Swimming at the 2012 European Aquatics Championships – Women's 800 metre freestyle

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Women's 800 metre freestyle
at the 2012 European Aquatics Championships
DatesMay 23, 2012 (heats)
May 24, 2012 (final)
Competitors15 from 12 nations
Winning time8:26.49
Medalists
gold medal    Hungary
silver medal    France
bronze medal    Hungary

The women's 800 metre freestyle competition of the swimming events at the 2012 European Aquatics Championships took place May 23 and 24. The heats took place on May 23, the final on May 24.[1]

Records[]

Prior to the competition, the existing world, European and championship records were as follows.

Name Nation Time Location Date
World record
European record
Rebecca Adlington  Great Britain 8:14.10 Beijing August 16, 2008
Championship record Laure Manaudou  France 8:19.29 Budapest August 2, 2006

Results[]

Heats[]

16 swimmers participated in 2 heats.[2]

Rank Heat Lane Name Nationality Time Notes
1 1 5 Coralie Balmy  France 8:32.45 Q
2 2 5 Éva Risztov  Hungary 8:33.44 Q
3 2 3 Melanie Costa Schmid  Spain 8:34.00 Q
4 1 4 Erika Villaécija García  Spain 8:36.07 Q
5 2 4 Boglárka Kapás  Hungary 8:36.18 Q
6 1 3 Camelia Potec  Romania 8:37.05 Q
7 1 7 Julia Hassler  Liechtenstein 8:40.38 Q, NR
8 2 2 Martina de Memme  Italy 8:41.46 Q
9 2 6 Alessia Filippi  Italy 8:41.51
10 1 6 Isabelle Härle  Germany 8:43.00
11 2 1  Slovenia 8:52.22
12 1 2 Nina Dittrich  Austria 8:55.23
13 2 7  Poland 8:56.77
14 2 8 Sigrún Brá Sverrisdóttir  Iceland 9:16.50
15 1 8  Faroe Islands 9:40.31
1 1 Theodora Giareni  Greece DNS

Final[]

The final was held at 17:02.[3]

Rank Lane Name Nationality Time Notes
1st place, gold medalist(s) 2 Boglárka Kapás  Hungary 8:26.49
2nd place, silver medalist(s) 4 Coralie Balmy  France 8:27.79
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 5 Éva Risztov  Hungary 8:27.87
4 6 Erika Villaécija García  Spain 8:29.21
5 3 Melanie Costa Schmid  Spain 8:29.71
6 7 Camelia Potec  Romania 8:37.01
7 1 Julia Hassler  Liechtenstein 8:38.18 NR
8 8 Martina de Memme  Italy 8:38.86

References[]

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