Swimming at the 2019 World Aquatics Championships – Women's 800 metre freestyle
The Women's 800 metre freestyle competition at the 2019 World Championships was held on 26 and 27 July 2019.[1][2] Defending champion Katie Ledecky successfully defended her title in 8:13.58 with a final lap comeback against Italy's Simona Quadarella.[3]
| Women's 800 metre freestyle at the 2019 World Aquatics Championships | ||||||||||
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| Venue | Nambu University Municipal Aquatics Center | |||||||||
| Location | Gwangju, South Korea | |||||||||
| Dates | 26 July (heats) 27 July (final) | |||||||||
| Competitors | 40 from 32 nations | |||||||||
| Winning time | 8:13.58 | |||||||||
| Medalists | ||||||||||
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| 2019 FINA World Championships | ||
|---|---|---|
| Artistic swimming | ||
| Solo | ||
| Technical | women | |
| Free | women | |
| Duet | ||
| Technical | women | |
| Technical | mixed | |
| Free | women | |
| Free | mixed | |
| Team | ||
| Technical | women | |
| Free | women | |
| Combination | women | |
| Highlight | women | |
| Diving | ||
| Individual | ||
| 1 m | men | women |
| 3 m | men | women |
| 10 m | men | women |
| 3 m & 10 m | mixed team | |
| Synchronised | ||
| 3 m | men | women |
| 3 m | mixed | |
| 10 m | men | women |
| 10 m | mixed | |
| High diving | ||
| 20 m | women | |
| 27 m | men | |
| Open water swimming | ||
| Single | ||
| 5 km | men | women |
| 10 km | men | women |
| 25 km | men | women |
| Relay | ||
| 4×1,25 km | mixed | |
| Swimming | ||
| Freestyle | ||
| 50 m | men | women |
| 100 m | men | women |
| 200 m | men | women |
| 400 m | men | women |
| 800 m | men | women |
| 1500 m | men | women |
| Backstroke | ||
| 50 m | men | women |
| 100 m | men | women |
| 200 m | men | women |
| Breaststroke | ||
| 50 m | men | women |
| 100 m | men | women |
| 200 m | men | women |
| Butterfly | ||
| 50 m | men | women |
| 100 m | men | women |
| 200 m | men | women |
| Individual medley | ||
| 200 m | men | women |
| 400 m | men | women |
| Freestyle relay | ||
| 4×100 m | men | women |
| mixed | ||
| 4×200 m | men | women |
| Medley relay | ||
| 4×100 m | men | women |
| mixed | ||
| Water polo | ||
| Tournament | men | women |
| Rosters | men | women |
Records
Prior to the competition, the existing world and championship records were as follows.
| World record |  Katie Ledecky (USA) | 8:04.79 | Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | 12 August 2016 |
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| Competition record | Katie Ledecky (USA) | 8:07.39 | Kazan, Russia | 8 August 2015 |
Results
Heats
The heats were started on 26 July at 12:05.[4]
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Final
The final was started on 27 July at 21:25.[5]
| Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | 5 | Katie Ledecky | United States | 8:13.58 | |
 | 6 | Simona Quadarella |  Italy | 8:14.99 | NR |
 | 3 | Ariarne Titmus | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Australia | 8:15.70 | OC |
| 4 | 7 | Sarah Köhler |  Germany | 8:16.43 | NR |
| 5 | 4 | Leah Smith | United States | 8:17.10 | |
| 6 | 2 | Wang Jianjiahe |  China | 8:18.57 | |
| 7 | 8 | Kiah Melverton | Australia | 8:25.07 | |
| 8 | 1 | Mireia Belmonte |  Spain | 8:25.51 |
References
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