The Women's 800 metre freestyle competition of the 2016 FINA World Swimming Championships (25 m) was held on 7 and 8 December 2016.[1]
| Women's 800 metre freestyle at the 2016 FINA World Swimming Championships (25 m) | ||||||||||
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| Venue | WFCU Centre | |||||||||
| Dates | 7 December (heats) 8 December (final) | |||||||||
| Competitors | 32 from 27 nations | |||||||||
| Winning time | 8:10.17 | |||||||||
| Medalists | ||||||||||
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Records edit
Prior to the competition, the existing world and championship records were as follows.
| Name | Nation | Time | Location | Date | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| World record | Mireia Belmonte |  Spain |
7:59.34 | Berlin | 10 August 2013 |
| Championship record | Mireia Belmonte | Spain |
8:03.41 | Doha | 4 December 2014 |
Results edit
Heats edit
The heats were held at 11:31.[2]
Final edit
The final was held at 20:06.[3]
| Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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4 | Leah Smith |  United States |
8:10.17 | |
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5 | Ashley Twichell | United States |
8:11.95 | |
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3 | Kiah Melverton |  Australia |
8:16.51 | |
| 4 | 8 | Ariarne Titmus | Australia |
8:17.95 | |
| 5 | 1 | Zhang Yuhan |  China |
8:21.05 | |
| 6 | 7 | Delfina Pignatiello |  Argentina |
8:26.41 | |
| 7 | 6 | Olivia Anderson |  Canada |
8:30.16 | |
| 8 | 2 | Katinka Hosszú |  Hungary |
8:36.76 |
References edit
- ^ "Schedule". Archived from the original on 2016-12-06. Retrieved 2016-12-06.
- ^ "Heats results".
- ^ "Final results". Archived from the original on 2017-03-29. Retrieved 2017-06-14.