Swimming at the 1998 Commonwealth Games – Women's 800 metre freestyle

The women's 800 metre freestyle event at the 1998 Commonwealth Games took place at KL Sports City.

Women's 800 metre freestyle
at the 1998 Commonwealth Games
VenueKL Sports City
Competitors13 from 9 nations
Winning time8:42.23
Medalists
gold medal    Australia
silver medal    Canada
bronze medal    England
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Records

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

World record   Janet Evans (USA) 8:16.22 Tokyo, Japan 20 August 1989 [1]
Commonwealth record   Julie McDonald (AUS) 8:22.93 Seoul, South Korea 24 September 1988 [2]
Games record   Tracey Wickham (AUS) 8:24.62 Edmonton, Canada 5 August 1978 [1]

Results

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Heats

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Rank Name Nationality Time Notes
1 Sarah Collings   England 8:46.52 Q
2 Rachel Harris   Australia 8:43.96 Q
3 Tamee Ebert   Canada 8:52.07 Q
4 Emily Pedrazzini   Australia 8:52.24 Q
5 Joanne Malar   Canada 8:52.28 Q
6 Nadine Neumann   Australia 8:59.93 Q
7 Janelle Atkinson   Jamaica 9:01.78 Q
8 Andrea Schwartz   Canada 9:06.47 Q
9 Teo Mui Nyee   Malaysia 9:14.46
10 Kristina Abbott   Cayman Islands 9:45.34
11 Anita Kruger   Namibia 9:48.72
12 Alicia Mullan   Bermuda 9:55.27
13 Sophie Li   Mauritius 10:24.37

Final

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Rank Lane Name Nationality Time Notes
  5 Rachel Harris   Australia 8:42.32
  2 Joanne Malar   Canada 8:43.96
  4 Sarah Collings   England 8:45.56
4 6 Emily Pedrazzini   Australia 8:45.87
5 1 Janelle Atkinson   Jamaica 8:51.54
6 3 Tamee Ebert   Canada 8:52.99
7 8 Andrea Schwartz   Canada 8:54.24
8 7 Nadine Neumann   Australia 8:55.36

References

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  1. ^ a b "Women's 800m freestyle - heats". 2002 Commonwealth Games. Retrieved 25 October 2020.
  2. ^ "Rankings". FINA.
  3. ^ a b "1998 Commonwealth Games". SwimNews.com. Retrieved 25 October 2020.