Swimming at the 2010 Commonwealth Games – Women's 800 metre freestyle

The Women's 800 metre freestyle event at the 2010 Commonwealth Games took place on 6 and 7 October 2010, at the SPM Swimming Pool Complex.[1]

Two heats were held. The heat in which a swimmer competed did not formally matter for advancement, as the swimmers with the top eight times from the entire field qualified for the finals.[1]

Heats edit

Heat 1 edit

Rank Lane Name Nationality Time Notes
1 5 Wendy Trott   South Africa 8:34.34 Q
2 6 Alexandra Komarnycky   Canada 8:36.71
3 4 Katie Goldman   Australia 8:38.91 Q
4 3 Sasha Matthews   England 8:41.10 Q
5 2 Aimee Willmott   England 8:46.91 Q
6 7 Victoria Ho   Jamaica 9:35.67

Heat 2 edit

Rank Lane Name Nationality Time Notes
1 4 Rebecca Adlington   England 8:35.82 Q
2 3 Melissa Gorman   Australia 8:38.16 Q
3 5 Blair Evans   Australia 8:39.49 Q
4 2 Megan Gilchrist   Scotland 8:46.85 Q
5 7 Richa Mishra   India 9:11.09
6 1 Tori Flowers   Cayman Islands 9:49.86

Final edit

Rank Lane Name Nationality Time Notes
  5 Rebecca Adlington   England 8:24.69
  4 Wendy Trott   South Africa 8:26.96
  3 Melissa Gorman   Australia 8:32.37
4 6 Katie Goldman   Australia 8:38.65
5 2 Blair Evans   Australia 8:39.66
6 7 Sasha Matthews   England 8:45.28
7 1 Megan Gilchrist   Scotland 8:47.83
8 8 Aimee Willmott   England 8:49.31

References edit

  1. ^ a b "XIX Commonwealth Games 2010 Delhi |".