Swimming at the 2013 World Aquatics Championships – Women's 800 metre freestyle

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Women's 800 metre freestyle
at the 2013 World Aquatics Championships
VenuePalau Sant Jordi
DatesAugust 2, 2013 (heats)
August 3, 2013 (final)
Competitors38 from 32 nations
Winning time8:13.86 WR
Medalists
gold medal    United States
silver medal    Denmark
bronze medal    New Zealand
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Barcelona Palau San Jordi

The women's 800 metre freestyle event in swimming at the 2013 World Aquatics Championships took place on 2–3 August at the Palau Sant Jordi in Barcelona, Spain.[1][2]

Records[]

Prior to this competition, the existing world and championship records were:

World record  Rebecca Adlington (GBR) 8:14.10 Beijing, China 16 August 2008 [3][4]
Competition record  Lotte Friis (DEN) 8:15.92 Rome, Italy 1 August 2009 [5]

The following new records were set during this competition.

Date Event Name Nationality Time Record
3 August Final Katie Ledecky  United States 8:13.86 WR, CR

Results[]

Heats[]

The heats were held at 2 August.[6]

Rank Heat Lane Name Nationality Time Notes
1 4 4 Katie Ledecky  United States 8:20.65 Q
2 2 5 Lauren Boyle  New Zealand 8:21.00 Q, OC
3 4 5 Lotte Friis  Denmark 8:23.00 Q
4 2 4 Mireia Belmonte  Spain 8:25.03 Q
5 3 3 Boglárka Kapás  Hungary 8:25.26 Q
6 3 7 Martina de Memme  Italy 8:26.95 Q
7 3 6 Andreina Pinto  Venezuela 8:27.03 Q
8 4 3 Chloe Sutton  United States 8:27.41 Q
9 3 4 Jazmin Carlin  Great Britain 8:27.48
10 2 3 Jessica Ashwood  Australia 8:27.74
11 2 2 Kristel Köbrich  Chile 8:29.32
12 4 2 Shao Yiwen  China 8:29.71
13 3 2 Alexa Komarnycky  Canada 8:29.87
14 3 5  China 8:29.98
15 3 1 Sarah Köhler  Germany 8:34.72
16 3 0 Samantha Arevalo  Ecuador 8:35.99 NR
17 4 6 Eleanor Faulkner  Great Britain 8:36.04
18 4 1 Isabelle Härle  Germany 8:36.83
19 2 6 Beatriz Gómez Cortes  Spain 8:37.26
20 4 7 Savannah King  Canada 8:40.35
21 2 1 Julia Hassler  Liechtenstein 8:40.89
22 4 0 Susana Escobar  Mexico 8:42.84
23 2 8 Tjasa Oder  Slovenia 8:42.96
24 4 8 Katya Bachrouche  Lebanon 8:50.08
25 3 9 Khoo Cai Lin  Malaysia 8:51.87
26 3 8 Carolina Bilich  Brazil 8:52.10
27 4 9 Virginia Bardach  Argentina 8:52.79
28 2 0  South Africa 8:54.10
29 2 9  Serbia 8:58.04
30 1 6 Valerie Gruest  Guatemala 8:59.70
31 1 4  Thailand 9:05.32
32 1 3 Lani Cabrera  Barbados 9:08.84
33 1 5 Raina Ramdhani  Indonesia 9:10.75
34 1 2  Peru 9:15.94
35 1 7  Cuba 9:38.20
36 1 8  Myanmar 10:03.20
37 1 1 Monica Saili  Samoa 10:11.46
38 1 0  Northern Mariana Islands 10:14.63
2 7 Camille Muffat  France DNS

Final[]

The final was held at 19:26.[7]

Rank Lane Name Nationality Time Notes
1st place, gold medalist(s) 4 Katie Ledecky  United States 8:13.86 WR
2nd place, silver medalist(s) 3 Lotte Friis  Denmark 8:16.32
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 5 Lauren Boyle  New Zealand 8:18.58 OC
4 2 Boglárka Kapás  Hungary 8:21.21 NR
5 6 Mireia Belmonte  Spain 8:21.99
6 8 Chloe Sutton  United States 8:27.75
7 1 Andreina Pinto  Venezuela 8:29.37
8 7 Martina de Memme  Italy 8:37.29

References[]

  1. ^ "BCN 2013 – Swimming: Schedule". FINA. 8 July 2013. Archived from the original on 23 December 2013. Retrieved 21 July 2013.
  2. ^ Start list
  3. ^ Lohn, John (15 August 2008). "We Loved You While You Lasted Janet, Rebecca Adlington Erases Longest Standing World Record With Evans' Mark in 800 Free". Swimming World Magazine. Archived from the original on 2 May 2012. Retrieved 19 May 2013.
  4. ^ "Adlington storms to second gold". BBC Sport. 16 August 2008. Retrieved 19 May 2013.
  5. ^ "FINA World Championships, Swimming: Denmark's Lotte Friis Clocks Second Fastest 800 Free for Meet Record, Win". Swimming World Magazine. 1 August 2009. Archived from the original on 2 May 2012. Retrieved 21 July 2013.
  6. ^ Heats Results
  7. ^ Final Results

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