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The men's 800 metre freestyle event at the 2001 World Aquatics Championships took place 24 July. The heats took place 23 July, and the final was held on 24 July.[1][2]
| Men's 800 metre freestyle at the 2001 FINA World Championships | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dates | 24 July 2001 | |||||||||
| Competitors | 25 | |||||||||
| Winning time | 7:39.16 WR | |||||||||
| Medalists | ||||||||||
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Records edit
Prior to the competition, the existing world and championship records were as follows:
| World record |  Ian Thorpe (AUS) |
7:41.59 | Hobart, Australia | 26 March 2001 | |
| Championship record | New event | ||||
The following record was established during the competition:
| Date | Round | Name | Nation | Time | Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 23 July 2001 | Heat 4 | Ian Thorpe | Australia |
7:52.74 | CR |
| 24 July 2001 | Final | Ian Thorpe | Australia |
7:39.16 | WR |
Results edit
Heats edit
| Rank | Swimmer | Nation | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ian Thorpe | Australia |
7:52.74 | Q, CR |
| 2 | Grant Hackett | Australia |
7:54.22 | Q |
| 3 | Graeme Smith |  United Kingdom |
7:56.73 | Q |
| 4 | Alexey Filipets |  Russia |
7:56.89 | Q |
| 5 | Chris Thompson |  United States |
7:57.11 | Q |
| 6 | Shunichi Fujita |  Japan |
7:57.99 | Q |
| 7 | Andrea Righi |  Italy |
8:00.46 | Q |
| 8 | Heiko Hell |  Germany |
8:00.55 | Q |
| 9 | Christian Minotti | Italy |
8:00.70 | |
| 10 | Adam Faulkner | United Kingdom |
8:01.15 | |
| 11 | Dragoș Coman |  Romania |
8:01.20 | |
| 12 | Ihor Chervynskyy |  Ukraine |
8:01.52 | |
| 13 | Masato Hirano | Japan |
8:01.69 | |
| 14 | Ricardo Monasterio |  Venezuela |
8:02.19 | |
| 15 | Robert Margalis | United States |
8:02.39 | |
| 16 | Alexei Boutsenine | Russia |
8:02.63 | |
| 17 | Nicolas Rostoucher |  France |
8:02.92 | |
| 18 | Spyridon Gianniotis |  Greece |
8:07.53 | |
| 19 | Andrew Hurd |  Canada |
8:10.56 | |
| 20 | Shilo Ayalon |  Israel |
8:13.49 | |
| 21 | Zheng Shibin |  China |
8:16.57 | |
| 22 | Leonardo Salinas |  Mexico |
8:22.63 | |
| 23 | Giancarlo Zolezzi |  Chile |
8:22.79 | |
| 24 | Jorge Carral | Mexico |
8:23.28 | |
| 25 | Hsu Kuo-Tung |  Chinese Taipei |
8:58.48 |
Final edit
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 |
Ian Thorpe | Australia |
7:39.16 | WR |
 |
Grant Hackett | Australia |
7:40.34 | |
 |
Graeme Smith | United Kingdom |
7:51.12 | |
| 4 | Chris Thompson | United States |
7:53.95 | |
| 5 | Alexey Filipets | Russia |
7:56.30 | |
| 6 | Andrea Righi | Italy |
7:57.69 | |
| 7 | Heiko Hell | Germany |
7:59.47 | |
| 8 | Shunichi Fujita | Japan |
7:59.57 |
Key: WR = World record
References edit
- ^ "Heats Results". FINA. Archived from the original on 24 October 2004. Retrieved 6 August 2023.
- ^ "Final Results". FINA. Archived from the original on 19 October 2004. Retrieved 6 August 2023.