Swimming at the 2002 Commonwealth Games – Women's 800 metre freestyle

The women's 800 metre freestyle event at the 2002 Commonwealth Games as part of the swimming programme took place on 1 and 2 August at the Manchester Aquatics Centre in Manchester, England.

Women's 800 metre freestyle
at the 2002 Commonwealth Games
VenueManchester Aquatics Centre
Dates1 August (heats)
2 August (final)
Competitors10 from 7 nations
Winning time8:28.54
Medalists
gold medal    England
silver medal    Australia
bronze medal    Jamaica
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Records

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

World record   Janet Evans 8:16.22 Tokyo, Japan 20 August 1989
Games record   Tracey Wickham 8:24.62 Edmonton, Canada 5 August 1978

Schedule

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The schedule was as follows:

All times are local time

Date Time Round
Thursday 1 August 10:00 Heats
Friday 2 August 20:33 Final

Results

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Heats

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Rank Heat Lane Name Nationality Time Notes
1 2 4 Rebecca Cooke   England 8:33.31 Q
2 1 4 Amanda Pascoe   Australia 8:40.88 Q
3 1 3 Janelle Atkinson   Jamaica 8:41.91 Q
4 2 5 Jennifer Reilly   Australia 8:43.77 Q
5 1 5 Nathalie Brown   England 8:46.51 Q
6 2 3 Caroline Saxby   England 8:53.51 Q
7 2 6 Danielle Bell   Canada 8:54.11 Q
8 2 2 Natalie du Toit   South Africa 9:12.14 Q
9 1 6 Dawn Jason   Wales 9:12.71
10 2 7 Roberta Callus   Malta 9:38.16

Final

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Final

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Rank Lane Name Nationality Time Notes
  4 Rebecca Cooke   England 8:28.54
  5 Amanda Pascoe   Australia 8:34.19
  3 Janelle Atkinson   Jamaica 8:36.23
4 6 Jennifer Reilly   Australia 8:41.79
5 2 Nathalie Brown   England 8:41.81
6 7 Caroline Saxby   England 8:44.85
7 1 Danielle Bell   Canada 8:55.34
8 8 Natalie du Toit   South Africa 9:13.57

References

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  • "Results - Final". 2002 Commonwealth Games. Retrieved 18 August 2020.
  • "Results - Heats". 2002 Commonwealth Games. Retrieved 18 August 2020.