Swimming at the 2001 World Aquatics Championships – Women's 800 metre freestyle

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Women's 800-metre freestyle
at the 2001 FINA World Championships
Dates22 July 2001 (heats)
23 July 2001 (final)
Competitors24
Winning time8 minutes 24.66 seconds
Medalists
Gold medal icon.svg   Flag of Germany.svg  Germany
Silver medal icon.svg   Flag of the United States.svg  United States
Bronze medal icon.svg   Flag of the United States.svg  United States
  1998
2003  

The women's 800-metre freestyle event at the 2001 World Aquatic Championships took place 23 July. The heats [1] took place 22 July, and the final [2] was held on 23 July.

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Records

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

NameNationTimeLocationDate
World record Janet Evans Flag of the United States.svg  United States 8:16.22 Tokyo 20 Aug 1989
Championship record Janet Evans Flag of the United States.svg  United States 8:24.05 Perth 12 Jan 1991

Results

Heats

RankSwimmerNationTimeNotes
1 Hannah Stockbauer Flag of Germany.svg  Germany 8:31.79Q
2 Diana Munz Flag of the United States.svg  United States 8:33.09Q
3 Kaitlin Sandeno Flag of the United States.svg  United States 8:35.51Q
4 Jana Pechanová Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czech Republic 8:36.87Q
5 Rebecca Cooke Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom 8:37.21Q
6 Sachiko Yamada Flag of Japan.svg  Japan 8:37.27Q
7 Chen Hua Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China 8:37.52Q
8 Flavia Rigamonti Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg  Switzerland 8:40.33Q
9 Irina Oufimtseva Flag of Russia.svg  Russia 8:40.55
10 Camelia Potec Flag of Romania.svg  Romania 8:41.35
11 Charlene Benzie Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia 8:43.60
12 Amanda Pascoe Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia 8:43.79
13 Nayara Ribeiro Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil 8:43.85
14 Chantal Strasser Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg  Switzerland 8:44.78
15 Yumi Kida Flag of Japan.svg  Japan 8:44.95
16 Alexandra Malanina Flag of Russia.svg  Russia 8:47.54
17 Marianna Lymperta Flag of Greece.svg  Greece 8:47.61
18 Fabiana Susini Flag of Italy.svg  Italy 8:48.62
19 Peggy Buchse Flag of Germany.svg  Germany 8:50.47
20 Cecilia Biagioli Flag of Argentina.svg  Argentina 8:54.00
21 Patricia Villareal Flag of Mexico.svg  Mexico 8:54.49
22 Ivanka Moralieva Flag of Bulgaria.svg  Bulgaria 9:01.22
23 Lin Chi-Chan Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg  Chinese Taipei 9:01.74
24 Kuan Chia-Hsien Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg  Chinese Taipei 9:28.82

Final

RankNameNationalityTimeNotes
Gold medal icon.svg Hannah Stockbauer Flag of Germany.svg  Germany 8:24.66
Silver medal icon.svg Diana Munz Flag of the United States.svg  United States 8:28.84
Bronze medal icon.svg Kaitlin Sandeno Flag of the United States.svg  United States 8:31.45
4 Chen Hua Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China 8:31.66
5 Flavia Rigamonti Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg  Switzerland 8:33.79
6 Rebecca Cooke Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom 8:36.67
7 Jana Pechanová Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czech Republic 8:39.32
8 Sachiko Yamada Flag of Japan.svg  Japan 8:45.05

Key: WR = World record

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References

  1. "Heats Results". FINA . Retrieved 7 August 2023.
  2. "Final Results". FINA . Retrieved 7 August 2023.