant Hackett, Ian Thorpe, Daniel Kowalski)	7:12.48
400m med	Australia (Matt Welsh, Phil Rogers, Michael Klim, Chris Fydler)	3:37.98

WOMEN

Event		Time
50m free	Amy Van Dyken, USA	25.15
100m free	Jenny Thompson, USA	54.95
200m free	Claudia Poll, CST	1:58.90
400m free	Yan Chen, CHN	4:06.72
800m free	Brooke Bennett, USA	8:28.71
100m back	Lea Maurer, USA	1:01.16
200m back	Roxanna Maracineanu, FRA	2:11.26
100m breast	Kristy Kowal, USA	1:08.42
200m breast	Agnes Kovacs, HUN	2:25.45	CR
100m fly	Jenny Thompson, USA	58.46	CR
200m fly	Susie O'Neill, AUS	2:07.93	CR
200m I.M.	Yanyan Wu, CHN	2:10.88	CR
400m I.M.	Yan Chen, CHN	4:36.66

5k open water	Erica Rose, USA	59:23.5
25k open water	Tobie Smith, USA	5:31:20.1

Women's Relays

Event		Time
400m free	United States (Lindsey Farella, Amy Van Dyken, B.J. Bedford, Jenny Thompson)	3:42.11
800m free	Germany (Franziska Van Almsick, Dagmar Hase, Silvia Szalai, Kerstin Kielgass)	8:01.46
400m med	United States (Lea Maurer, Kristy Kowal, Jenny Thompson, Amy Van Dyken)	4:01.93