Swimming World Championships 1998 at Perth (aus) Women: 4 x 100 m Medley Relay January 16: Final: 1. USA (Lea Maurer, Kristy Kowal, Jenny Thompson, Amy van Dyken) 4:01.93 2. Australia (Meredith Smith, Helen Denman, Petria Thomas, Susie O'Neill) 4:05.12 3. Japan (Mai Nakamura, Masami Tanaka, Ayari Aoyama, Sumika Minamoto) 4:06.27 4. Germany (Sandra Völker, Sylvia Gerasch, Katrin Jäke, Katrin Meissner) 4:08.90 5. Hungary (Anna-Maria Kiss, Ágnes Kovács, Anna Nyiry, Dora Jakab) 4:11.41 6. Netherlands (Angela Postma, Madelon Baans, Inge de Bruijn, Wilma van Hofwegen) 4:11.73 7. Great Britain (Sarah Price, Jaime King, Caroline Foot, Sue Rolph) 4:13.33 -. Belgium (Sofie Wolfs, Brigitte Becue, Fabienne Dufour, Tine Bossuyt) disqualified