Swimming at the 2002 Commonwealth Games – Women's 800 metre freestyle
Women's 800 metre freestyle at the 2002 Commonwealth Games | ||||||||||
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Venue | Manchester Aquatics Centre | |||||||||
Dates | 1 August (heats) 2 August (final) | |||||||||
Competitors | 10 from 7 nations | |||||||||
Winning time | 8:28.54 | |||||||||
Medalists | ||||||||||
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Swimming at the 2002 Commonwealth Games | ||
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Freestyle | ||
50 m | men | women |
50 m EAD | men | women |
100 m | men | women |
100 m EAD | men | women |
200 m | men | women |
400 m | men | |
800 m | women | |
1500 m | men | |
Backstroke | ||
50 m | men | women |
100 m | men | |
200 m | men | |
Breaststroke | ||
50 m | men | women |
100 m | men | women |
200 m | men | women |
Butterfly | ||
50 m | women | |
100 m | ||
200 m | men | women |
Individual medley | ||
200 m | women | |
400 m | ||
Freestyle relay | ||
4×100 m | men | |
4×200 m | women | |
Medley relay | ||
4×100 m | ||
The women's 800 metre freestyle event at the 2002 Commonwealth Games as part of the swimming programme took place on 1 and 2 August at the Manchester Aquatics Centre in Manchester, England.
Records[]
Prior to this competition, the existing world and games records were as follows.
World record | ![]() |
8:16.22 | Tokyo, Japan | 20 August 1989 |
Games record | ![]() |
8:24.62 | Edmonton, Canada | 5 August 1978 |
Schedule[]
The schedule was as follows:
All times are local time
Date | Time | Round |
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Thursday 1 August | 10:00 | Heats |
Friday 2 August | 20:33 | Final |
Results[]
Heats[]
Rank | Heat | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
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1 | 2 | 4 | Rebecca Cooke | ![]() |
8:33.31 | Q |
2 | 1 | 4 | Amanda Pascoe | ![]() |
8:40.88 | Q |
3 | 1 | 3 | Janelle Atkinson | ![]() |
8:41.91 | Q |
4 | 2 | 5 | Jennifer Reilly | ![]() |
8:43.77 | Q |
5 | 1 | 5 | ![]() |
8:46.51 | Q | |
6 | 2 | 3 | ![]() |
8:53.51 | Q | |
7 | 2 | 6 | ![]() |
8:54.11 | Q | |
8 | 2 | 2 | Natalie du Toit | ![]() |
9:12.14 | Q |
9 | 1 | 6 | ![]() |
9:12.71 | ||
10 | 2 | 7 | ![]() |
9:38.16 |
Final[]
Final[]
Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
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4 | Rebecca Cooke | ![]() |
8:28.54 | |
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5 | Amanda Pascoe | ![]() |
8:34.19 | |
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3 | Janelle Atkinson | ![]() |
8:36.23 | |
4 | 6 | Jennifer Reilly | ![]() |
8:41.79 | |
5 | 2 | ![]() |
8:41.81 | ||
6 | 7 | ![]() |
8:44.85 | ||
7 | 1 | ![]() |
8:55.34 | ||
8 | 8 | Natalie du Toit | ![]() |
9:13.57 |
References[]
- "Results - Final". 2002 Commonwealth Games. Retrieved 18 August 2020.
- "Results - Heats". 2002 Commonwealth Games. Retrieved 18 August 2020.
Categories:
- Swimming at the 2002 Commonwealth Games
- Women's 800 metre freestyle
- 2002 in women's swimming