2022 FINA World Swimming Championships (25 m) – Men's 800 metre freestyle

The Men's 800 metre freestyle competition of the 2022 FINA World Swimming Championships (25 m) was held on 17 December 2022.[1]

Men's 800 metre freestyle
at the 2022 FINA World Swimming Championships (25 m)
VenueMelbourne Sports and Aquatic Centre
LocationMelbourne, Australia
Dates17 December
Competitors23 from 20 nations
Winning time7:29.99 CR
Medalists
gold medal    Italy
silver medal    Norway
bronze medal    France
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Records

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

World record   Grant Hackett (AUS) 7:23.42 Melbourne, Australia 20 July 2008
Competition record   Gregorio Paltrinieri (ITA) 7:30.31 Hangzhou, China 16 December 2018

The following new records were set during this competition:

Date Event Name Nationality Time Record
17 December Final Gregorio Paltrinieri   Italy 7:29.99 CR

Results

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The slowest heats were started at 13:12, and the fastest heat at 19:50.[2]

Rank Heat Lane Name Nationality Time Notes
  3 4 Gregorio Paltrinieri   Italy 7:29.99 CR
  3 2 Henrik Christiansen   Norway 7:31.48
  3 3 Logan Fontaine   France 7:33.12
4 3 8 Shogo Takeda   Japan 7:33.78 AS
5 3 5 David Johnston   United States 7:34.33
6 2 6 Joris Bouchaut   France 7:35.12
7 2 5 Marwan Elkamash   Egypt 7:36.01 NR
8 2 7 Charlie Clark   United States 7:37.54
9 3 7 Mack Horton   Australia 7:40.64
10 2 1 Ondřej Gemov   Czech Republic 7:42.70
11 1 5 Carlos Garach   Spain 7:44.53
12 2 8 Kim Woo-min   South Korea 7:45.29
13 2 4 Mert Kılavuz   Turkey 7:47.57
14 3 1 Alexander Grant   Australia 7:48.25
15 2 2 Lucas Alba   Argentina 7:49.53 NR
16 2 6 Louis Clark   New Zealand 7:53.36
17 1 6 Ratthawit Thammananthachote   Thailand 7:55.24 NR
18 1 4 Jon Jøntvedt   Norway 7:55.93
19 1 3 Jakub Poliačik   Slovakia 8:05.91
20 1 1 Rodolfo Falcón   Cuba 8:11.47
21 1 7 Yordan Yanchev   Bulgaria 8:17.85
22 1 8 Lin Sizhuang   Macau 8:21.81 NR
23 1 2 Dylan Cachia   Malta 8:22.71
2 3 Victor Johansson   Sweden Did not start

References

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  1. ^ "Competition Schedule" (PDF). Omega Timing. 13 December 2022. Retrieved 13 December 2022.
  2. ^ "Men's 800m Freestyle – Results Summary" (PDF). Omega Timing. 17 December 2022. Retrieved 17 December 2022.