The Women's 800 metre freestyle competition of the 2024 European Aquatics Championships was held on 17 and 18 June 2024.[1][2]
| Women's 800 metre freestyle at the 2024 European Aquatics Championships | ||||||||||
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| Venue | Sports Centre Milan Gale Muškatirović | |||||||||
| Dates | 17 June (heats) 18 June (final) | |||||||||
| Competitors | 16 from 9 nations | |||||||||
| Winning time | 8:29.96 | |||||||||
| Medalists | ||||||||||
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Records
editPrior 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
editHeats
editThe heats were started on 17 June at 11:03.
Qualification Rules: The 8 fastest from the heats qualify to the final.[3]
| Rank | Heat | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | 5 | Deniz Ertan |  Turkey |
8:38.00 | Q |
| 2 | 1 | 3 | Fleur Lewis | Great Britain |
8:38.33 | Q |
| 3 | 1 | 4 | Boglárka Telegdy-Kapás |  Hungary |
8:41.22 | Q |
| 4 | 2 | 4 | Ajna Késely | Hungary |
8:41.38 | Q |
| 5 | 2 | 3 | Merve Tuncel | Turkey |
8:41.60 | Q |
| 6 | 2 | 5 | Jeannette Spiwoks |  Germany |
8:45.10 | Q |
| 7 | 2 | 6 | Francisca Martins |  Portugal |
8:47.80 | Q |
| 8 | 2 | 2 | Grace Palmer |  Belgium |
8:52.57 | Q |
| 9 | 1 | 6 | Nóra Fluck | Hungary |
8:53.39 | |
| 10 | 2 | 7 | Vanna Djakovic |  Serbia |
8:54.57 | |
| 11 | 1 | 1 | Ada Hakkarainen |  Finland |
8:54.81 | |
| 12 | 1 | 7 | Lena Opatril |  Austria |
8:57.76 | |
| 13 | 1 | 2 | Johanna Enkner | Austria |
8:59.83 | |
| 14 | 2 | 1 | Leonie-Sarah Josephine Tenzer | Austria |
8:59.99 | |
| 15 | 1 | 8 | Laura Lahtinen | Finland |
9:05.92 | |
| 16 | 2 | 8 | Katarina Ćorović | Serbia |
9:20.09 |
Final
editThe final was held on 18 June at 19:57.[4]
| Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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6 | Ajna Késely | Hungary |
8:29.96 | |
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5 | Fleur Lewis | Great Britain |
8:33.54 | |
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4 | Deniz Ertan | Turkey |
8:34.31 | |
| 4 | 1 | Francisca Martins | Portugal |
8:34.35 | |
| 5 | 7 | Jeannette Spiwoks | Germany |
8:40.05 | |
| 6 | 2 | Merve Tuncel | Turkey |
8:40.32 | |
| 7 | 3 | Boglárka Telegdy-Kapás | Hungary |
8:40.33 | |
| 8 | 8 | Grace Palmer | Belgium |
8:51.04 |