Swimming at the 2013 World Aquatics Championships – Men's 800 metre freestyle

The men's 800 metre freestyle event in swimming at the 2013 World Aquatics Championships took place on 30–31 July at the Palau Sant Jordi in Barcelona, Spain.[1][2]

Men's 800 metre freestyle
at the 2013 World Aquatics Championships
VenuePalau Sant Jordi
DatesJuly 30, 2013 (heats)
July 31, 2013 (final)
Competitors34 from 30 nations
Winning time7:41.36
Medalists
gold medal    China
silver medal    United States
bronze medal    Canada
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Records

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Prior to this competition, the existing world and championship records were:

World record   Zhang Lin (CHN) 7:32.12 Rome, Italy 29 July 2009 [3]
Competition record   Zhang Lin (CHN) 7:32.12 Rome, Italy 29 July 2009 [3]

Results

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Heats

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The heats were held at 10:54.[4]

Rank Heat Lane Name Nationality Time Notes
1 2 4 Connor Jaeger   United States 7:49.28 Q
2 3 4 Sun Yang   China 7:49.37 Q
3 4 4 Ryan Cochrane   Canada 7:49.58 Q
4 4 5 Michael McBroom   United States 7:50.62 Q
5 3 3 Oussama Mellouli   Tunisia 7:50.77 Q
6 2 8 Pál Joensen   Faroe Islands 7:50.81 Q
7 3 5 Gregorio Paltrinieri   Italy 7:52.33 Q
8 4 6 Jordan Harrison   Australia 7:52.55 Q
9 3 8 Matias Koski   Finland 7:54.70 NR
10 3 2 Filip Zaborowski   Poland 7:55.65
11 2 5 Gabriele Detti   Italy 7:56.15
12 4 3 Daniel Fogg   Great Britain 7:56.62
13 4 2 Sören Meissner   Germany 7:56.64
14 3 6 Ayatsugu Hirai   Japan 7:56.69
15 3 1 Marc Sánchez   Spain 7:57.64
16 4 7 Devon Myles Brown   South Africa 7:57.69
17 4 1 Damien Joly   France 7:57.79
18 2 3 Serhiy Frolov   Ukraine 7:58.70
19 4 0 Richárd Nagy   Slovakia 7:59.69
20 3 7 Martin Grodzki   Germany 8:00.36
21 2 7 Pawel Furtek   Poland 8:00.56
22 2 6 Gergő Kis   Hungary 8:00.92
23 2 1 David Brandl   Austria 8:05.45
24 3 9 Uladzimir Zhyharau   Belarus 8:05.51
25 2 0 Anton Sveinn McKee   Iceland 8:08.71
26 4 8 Ahmed Akaram   Egypt 8:08.73
27 4 9 Alejandro Gómez   Venezuela 8:09.04
28 3 0 Arturo Pérez Vertti   Mexico 8:09.23
29 1 5 Marcelo Acosta   El Salvador 8:17.39
30 1 4 Jang Sang-Jin   South Korea 8:18.51
31 2 2 Martin Naidich   Argentina 8:20.53
32 2 9 Nezir Karap   Turkey 8:21.31
33 1 3 Khader Baqleh   Jordan 8:43.13
34 1 6 Brandon Schuster   Samoa 9:27.45

Final

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The final was held at 19:29.[5]

Rank Lane Name Nationality Time Notes
  5 Sun Yang   China 7:41.36
  6 Michael McBroom   United States 7:43.60 NR
  3 Ryan Cochrane   Canada 7:43.70
4 4 Connor Jaeger   United States 7:44.26
5 8 Jordan Harrison   Australia 7:47.38
6 1 Gregorio Paltrinieri   Italy 7:50.29
7 7 Pál Joensen   Faroe Islands 7:52.57
8 2 Oussama Mellouli   Tunisia 7:52.79

References

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  1. ^ "BCN 2013 – Swimming: Schedule". FINA. 8 July 2013. Archived from the original on 23 December 2013. Retrieved 21 July 2013.
  2. ^ Start list
  3. ^ a b Balym, Todd (30 July 2009). "Hackett's world record smashed by Zhang Lin". Perth Now. Retrieved 21 July 2013.
  4. ^ Heats Results
  5. ^ Final Results
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