Swimming at the 2008 Summer Olympics – Women's 800 metre freestyle
Women's 800 metre freestyle at the Games of the XXIX Olympiad
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Venue | Beijing National Aquatics Center | ||||||||||||
Date | August 14, 2008 (heats) August 16, 2008 (final) |
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Competitors | 36 from 29 nations | ||||||||||||
Winning time | 8:14.10 WR | ||||||||||||
Medalists | |||||||||||||
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Swimming events at the 2008 Summer Olympics ![]() |
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Freestyle | ||||
50 m | men | women | ||
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 | women | ||
Medley relay | ||||
4×100 m | men | women | ||
Marathon | ||||
10 km | men | women |
The women's 800 metre freestyle event at the 2008 Olympic Games took place on 14 and 16 August at the Beijing National Aquatics Center in Beijing, China.[1]
Great Britain's Rebecca Adlington broke one of the oldest world records in the book to claim a second Olympic gold, following her first triumph in the 400 m freestyle. She touched the wall first in 8:14.10, slashing 2.12-second deficit off Janet Evans' world record which had stood for nearly 19 years.[2][3] Sitting in the stands of the Water Cube, Evans found a kindred spirit in Adlington as she looked down on the British teenager breaking a long-lasting world record, and then congratulated her.[4]
Coming from sixth place in the 350-metre lap, Italy's Alessia Filippi registered a time of 8:20.23 for a silver medal. Lotte Friis ended Denmark's 20-year medal drought in swimming to claim a bronze in 8:23.03, edging out Romania's Camelia Potec (8:23.03) on the final lap by eight-hundredths of a second. China's Li Xuanxu finished fifth with a time of 8:26.34, and was followed in the sixth spot by Australia's Kylie Palmer in 8:26.39. Russia's Yelena Sokolova (8:29.79) and another Brit Cassandra Patten (8:32.35) rounded out the finale. Notable swimmers missed out the top 8 final featuring U.S. top favorites Katie Hoff and Kate Ziegler, both of whom placed tenth and eleventh in the prelims race.[2][5]
Earlier in the prelims, Adlington established a new Olympic standard in a top-seeded time of 8:18.06 to cut down Brooke Bennett's 2000 record by a 1.59-second deficit.[5][6]
Records
Prior to this competition, the existing world and Olympic records were as follows.
World record | ![]() |
8:16.22 | Tokyo, Japan | 20 August 1989 | [7] |
Olympic record | ![]() |
8:19.67 | Sydney, Australia | 22 September 2000 | - |
The following new world and Olympic records were set during this competition.
Date | Event | Name | Nationality | Time | Record |
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August 14 | Heat 4 | Rebecca Adlington | ![]() |
8:18.06 | OR |
August 16 | Final | Rebecca Adlington | ![]() |
8:14.10 | WR |
Results
Heats
Final
Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
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4 | Rebecca Adlington | ![]() |
8:14.10 | WR |
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6 | Alessia Filippi | ![]() |
8:20.23 | |
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3 | Lotte Friis | ![]() |
8:23.03 | |
4 | 5 | Camelia Potec | ![]() |
8:23.11 | |
5 | 1 | Li Xuanxu | ![]() |
8:26.34 | |
6 | 2 | Kylie Palmer | ![]() |
8:26.39 | |
7 | 7 | Yelena Sokolova | ![]() |
8:29.79 | |
8 | 8 | Cassandra Patten | ![]() |
8:32.35 |
References
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