The women's 800 metre freestyle event in swimming at the 2013 World Aquatics Championships took place on 2–3 August at the Palau Sant Jordi in Barcelona, Spain.[1][2]
| Women's 800 metre freestyle at the 2013 World Aquatics Championships | ||||||||||
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| Venue | Palau Sant Jordi | |||||||||
| Dates | August 2, 2013 (heats) August 3, 2013 (final) | |||||||||
| Competitors | 38 from 32 nations | |||||||||
| Winning time | 8:13.86 WR | |||||||||
| Medalists | ||||||||||
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Records edit
Prior to this competition, the existing world and championship records were:
| World record |  Rebecca Adlington (GBR) |
8:14.10 | Beijing, China | 16 August 2008 | [3][4] |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Competition record |  Lotte Friis (DEN) |
8:15.92 | Rome, Italy | 1 August 2009 | [5] |
The following new records were set during this competition.
| Date | Event | Name | Nationality | Time | Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 August | Final | Katie Ledecky |  United States |
8:13.86 | WR |
Results edit
Heats edit
The heats were held at 2 August.[6]
Final edit
The final was held at 19:26.[7]
| Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 |
4 | Katie Ledecky | United States |
8:13.86 | WR |
 |
3 | Lotte Friis | Denmark |
8:16.32 | |
 |
5 | Lauren Boyle |  New Zealand |
8:18.58 | OC |
| 4 | 2 | Boglárka Kapás |  Hungary |
8:21.21 | NR |
| 5 | 6 | Mireia Belmonte |  Spain |
8:21.99 | |
| 6 | 8 | Chloe Sutton | United States |
8:27.75 | |
| 7 | 1 | Andreina Pinto |  Venezuela |
8:29.37 | |
| 8 | 7 | Martina de Memme |  Italy |
8:37.29 |
References edit
- ^ "BCN 2013 – Swimming: Schedule". FINA. 8 July 2013. Archived from the original on 23 December 2013. Retrieved 21 July 2013.
- ^ Start list
- ^ Lohn, John (15 August 2008). "We Loved You While You Lasted Janet, Rebecca Adlington Erases Longest Standing World Record With Evans' Mark in 800 Free". Swimming World Magazine. Archived from the original on 2 May 2012. Retrieved 19 May 2013.
- ^ "Adlington storms to second gold". BBC Sport. 16 August 2008. Retrieved 19 May 2013.
- ^ "FINA World Championships, Swimming: Denmark's Lotte Friis Clocks Second Fastest 800 Free for Meet Record, Win". Swimming World Magazine. 1 August 2009. Archived from the original on 2 May 2012. Retrieved 21 July 2013.
- ^ Heats Results
- ^ Final Results