The Women's 800 metre freestyle competition at the 2022 World Aquatics Championships was held on 23 and 24 June 2022.[1][2]
| Women's 800 metre freestyle at the 2022 World Aquatics Championships | ||||||||||
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| Venue | Danube Arena | |||||||||
| Location | Budapest, Hungary | |||||||||
| Dates | 23 June (heats) 24 June (final) | |||||||||
| Competitors | 21 from 17 nations | |||||||||
| Winning time | 8:08.04 | |||||||||
| 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 |
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| Competition record | Katie Ledecky (USA) |
8:07.39 | Kazan, Russia | 8 August 2015 |
Results edit
Heats edit
The heats were started on 23 June at 10:31.[3]
| Rank | Heat | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 3 | 4 | Katie Ledecky | United States |
8:17.51 | Q |
| 2 | 3 | 3 | Lani Pallister |  Australia |
8:24.66 | |
| 3 | 2 | 5 | Leah Smith | United States |
8:25.19 | Q |
| 4 | 3 | 5 | Li Bingjie |  China |
8:27.19 | Q |
| 5 | 3 | 6 | Isabel Marie Gose |  Germany |
8:27.69 | Q |
| 6 | 3 | 7 | Eve Thomas |  New Zealand |
8:27.82 | Q |
| 7 | 2 | 4 | Simona Quadarella |  Italy |
8:27.96 | Q |
| 8 | 2 | 3 | Kiah Melverton | Australia |
8:30.68 | Q |
| 9 | 2 | 7 | Viviane Jungblut |  Brazil |
8:32.26 | Q |
| 10 | 2 | 2 | Miyu Namba |  Japan |
8:32.91 | |
| 11 | 3 | 1 | Kristel Köbrich |  Chile |
8:37.02 | |
| 12 | 3 | 2 | Ajna Késely |  Hungary |
8:38.64 | |
| 13 | 3 | 8 | Gabrielle Roncatto | Brazil |
8:38.65 | |
| 14 | 2 | 6 | Tang Muhan | China |
8:39.46 | |
| 15 | 2 | 0 | Diana Durães |  Portugal |
8:41.37 | |
| 16 | 2 | 8 | Ángela Martínez |  Spain |
8:45.12 | |
| 17 | 3 | 0 | Katrina Bellio |  Canada |
8:45.67 | |
| 18 | 3 | 9 | Han Da-kyung |  South Korea |
8:49.18 | |
| 19 | 1 | 4 | Arianna Valloni |  San Marino |
8:59.95 | |
| 20 | 1 | 5 | Võ Thị Mỹ Thiện |  Vietnam |
9:12.87 | |
| 21 | 1 | 3 | Vár Erlingsdóttir Eidesgaard |  Faroe Islands |
9:16.94 | |
| 1 | 2 | Talita Te Flan |  Ivory Coast |
did not start | ||
| 1 | 6 | Arianna Lont |  Sint Maarten
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| 2 | 1 | Paula Otero | Spain
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| 2 | 9 | Gan Ching Hwee |  Singapore
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Final edit
The final was held on 24 June at 19:26.[4]
| Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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4 | Katie Ledecky |  United States |
8:08.04 | |
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1 | Kiah Melverton |  Australia |
8:18.77 | |
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7 | Simona Quadarella |  Italy |
8:19.00 | |
| 4 | 5 | Leah Smith | United States |
8:20.04 | |
| 5 | 3 | Li Bingjie |  China |
8:23.15 | |
| 6 | 6 | Isabel Marie Gose |  Germany |
8:23.78 | |
| 7 | 2 | Eve Thomas |  New Zealand |
8:30.37 | |
| 8 | 8 | Viviane Jungblut | Brazil |
8:37.04 |
References edit
- ^ "Schedule" (PDF). fina.org. 15 June 2022.
- ^ "Start list" (PDF). omegatiming.com. 16 June 2022.
- ^ "Heats results" (PDF). omegatiming.com. 23 June 2022.
- ^ "Final results" (PDF). omegatiming.com. 24 June 2022.