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) | ||||||||||
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| Venue | Melbourne Sports and Aquatic Centre | |||||||||
| Location | Melbourne, Australia | |||||||||
| Dates | 17 December | |||||||||
| Competitors | 23 from 20 nations | |||||||||
| Winning time | 7:29.99 CR | |||||||||
| Medalists | ||||||||||
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Records edit
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 edit
The slowest heats were started at 13:12, and the fastest heat at 19:50.[2]
| Rank | Heat | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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3 | 4 | Gregorio Paltrinieri | Italy |
7:29.99 | CR |
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3 | 2 | Henrik Christiansen |  Norway |
7:31.48 | |
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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 edit
- ^ "Competition Schedule" (PDF). Omega Timing. 13 December 2022. Retrieved 13 December 2022.
- ^ "Men's 800m Freestyle – Results Summary" (PDF). Omega Timing. 17 December 2022. Retrieved 17 December 2022.