Swimming at the 2017 World Aquatics Championships – Women's 800 metre freestyle
Women's 800 metre freestyle at the 2017 World Aquatics Championships | ||||||||||
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Venue | Danube Arena | |||||||||
Location | Budapest, Hungary | |||||||||
Dates | 28 July (heats) 29 July (final) | |||||||||
Competitors | 40 from 34 nations | |||||||||
Winning time | 8:12.68 | |||||||||
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The Women's 800 metre freestyle competition at the 2017 World Championships was held on 28 and 29 July 2017.[1][2]
Records
Prior to the competition, the existing world and championship records were as follows.
World record | ![]() | 8:04.79 | Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | 12 August 2016 |
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Competition record | ![]() | 8:07.39 | Kazan, Russia | 8 August 2015 |
Results
Heats
The heats were held on 28 July at 11:06.[3]
Final
The final was held on 29 July at 18:55.[4]
Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
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![]() | 4 | Katie Ledecky | ![]() | 8:12.68 | |
![]() | 3 | Li Bingjie | ![]() | 8:15.46 | AS |
![]() | 5 | Leah Smith | ![]() | 8:17.22 | |
4 | 6 | Mireia Belmonte | ![]() | 8:23.30 | |
5 | 7 | Boglárka Kapás | ![]() | 8:24.41 | |
6 | 1 | Zhang Yuhan | ![]() | 8:26.06 | |
7 | 2 | Simona Quadarella | ![]() | 8:26.50 | |
8 | 8 | Holly Hibbott | ![]() | 8:38.63 |
References
- ^ Schedule Archived 28 July 2017 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Start list
- ^ Heats results
- ^ Final results