Swimming at the 2022 Commonwealth Games – Women's 800 metre freestyle

The women's 800 metre freestyle event at the 2022 Commonwealth Games was held on 1 and 2 August at the Sandwell Aquatics Centre.

Women's 800 metre freestyle
at the 2022 Commonwealth Games
VenueSandwell Aquatics Centre
Dates1 August (heats)
2 August (final)
Competitors10 from 6 nations
Winning time8:13.59
Medalists
gold medal    Australia
silver medal    Australia
bronze medal    Australia
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Records

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Prior to this competition, the existing world, Commonwealth and Games records were as follows:

World record   Katie Ledecky (USA) 8:04.79 Rio de Janeiro, Brazil 12 August 2016
Commonwealth record   Ariarne Titmus (AUS) 8:13.83 Tokyo, Japan 31 July 2021
Games record   Jazmin Carlin (WAL) 8:18.11 Glasgow, Scotland 28 July 2014

The following records were established during the competition:

Date Event Name Nationality Time Record
2 August Final Ariarne Titmus   Australia 8:13.59 GR, CR

Schedule

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The schedule is as follows:[1]

All times are British Summer Time (UTC+1)

Date Time Round
Monday 1 August 2022 11:48 Qualifying
Tuesday 2 August 2022 21:15 Final

Results

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Heats

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Rank Heat Lane Name Nationality Time Notes
1 1 4 Lani Pallister   Australia 8:32.67 Q
2 2 4 Ariarne Titmus   Australia 8:36.17 Q
3 1 5 Eve Thomas   New Zealand 8:39.01 Q
4 2 5 Kiah Melverton   Australia 8:40.29 Q
5 1 3 Mabel Zavaros   Canada 8:40.31 Q
6 2 3 Katrina Bellio   Canada 8:42.42 Q
7 2 6 Michaela Pulford   South Africa 8:48.84 Q
8 2 2 Harper Barrowman   Cayman Islands 9:16.49 Q
9 1 6 Lily Scott   Jersey 9:27.99 R
10 1 2 Raya Embury-Brown   Cayman Islands 9:30.75 R

Final

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Rank Lane Name Nationality Time Notes
  5 Ariarne Titmus   Australia 8:13.59 GR
  6 Kiah Melverton   Australia 8:16.79
  4 Lani Pallister   Australia 8:19.16
4 3 Eve Thomas   New Zealand 8:32.63
5 7 Katrina Bellio   Canada 8:42.07
6 1 Michaela Pulford   South Africa 8:44.77
7 2 Mabel Zavaros   Canada 8:53.50
8 8 Harper Barrowman   Cayman Islands 9:13.97

References

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  1. ^ "Swimming - Daily Schedule". Birmingham 2022. Retrieved 28 July 2022.
  2. ^ Heats Results
  3. ^ Final results