The Women's 800 metre freestyle competition of the 2018 European Aquatics Championships was held on 3 and 4 August 2018.[1][2]
| Women's 800 metre freestyle at the 2018 European Aquatics Championships | ||||||||||
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| Venue | Tollcross International Swimming Centre | |||||||||
| Dates | 3 August (heats) 4 August (final) | |||||||||
| Competitors | 18 from 13 nations | |||||||||
| Winning time | 8:16.35 | |||||||||
| Medalists | ||||||||||
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Records edit
Before the competition, the existing world and championship records were as follows.
| Name | Nation | Time | Location | Date | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| World record | Katie Ledecky |  United States |
8:04.79 | Rio de Janeiro | 12 August 2016 |
| European record | Rebecca Adlington |  Great Britain |
8:14.10 | Beijing | 16 August 2008 |
| Championship record | Jazmin Carlin | Great Britain |
8:15.54 | Berlin | 21 August 2014 |
Results edit
Heats edit
The heats were started on 3 August at 11:23.[3]
| Rank | Heat | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | 4 | Simona Quadarella |  Italy |
8:23.93 | Q |
| 2 | 1 | 5 | Ajna Késely |  Hungary |
8:27.96 | Q |
| 3 | 2 | 6 | Anna Egorova |  Russia |
8:29.27 | Q |
| 4 | 2 | 4 | Sarah Köhler |  Germany |
8:31.96 | Q |
| 5 | 2 | 5 | Boglárka Kapás | Hungary |
8:32.32 | Q |
| 6 | 1 | 2 | Jimena Pérez |  Spain |
8:32.46 | Q |
| 7 | 2 | 3 | Tjaša Oder |  Slovenia |
8:33.12 | Q |
| 8 | 2 | 2 | Julia Hassler |  Liechtenstein |
8:33.40 | Q |
| 9 | 1 | 3 | Diana Durães |  Portugal |
8:35.53 | |
| 10 | 1 | 7 | Tamila Holub | Portugal |
8:37.10 | |
| 11 | 1 | 6 | Celine Rieder | Germany |
8:37.85 | |
| 12 | 1 | 8 | Helena Bach |  Denmark |
8:42.46 | |
| 13 | 2 | 7 | Marlene Kahler |  Austria |
8:46.82 | |
| 14 | 2 | 0 | Maria Grandt | Denmark |
8:48.68 | |
| 15 | 1 | 1 | Beril Böcekler |  Turkey |
8:54.23 | |
| 16 | 1 | 0 | Arianna Valloni |  San Marino |
8:57.11 | |
| 17 | 2 | 8 | Hanna Eriksson |  Sweden |
8:58.55 | |
| 18 | 2 | 1 | Katja Fain | Slovenia |
9:01.55 | |
| — | 2 | 9 | Fatima Alkaramova |  Azerbaijan |
Did not start | |
Final edit
The final was held on 4 August at 17:00.[4]
| Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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4 | Simona Quadarella | Italy |
8:16.45 | |
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5 | Ajna Késely | Hungary |
8:22.01 | |
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3 | Anna Egorova | Russia |
8:24.71 | |
| 4 | 6 | Sarah Köhler | Germany |
8:25.91 | |
| 5 | 2 | Boglárka Kapás | Hungary |
8:26.42 | |
| 6 | 1 | Tjaša Oder | Slovenia |
8:30.18 | |
| 7 | 8 | Julia Hassler | Liechtenstein |
8:33.10 | |
| 8 | 7 | Jimena Pérez | Spain |
8:35.61 |