Swimming at the 2018 Commonwealth Games – Women's 800 metre freestyle

The women's 800 metre freestyle event at the 2018 Commonwealth Games took place on 8 and 9 April at the Gold Coast Aquatic Centre.

Women's 800 metre freestyle
at the 2018 Commonwealth Games
VenueGold Coast Aquatic Centre
Dates8 April (heats)
9 April (final)
Competitors10 from 6 nations
Winning time8:20.02
Medalists
    Australia
    Australia
    Australia

Records

Prior to this competition, the existing world, Commonwealth and Games records were as follows:

World record Katie Ledecky (USA)8:04.79Rio de Janeiro, Brazil12 August 2016
Commonwealth record Rebecca Adlington (ENG)8:14.10Beijing, China16 August 2008
Games record Jazmin Carlin (WAL)8:18.11Glasgow, Scotland28 July 2014

Schedule

The schedule is as follows:[1]

All times are Australian Eastern Standard Time (UTC+10)

Date Time Round
Sunday 8 April 201812:00Heats
Monday 9 April 201819:43Final

Results

Heats

RankHeatLaneNameNationalityTimeNotes
114Jessica Ashwood Australia8:29.30Q
224Ariarne Titmus Australia8:32.78Q
313Camilla Hattersley Scotland8:35.62Q
425Jazmin Carlin Wales8:36.52Q
515Holly Hibbott England8:39.57Q
623Kiah Melverton Australia8:42.01Q
726Ellena Jones Wales8:43.89Q
816Kate Beavon South Africa8:49.16Q
922Kristin Bellingan South Africa9:02.88
1012Alania Suttie SamoaDNS

Final

RankLaneNameNationalityTimeNotes
5Ariarne Titmus Australia8:20.02
4Jessica Ashwood Australia8:27.60
7Kiah Melverton Australia8:28.59
42Holly Hibbott England8:29.05
53Camilla Hattersley Scotland8:32.65
66Jazmin Carlin Wales8:37.45
71Ellena Jones Wales8:43.94
88Kate Beavon South Africa8:49.16

References

  1. "Swimming - Daily Schedule". Gold Coast 2018. Retrieved 4 April 2018.
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