Swimming at the 2010 Asian Games – Women's 800 metre freestyle
| Women's 800 metre freestyle at the 2010 Asian Games | ||||||||||
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| Venue | ||||||||||
| Date | 17 November | |||||||||
| Competitors | 12 from 8 nations | |||||||||
| Medalists | ||||||||||
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| Swimming at the 2010 Asian Games | ||
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| Freestyle | ||
| 50 m | men | women |
| 100 m | men | women |
| 200 m | men | women |
| 400 m | men | women |
| 800 m | women | |
| 1500 m | men | |
| Backstroke | ||
| 50 m | men | women |
| 100 m | men | women |
| 200 m | men | women |
| Breaststroke | ||
| 50 m | men | women |
| 100 m | men | women |
| 200 m | men | women |
| Butterfly | ||
| 50 m | men | women |
| 100 m | men | women |
| 200 m | men | women |
| Individual medley | ||
| 200 m | men | women |
| 400 m | men | women |
| Freestyle relay | ||
| 4×100 m | men | women |
| 4×200 m | men | women |
| Medley relay | ||
| 4×100 m | men | women |
The women's 800 metre freestyle event at the 2010 Asian Games took place on 17 November 2010 at Guangzhou Aoti Aquatics Centre.
There were 12 competitors from 8 countries who took part in this event. 8 swimmers with the fast qualifying time were in the fast heat, the others were in the slow heat. The final ranking was arranged by the times from both heats.
Li Xuanxu and Shao Yiwen from China won the gold and silver medal respectively, Japanese swimmer Maiko Fujino won the bronze medal.
Schedule[]
All times are China Standard Time (UTC+08:00)
| Date | Time | Event |
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| Wednesday, 17 November 2010 | 10:13 | Slow heat |
| 19:14 | Fast heat |
Records[]
Prior to this competition, the existing world, Asian and Games records were as follows.
| World Record |  Rebecca Adlington (GBR) |
8:14.10 | Beijing, China | 16 August 2008 |
| Asian Record |  Chen Qian (CHN) |
8:20.36 | Jinan, China | 23 October 2009 |
| Games Record |  Chen Hua (CHN) |
8:25.36 | Busan, South Korea | 5 October 2002 |
Results[]
| Rank | Heat | Athlete | Time | Notes |
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2 | Li Xuanxu (CHN) |
8:23.55 | GR |
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2 | Shao Yiwen (CHN) |
8:24.14 | |
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2 |  Maiko Fujino (JPN) |
8:33.55 | |
| 4 | 1 |  (KOR) |
8:48.74 | |
| 5 | 1 |  (THA) |
8:52.94 | |
| 6 | 1 |  (PHI) |
8:54.11 | |
| 7 | 2 |  Khoo Cai Lin (MAS) |
8:54.34 | |
| 8 | 2 | (THA) |
8:55.93 | |
| 9 | 1 |  (HKG) |
9:01.93 | |
| 10 | 2 |  Lynette Lim (SIN) |
9:02.60 | |
| 11 | 2 | Natasha Tang (HKG) |
9:05.37 | |
| 12 | 2 | Kim Ga-eul (KOR) |
9:13.16 |
References[]
External links[]
- Women's 800m Freestyle Ev.No.32 Slow Heat Official Website
- Women's 800m Freestyle Ev.No.32 Fast Heat Official Website
Categories:
- Swimming at the 2010 Asian Games