The women's 800 metre freestyle swimming competition at the 2002 Asian Games in Busan was held on 5 October at the Sajik Swimming Pool. It was a timed-final event, meaning that each swimmer only swam once, with the fastest eight (8) entrants swimming in the finals.
| Women's 800 metre freestyle at the 2002 Asian Games | ||||||||||
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| Venue | Sajik Swimming Pool | |||||||||
| Date | 5 October 2002 | |||||||||
| Competitors | 11 from 8 nations | |||||||||
| Medalists | ||||||||||
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Schedule edit
All times are Korea Standard Time (UTC+09:00)
| Date | Time | Event |
|---|---|---|
| Saturday, 5 October 2002 | 10:00 | Final 1 |
| 19:00 | Final 2 |
Records edit
Prior to this competition, the existing world, Asian and Games records were as follows.
| World Record |  Janet Evans (USA) |
8:16.22 | Tokyo, Japan | 20 August 1989 |
| Asian Record |  Zhang Liang (CHN) |
8:26.48 | Guangzhou, China | 18 November 2001 |
| Games Record |  Luo Ping (CHN) |
8:31.57 | Hiroshima, Japan | 7 October 1994 |
Results edit
| Rank | Heat | Athlete | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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2 | Chen Hua (CHN)
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8:25.36 | AR |
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2 |  Sachiko Yamada (JPN)
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8:28.77 | |
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2 | Zhang Yan (CHN)
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8:44.80 | |
| 4 | 2 | Madoka Ochi (JPN)
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8:57.47 | |
| 5 | 2 |  Kim Mi-ryung (KOR)
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9:01.89 | |
| 6 | 2 |  Pilin Tachakittiranan (THA)
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9:05.22 | |
| 7 | 2 |  Sia Wai Yen (MAS)
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9:10.56 | |
| 8 | 1 | Cho A-rum (KOR)
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9:10.70 | |
| 9 | 1 |  Võ Thị Thanh Vy (VIE)
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9:11.74 | |
| 10 | 1 |  U-Nice Chan (SIN)
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9:27.13 | |
| 11 | 2 |  Lizza Danila (PHI)
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9:27.92 |