The Women's 800-metre freestyle competition at the 2019 World Championships was held on 26 and 27 July 2019.[1][2] Defending champion Katie Ledecky successfully defended her title in 8:13.58 with a final lap comeback against Italy's Simona Quadarella.[3]
| Women's 800 metre freestyle at the 2019 World Aquatics Championships | ||||||||||
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| Venue | Nambu University Municipal Aquatics Center | |||||||||
| Location | Gwangju, South Korea | |||||||||
| Dates | 26 July (heats) 27 July (final) | |||||||||
| Competitors | 40 from 32 nations | |||||||||
| Winning time | 8:13.58 | |||||||||
| Medalists | ||||||||||
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Records edit
Prior to the competition, the existing world and championship records were as follows.
| World record |  Katie Ledecky (USA) |
8:04.79 | Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | 12 August 2016 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Competition record | Katie Ledecky (USA) |
8:07.39 | Kazan, Russia | 8 August 2015 |
Results edit
Heats edit
The heats were started on 26 July at 12:05.[4]
Final edit
The final was started on 27 July at 21:25.[5]
| Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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5 | Katie Ledecky | United States |
8:13.58 | |
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6 | Simona Quadarella |  Italy |
8:14.99 | NR |
 |
3 | Ariarne Titmus |  Australia |
8:15.70 | OC |
| 4 | 7 | Sarah Köhler |  Germany |
8:16.43 | NR |
| 5 | 4 | Leah Smith | United States |
8:17.10 | |
| 6 | 2 | Wang Jianjiahe |  China |
8:18.57 | |
| 7 | 8 | Kiah Melverton | Australia |
8:25.07 | |
| 8 | 1 | Mireia Belmonte |  Spain |
8:25.51 |
References edit
- ^ Schedule
- ^ Start list
- ^ Crouse, Karen (27 July 2019). "Katie Ledecky Rallies for Gold in 800 Free at World Championships". The New York Times.
- ^ Heats results
- ^ Final results