Swimming at the 2014 Commonwealth Games – Women's 800 metre freestyle
| Women's 800 metre freestyle at the 2014 Commonwealth Games | ||||||||||
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| Venue | Tollcross International Swimming Centre | |||||||||
| Dates | 27 July 2014 (heats) 28 July 2014 (final) | |||||||||
| Competitors | 18 from 10 nations | |||||||||
| Winning time | 8:18.11 GR | |||||||||
| Medalists | ||||||||||
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| Swimming at the 2014 Commonwealth Games | ||
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| Freestyle | ||
| 50 m | men | women |
| 100 m | men | women |
| 100 m S8 | women | |
| 100 m S8 | men | |
| 200 m | men | women |
| 200 m S14 | men | |
| 400 m | men | women |
| 800 m | women | |
| 1500 m | men | |
| Backstroke | ||
| 50 m | men | women |
| 100 m | men | women |
| 100 m SB9 | 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 |
| 200 m SM8 | men | |
| 200 m SM8 | 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 2014 Commonwealth Games as part of the swimming programme took place on 27 and 28 July at the Tollcross International Swimming Centre in Glasgow, Scotland.
The medals were presented by Robert Smith, Baron Smith of Kelvin, Chairman of Glasgow 2014 and the quaichs were presented by , President of the .
Records[]
Prior to this competition, the existing world and Commonwealth Games records were as follows.
| World record |  Katie Ledecky (USA) |
8:11.00 | Shenandoah, United States | 22 June 2014 | [1] |
| Commonwealth record | |||||
| Games record |  Tracey Wickham (AUS) |
8:24.62 | Edmonton, Canada | 3 August 1978 |
The following records were established during the competition:
| Date | Event | Name | Nationality | Time | Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 27 July | Heat | Jazmin Carlin |  Wales |
8.22.69 | GR |
| 28 July | Final | Jazmin Carlin | Wales |
8:18.11 | GR |
Results[]
Heats[]
| Rank | Heat | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 3 | 4 | Jazmin Carlin | Wales |
8:22.69 | Q, GR |
| 2 | 2 | 4 | Lauren Boyle |  New Zealand |
8:24.85 | Q |
| 3 | 2 | 3 | Australia |
8:25.19 | Q | |
| 4 | 2 | 5 | Brittany MacLean |  Canada |
8:27.32 | Q |
| 5 | 3 | 5 | Jessica Ashwood | Australia |
8:34.21 | Q |
| 6 | 3 | 7 | Camilla Hattersley |  Scotland |
8:36.15 | Q |
| 7 | 3 | 2 | Hannah Miley | Scotland |
8:36.16 | Q |
| 8 | 3 | 6 | Australia |
8:37.22 | Q | |
| 9 | 3 | 1 | Wales |
8:37.64 | ||
| =10 | 2 | 2 | Scotland |
8:41.02 | ||
| 2 | 7 | Emma Robinson | New Zealand |
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| 12 | 3 | 8 | Joanna Evans |  Bahamas |
8:41.39 | |
| 13 | 2 | 6 | Canada |
8:44.94 | ||
| 14 | 2 | 1 | Khoo Cai Lin |  Malaysia |
8:54.45 | |
| 15 | 1 | 4 | Lynette Lim |  Singapore |
8:58.53 | |
| 16 | 1 | 5 | Lani Cabrera |  Barbados |
9:01.10 | |
| 17 | 1 | 3 | Barbados |
9:38.74 | ||
| 3 | 3 | Ellie Faulkner |  England |
DNS |
Second reserve swim-off[]
| Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 5 | Emma Robinson | New Zealand |
8:41.94 | |
| 2 | 4 | Scotland |
8:42.85 |
Final[]
| Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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4 | Jazmin Carlin | Wales |
8:18.11 | GR |
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5 | Lauren Boyle | New Zealand |
8:20.59 | |
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6 | Brittany MacLean | Canada |
8:20.91 | |
| 4 | 3 | Australia |
8:24.74 | ||
| 5 | 1 | Hannah Miley | Scotland |
8:28.15 | |
| 6 | 2 | Jessica Ashwood | Australia |
8:29.32 | |
| 7 | 7 | Camilla Hattersley | Scotland |
8:33.83 | |
| 8 | 8 | Australia |
8:41.64 |
References[]
- ^ "Katie Ledecky Smashes 800 Free World Record in Conroe, Texas". swimswam.com. 22 June 2014. Retrieved 22 June 2014.
External links[]
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Categories:
- Swimming at the 2014 Commonwealth Games
- Women's 800 metre freestyle
- 2014 in women's swimming