Swimming at the 2010 Commonwealth Games – Women's 800 metre freestyle

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The Women's 800 metre freestyle event at the 2010 Commonwealth Games took place on October 6 and 7, 2010, at the SPM Swimming Pool Complex. [1]

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The Dr. S. P. Mukherjee Swimming Stadium or SPM Swimming Pool Complex is a swimming complex in New Delhi, India, that is hosting the aquatics events for the 2010 Commonwealth Games. The stadium is owned by the Sports Authority of India (SAI). It was renovated at a cost of Rs 377 crore.

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Two heats were held. The heat in which a swimmer competed did not formally matter for advancement, as the swimmers with the top eight times from the entire field qualified for the finals. [1]

Heats

Heat 1

Rank Lane Name Nationality Time Notes
1 5 Wendy Trott Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa 8:34.34 Q
2 6 Alexandra Komarnycky Flag of Canada.svg  Canada 8:36.71
3 4 Katie Goldman Flag of Australia.svg  Australia 8:38.91 Q
4 3 Sasha Matthews Flag of England.svg  England 8:41.10 Q
5 2 Aimee Willmott Flag of England.svg  England 8:46.91 Q
6 7 Victoria Ho Flag of Jamaica.svg  Jamaica 9:35.67

Heat 2

Rank Lane Name Nationality Time Notes
1 4 Rebecca Adlington Flag of England.svg  England 8:35.82 Q
2 3 Melissa Gorman Flag of Australia.svg  Australia 8:38.16 Q
3 5 Blair Evans Flag of Australia.svg  Australia 8:39.49 Q
4 2 Megan Gilchrist Flag of Scotland.svg  Scotland 8:46.85 Q
5 7 Richa Mishra Flag of India.svg  India 9:11.09
6 1 Tori Flowers Flag of the Cayman Islands.svg  Cayman Islands 9:49.86

Final

Rank Lane Name Nationality Time Notes
5 Rebecca Adlington Flag of England.svg  England 8:24.69
4 Wendy Trott Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa 8:26.96
3 Melissa Gorman Flag of Australia.svg  Australia 8:32.37
4 6 Katie Goldman Flag of Australia.svg  Australia 8:38.65
5 2 Blair Evans Flag of Australia.svg  Australia 8:39.66
6 7 Sasha Matthews Flag of England.svg  England 8:45.28
7 1 Megan Gilchrist Flag of Scotland.svg  Scotland 8:47.83
8 8 Aimee Willmott Flag of England.svg  England 8:49.31

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  1. 1 2 http://results.cwgdelhi2010.org/en/Comp.mvc/DetailedScheduleByDate?sportCode=SW&day=07-10-2010&expandAll=False
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