The women's 800 metre freestyle event at the 11th FINA World Swimming Championships (25m) took place 13 December 2012 at the Sinan Erdem Dome. This event was a timed-final where each swimmer swam just once. The top 8 seeded swimmers swam in the evening, and the remaining swimmers swam in the morning session.
| Women's 800m Freestyle at the 2012 Short Course Worlds | ||||||||||
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| Dates | 13 December | |||||||||
| Winning time | 8:08.62 | |||||||||
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Records edit
Prior to this competition, the existing world and championship records were as follows.
| Name | Nation | Time | Location | Date | |
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| World record | Camille Muffat |  France |
8:01.06 | Angers | 16 November 2012 |
| Championship record | Rebecca Adlington |  United Kingdom |
8:08.25 | Manchester | 10 April 2008 |
No new records were set during this competition.
Results edit
External links edit
- 2012 FINA World Swimming Championships (25 m): Women's 800 metre freestyle (final rankings), from OmegaTiming.com.