Women's 800 metre freestyle at the 1973 World Aquatics Championships | ||||||||||
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Venue | Tašmajdan Sports Centre | |||||||||
Location | Belgrade, Yugoslavia | |||||||||
Dates | 9 September 1973 | |||||||||
Competitors | 24 from 17 nations | |||||||||
Winning time | 8:52.973 WR | |||||||||
Medalists | ||||||||||
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1973 FINA World Championships | ||
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Diving | ||
Individual | ||
3 m | men | women |
10 m | men | women |
Swimming | ||
Freestyle | ||
100 m | men | women |
200 m | men | women |
400 m | men | women |
800 m | women | |
1500 m | men | |
Backstroke | ||
100 m | men | women |
200 m | men | women |
Breaststroke | ||
100 m | men | women |
200 m | men | women |
Butterfly | ||
100 m | men | women |
200 m | men | women |
Individual medley | ||
200 m | men | women |
400 m | men | women |
Freestyle relay | ||
4×100 m | men | women |
4×200 m | men | |
Medley relay | ||
4×100 m | men | women |
Synchronised swimming | ||
Solo | women | |
Duet | women | |
Team | women | |
Water polo | ||
Tournament | men | |
The women's 800 metre freestyle competition of the swimming events at the 1973 World Aquatics Championships took place on 9 September.
Records
[edit]Prior to the competition, the existing world and championship records were as follows.
World record | ![]() |
8:53.68 | Munich, West Germany | 3 September 1972 |
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Competition record | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
The following records were established during the competition:
Date | Event | Name | Nationality | Time | Record |
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9 September | Timed Final | Marina Maliutina | ![]() |
9:45.644 | CR |
9 September | Timed Final | Angela Franke | ![]() |
9:09.677 | CR |
9 September | Timed Final | Novella Calligaris | ![]() |
8:52.973 | WR |
Results
[edit]24 swimmers participated in 3 heats.[1] The event was a timed final. The first two heats were contested in the morning with the third and final heat contested in the evening.
References
[edit]- ^ "For the Record" (PDF). Swimming World Magazine: 73. October 1973. Retrieved 7 June 2013.