Swimming at the 2012 European Aquatics Championships – Women's 800 metre freestyle

The women's 800 metre freestyle competition of the swimming events at the 2012 European Aquatics Championships took place May 23 and 24. The heats took place on May 23, the final on May 24.[1]

Women's 800 metre freestyle
at the 2012 European Aquatics Championships
DatesMay 23, 2012 (heats)
May 24, 2012 (final)
Competitors15 from 12 nations
Winning time8:26.49
Medalists
gold medal    Hungary
silver medal    France
bronze medal    Hungary

Records

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

Name Nation Time Location Date
World record
European record
Rebecca Adlington   Great Britain 8:14.10 Beijing August 16, 2008
Championship record Laure Manaudou   France 8:19.29 Budapest August 2, 2006

Results

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Heats

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16 swimmers participated in 2 heats.[2]

Rank Heat Lane Name Nationality Time Notes
1 1 5 Coralie Balmy   France 8:32.45 Q
2 2 5 Éva Risztov   Hungary 8:33.44 Q
3 2 3 Melanie Costa Schmid   Spain 8:34.00 Q
4 1 4 Erika Villaécija García   Spain 8:36.07 Q
5 2 4 Boglárka Kapás   Hungary 8:36.18 Q
6 1 3 Camelia Potec   Romania 8:37.05 Q
7 1 7 Julia Hassler   Liechtenstein 8:40.38 Q, NR
8 2 2 Martina de Memme   Italy 8:41.46 Q
9 2 6 Alessia Filippi   Italy 8:41.51
10 1 6 Isabelle Härle   Germany 8:43.00
11 2 1 Spela Bohinc   Slovenia 8:52.22
12 1 2 Nina Dittrich   Austria 8:55.23
13 2 7 Donata Kilijanska   Poland 8:56.77
14 2 8 Sigrún Brá Sverrisdóttir   Iceland 9:16.50
15 1 8 Cecilia Eysturdal   Faroe Islands 9:40.31
1 1 Theodora Giareni   Greece DNS

Final

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The final was held at 17:02.[3]

Rank Lane Name Nationality Time Notes
  2 Boglárka Kapás   Hungary 8:26.49
  4 Coralie Balmy   France 8:27.79
  5 Éva Risztov   Hungary 8:27.87
4 6 Erika Villaécija García   Spain 8:29.21
5 3 Melanie Costa Schmid   Spain 8:29.71
6 7 Camelia Potec   Romania 8:37.01
7 1 Julia Hassler   Liechtenstein 8:38.18 NR
8 8 Martina de Memme   Italy 8:38.86

References

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