The Women's 800 metre freestyle competition of the 2022 European Aquatics Championships was held on 11 and 12 August 2022.[1]
| Women's 800 metre freestyle at the 2022 European Aquatics Championships | ||||||||||
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| Venue | Foro Italico | |||||||||
| Dates | 11 August (heats) 12 August (final) | |||||||||
| Competitors | 25 from 16 nations | |||||||||
| Winning time | 8:20.54 | |||||||||
| Medalists | ||||||||||
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Records edit
Prior to the competition, the existing world, European and championship records were as follows.
| Name | Nation | Time | Location | Date | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| World record | Katie Ledecky |  United States |
8:04.79 | Rio de Janeiro | 12 August 2016 |
| European record | Rebecca Adlington |  Great Britain |
8:14.10 | Beijing | 16 August 2008 |
| Championship record | Jazmin Carlin | 8:15.54 | Berlin | 21 August 2014 |
Results edit
Heats edit
The heats were started on 11 August at 10:37.[2]
Final edit
The final was held on 12 August at 19:27.[3]
| Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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4 | Simona Quadarella |  Italy |
8:20.54 | |
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5 | Isabel Gose |  Germany |
8:22.01 | |
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3 | Merve Tuncel |  Turkey |
8:24.33 | |
| 4 | 1 | Deniz Ertan | Turkey |
8:24.94 | |
| 5 | 6 | Martina Caramignoli | Italy |
8:31.30 | |
| 6 | 2 | Tamila Holub |  Portugal |
8:36.36 | |
| 7 | 7 | Paula Otero |  Spain |
8:36.51 | |
| 8 | 8 | Leonie Beck | Germany |
8:39.04 |