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The Women's 800 metre freestyle competition of the swimming events at the 2015 World Aquatics Championships was held on 7 August with the heats and 8 August with the final.[1]
Women's 800 metre freestyle at the 2015 World Aquatics Championships | ||||||||||
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Dates | 7 August (heats) 8 August (final) | |||||||||
Competitors | 43 from 35 nations | |||||||||
Winning time | 8:07.39 WR | |||||||||
Medalists | ||||||||||
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Prior to the championships, the existing world and championship records were as follows.
World record | Katie Ledecky (USA) | 8:11.00 | Shenandoah, United States | 22 June 2014 |
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Competition record | Katie Ledecky (USA) | 8:13.86 | Barcelona, Spain | 3 August 2013 |
During the competition, prior to this 800 metre event, on 4 August 2015, Katie Ledecky set a new championship record in the 1500 metre freestyle final; her 800-meter mark was at 8:13.25.
Date | Event | Name | Nationality | Time | Record |
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4 August | Women's 1500 m freestyle finals | Katie Ledecky | United States | 8:13.25† | CR |
8 August | Final | Katie Ledecky | United States | 8:07.39 | WR, CR |
Legend: † – en route to final mark
The heats were held at 11:17[2]
The final was held on 8 August at 18:55.[3]
Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
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4 | Katie Ledecky | United States | 8:07.39 | WR | |
6 | Lauren Boyle | New Zealand | 8:17.65 | OC | |
2 | Jazmin Carlin | Great Britain | 8:18.15 | ||
4 | 5 | Jessica Ashwood | Australia | 8:18.41 | NR |
5 | 3 | Lotte Friis | Denmark | 8:21.36 | |
6 | 8 | Boglárka Kapás | Hungary | 8:22.93 | |
7 | 1 | Sarah Köhler | Germany | 8:23.67 | |
8 | 7 | Sharon van Rouwendaal | Netherlands | 8:24.12 | NR |
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