Women's 800 metre freestyle at the 2019 World Aquatics Championships | ||||||||||
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Venue | Nambu University Municipal Aquatics Center | |||||||||
Location | Gwangju, South Korea | |||||||||
Dates | 26 July (heats) 27 July (final) | |||||||||
Competitors | 40 from 32 nations | |||||||||
Winning time | 8:13.58 | |||||||||
Medalists | ||||||||||
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2019 FINA World Championships | ||
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Artistic swimming | ||
Solo | ||
Technical | women | |
Free | women | |
Duet | ||
Technical | women | |
Technical | mixed | |
Free | women | |
Free | mixed | |
Team | ||
Technical | women | |
Free | women | |
Combination | women | |
Highlight | women | |
Diving | ||
Individual | ||
1 m | men | women |
3 m | men | women |
10 m | men | women |
3 m & 10 m | mixed team | |
Synchronised | ||
3 m | men | women |
3 m | mixed | |
10 m | men | women |
10 m | mixed | |
High diving | ||
20 m | women | |
27 m | men | |
Open water swimming | ||
Single | ||
5 km | men | women |
10 km | men | women |
25 km | men | women |
Relay | ||
4×1.25 km | mixed | |
Swimming | ||
Freestyle | ||
50 m | men | women |
100 m | men | women |
200 m | men | women |
400 m | men | women |
800 m | men | women |
1500 m | men | women |
Backstroke | ||
50 m | men | women |
100 m | men | women |
200 m | men | women |
Breaststroke | ||
50 m | men | women |
100 m | men | women |
200 m | men | women |
Butterfly | ||
50 m | men | women |
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 |
mixed | ||
4×200 m | men | women |
Medley relay | ||
4×100 m | men | women |
mixed | ||
Water polo | ||
Tournament | men | women |
Rosters | men | women |
The Women's 800-metre freestyle competition at the 2019 World Championships was held on 26 and 27 July 2019.[1][2] Defending champion Katie Ledecky successfully defended her title in 8:13.58 with a final lap comeback against Italy's Simona Quadarella.[3]
Records
[edit]Prior to the competition, the existing world and championship records were as follows.
World record | ![]() |
8:04.79 | Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | 12 August 2016 |
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Competition record | ![]() |
8:07.39 | Kazan, Russia | 8 August 2015 |
Results
[edit]Heats
[edit]The heats were started on 26 July at 12:05.[4]
Final
[edit]The final was started on 27 July at 21:25.[5]
Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
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5 | Katie Ledecky | ![]() |
8:13.58 | |
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6 | Simona Quadarella | ![]() |
8:14.99 | NR |
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3 | Ariarne Titmus | ![]() |
8:15.70 | OC |
4 | 7 | Sarah Köhler | ![]() |
8:16.43 | NR |
5 | 4 | Leah Smith | ![]() |
8:17.10 | |
6 | 2 | Wang Jianjiahe | ![]() |
8:18.57 | |
7 | 8 | Kiah Melverton | ![]() |
8:25.07 | |
8 | 1 | Mireia Belmonte | ![]() |
8:25.51 |
References
[edit]- ^ Schedule
- ^ Start list
- ^ Crouse, Karen (27 July 2019). "Katie Ledecky Rallies for Gold in 800 Free at World Championships". The New York Times.
- ^ Heats results
- ^ Final results