Swimming at the 2023 World Aquatics Championships – Women's 800 metre freestyle

The women's 800 metre freestyle competition at the 2023 World Aquatics Championships was held on 28 and 29 July 2023.[1][2][3]

Women's 800 metre freestyle
at the 2023 World Aquatics Championships
VenueMarine Messe Fukuoka
LocationFukuoka, Japan
Dates28 July (heats)
29 July (final)
Competitors34 from 25 nations
Winning time8:08.87
Medalists
gold medal    United States
silver medal    China
bronze medal    Australia
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Records edit

Prior to the competition, the existing world and championship records were as follows.[4]

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 28 July at 12:13.[5]

Rank Heat Lane Name Nationality Time Notes
1 4 4 Katie Ledecky   United States 8:15.60 Q
2 3 6 Li Bingjie   China 8:20.51 Q
3 3 5 Erika Fairweather   New Zealand 8:21.06 Q
4 3 4 Ariarne Titmus   Australia 8:21.25 Q
5 4 5 Lani Pallister   Australia 8:21.38 Q
6 4 3 Simona Quadarella   Italy 8:21.65 Q
7 3 3 Isabel Gose   Germany 8:21.71 Q
8 4 6 Jillian Cox   United States 8:22.20 Q
9 4 7 Anastasiia Kirpichnikova   France 8:22.74
10 4 0 Ajna Késely   Hungary 8:28.23
11 3 1 Waka Kobori   Japan 8:29.54
12 4 1 Eve Thomas   New Zealand 8:31.72
13 3 0 Beatriz Dizotti   Brazil 8:32.42
14 2 6 Alisée Pisane   Belgium 8:32.52 NR
15 3 7 Deniz Ertan   Turkey 8:32.54
16 4 8 Miyu Namba   Japan 8:34.62
17 2 8 Gan Ching Hwee   Singapore 8:36.31
18 2 2 Emma Finlin   Canada 8:36.47
19 2 5 Kristel Köbrich   Chile 8:37.09
20 4 2 Yang Peiqi   China 8:37.16
21 4 9 Jimena Pérez Blanco   Spain 8:37.40
22 3 2 Merve Tuncel   Turkey 8:39.47
23 3 8 Ángela Martínez   Spain 8:39.60
24 2 3 Bettina Fábián   Hungary 8:39.63
25 3 9 Tamila Holub   Portugal 8:42.90
26 2 7 Han Da-kyung   South Korea 8:43.68
27 2 4 Gabrielle Roncatto   Brazil 8:48.36
28 2 0 Artemis Vasilaki   Greece 8:49.61
29 2 1 Imani de Jong   Netherlands 8:50.81
30 1 6 Diana Taszhanova   Kazakhstan 8:51.46 NR
31 1 4 Maria Bramont-Arias   Peru 8:59.52
32 1 5 Eva Petrovska   North Macedonia 9:06.00
33 1 3 Sasha Gatt   Malta 9:08.63
34 2 9 Võ Thị Mỹ Tiên   Vietnam 9:15.23

Final edit

The final was held on 29 July at 21:23.[6]

Rank Lane Name Nationality Time Notes
  4 Katie Ledecky   United States 8:08.87
  5 Li Bingjie   China 8:13.31 AS
  6 Ariarne Titmus   Australia 8:13.59 =OC
4 7 Simona Quadarella   Italy 8:16.46
5 1 Isabel Gose   Germany 8:17.95
6 8 Jillian Cox   United States 8:19.73
7 2 Lani Pallister   Australia 8:21.33
8 3 Erika Fairweather   New Zealand 8:28.21

References edit

  1. ^ "Schedule" (PDF). Archived (PDF) from the original on 18 January 2024. Retrieved 17 January 2023.
  2. ^ Sutherland, James (13 January 2023). "World Aquatics Announces Competition Schedule For 2023 World Championships In Fukuoka". SwimSwam. Archived from the original on 18 January 2024. Retrieved 13 January 2023.
  3. ^ "Start list" (PDF). omegatiming.com. 21 July 2023. Archived (PDF) from the original on 23 July 2023.
  4. ^ "Records book" (PDF). omegatiming.com. 21 July 2023. Archived (PDF) from the original on 18 January 2024.
  5. ^ "Heats results" (PDF). omegatiming.com. 28 July 2023. Archived (PDF) from the original on 28 July 2023.
  6. ^ "Final results" (PDF). omegatiming.com. 29 July 2023. Archived (PDF) from the original on 29 July 2023.