2022 FINA World Swimming Championships (25 m) – Men's 800 metre freestyle

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Men's 800 metre freestyle
at the 2022 FINA World Swimming Championships (25 m)
Venue Melbourne Sports and Aquatic Centre
Location Melbourne, Australia
Dates17 December
Competitors23 from 20 nations
Winning time7:29.99 CR
Medalists
Gold medal icon.svg   Flag of Italy.svg  Italy
Silver medal icon.svg   Flag of Norway.svg  Norway
Bronze medal icon.svg   Flag of France.svg  France
2024  

The Men's 800 metre freestyle competition of the 2022 FINA World Swimming Championships (25 m) was held on 17 December 2022. [1]

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Records

Prior to the competition, the existing world and championship records were as follows.

World record Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Grant Hackett  (AUS)7:23.42 Melbourne, Australia 20 July 2008
Competition recordFlag of Italy.svg  Gregorio Paltrinieri  (ITA)7:30.31 Hangzhou, China 16 December 2018

The following new records were set during this competition:

DateEventNameNationalityTimeRecord
17 December Final Gregorio Paltrinieri Flag of Italy.svg  Italy 7:29.99 CR

Results

The slowest heats were started at 13:12, and the fastest heat at 19:50. [2]

RankHeatLaneNameNationalityTimeNotes
Gold medal icon.svg34 Gregorio Paltrinieri Flag of Italy.svg  Italy 7:29.99 CR
Silver medal icon.svg32 Henrik Christiansen Flag of Norway.svg  Norway 7:31.48
Bronze medal icon.svg33 Logan Fontaine Flag of France.svg  France 7:33.12
438 Shogo Takeda Flag of Japan.svg  Japan 7:33.78 AS
535 David Johnston Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States 7:34.33
626 Joris Bouchaut Flag of France.svg  France 7:35.12
725 Marwan Elkamash Flag of Egypt.svg  Egypt 7:36.01 NR
827 Charlie Clark Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States 7:37.54
937 Mack Horton Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia 7:40.64
1021 Ondřej Gemov Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czech Republic 7:42.70
1115 Carlos Garach Flag of Spain.svg  Spain 7:44.53
1228 Kim Woo-min Flag of South Korea.svg  South Korea 7:45.29
1324 Mert Kılavuz Flag of Turkey.svg  Turkey 7:47.57
1431 Alexander Grant Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia 7:48.25
1522 Lucas Alba Flag of Argentina.svg  Argentina 7:49.53 NR
1626 Louis Clark Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand 7:53.36
1716 Ratthawit Thammananthachote Flag of Thailand.svg  Thailand 7:55.24 NR
1814 Jon Jøntvedt Flag of Norway.svg  Norway 7:55.93
1913 Jakub Poliačik Flag of Slovakia.svg  Slovakia 8:05.91
2011 Rodolfo Falcón Flag of Cuba.svg  Cuba 8:11.47
2117 Yordan Yanchev Flag of Bulgaria.svg  Bulgaria 8:17.85
2218 Lin Sizhuang Flag of Macau.svg  Macau 8:21.81 NR
2312 Dylan Cachia Flag of Malta.svg  Malta 8:22.71
23 Victor Johansson Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden Did not start

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References

  1. "Competition Schedule" (PDF). Omega Timing. 13 December 2022. Retrieved 13 December 2022.
  2. "Men's 800m Freestyle – Results Summary" (PDF). Omega Timing. 17 December 2022. Retrieved 17 December 2022.