Swimming at the 2014 European Aquatics Championships – women's 800 metre freestyle
The women's 800 metre freestyle competition of the 2014 European Aquatics Championships was held on 20–21 August.[1]
| Women's 800 Metre Freestyle at the Swimming at the 2014 European Aquatics Championships | ||||||||||
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| Dates | 20–21 August | |||||||||
| Competitors | 23 from 11 nations | |||||||||
| Winning time | 8:15.54 | |||||||||
| Medalists | ||||||||||
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Records
editPrior to the competition, the existing world, European and championship records were as follows.
| Name | Nation | Time | Location | Date | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| World record | Katie Ledecky |  United States |
8:11.00 | Shenandoah | 22 June 2014 |
| European record | Rebecca Adlington |  United Kingdom |
8:14.10 | Beijing | 16 August 2008 |
| Championship record | Laure Manaudou |  France |
8:19.29 | Budapest | 2 August 2006 |
Results
editHeats
editThe heats were held at 10:40.[2]
| Rank | Heat | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 4 | Jazmin Carlin | Great Britain |
8:22.70 | Q |
| 2 | 2 | 5 | Mireia Belmonte |  Spain |
8:25.22 | Q |
| 3 | 3 | 5 | Boglárka Kapás |  Hungary |
8:28.87 | Q |
| 4 | 2 | 3 | Sharon van Rouwendaal |  Netherlands |
8:31.02 | Q |
| 5 | 2 | 6 | Sarah Köhler |  Germany |
8:31.03 | Q |
| 6 | 3 | 4 | Lotte Friis |  Denmark |
8:31.04 | Q |
| 7 | 2 | 7 | Tjasa Oder |  Slovenia |
8:31.14 | Q |
| 8 | 3 | 7 | Martina Caramignoli |  Italy |
8:32.58 | Q |
| 9 | 3 | 3 | Aurore Ponsele | Italy |
8:33.07 | |
| 10 | 3 | 1 | Diletta Carli | Italy |
8:34.96 | |
| 11 | 3 | 0 | Spela Perse | Slovenia |
8:37.73 | |
| 12 | 3 | 8 | Gaja Natlacen | Slovenia |
8:37.95 | |
| 13 | 2 | 1 | Julia Hassler |  Liechtenstein |
8:38.33 | |
| 14 | 3 | 2 | María Vilas | Spain |
8:41.43 | |
| 15 | 2 | 2 | Leonie Beck | Germany |
8:43.54 | |
| 16 | 2 | 8 | Julie Lauridsen | Denmark |
8:45.78 | |
| 17 | 3 | 6 | Beatriz Gómez Cortés | Spain |
8:46.11 | |
| 18 | 2 | 9 | Martina Elhenická |  Czech Republic |
8:58.10 | |
| 19 | 1 | 5 | Barbora Picková | Czech Republic |
9:05.85 | |
| 20 | 2 | 0 | Maj Howardsen | Denmark |
9:07.73 | |
| 21 | 3 | 9 | Andrea Basaraba |  Serbia |
9:10.14 | |
| 22 | 1 | 3 | Alena Benešová | Czech Republic |
9:10.77 | |
| 23 | 1 | 4 | Anna-Marie Benešová | Czech Republic |
9:32.03 |
Final
editThe final was held at 18:07.[3]
| Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 |
4 | Jazmin Carlin | Great Britain |
8:15.54 | CR |
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5 | Mireia Belmonte | Spain |
8:21.22 | |
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3 | Boglárka Kapás | Hungary |
8:22.06 | |
| 4 | 7 | Lotte Friis | Denmark |
8:27.21 | |
| 5 | 6 | Sharon van Rouwendaal | Netherlands |
8:28.28 | |
| 6 | 8 | Martina Caramignoli | Italy |
8:30.47 | |
| 7 | 2 | Sarah Köhler | Germany |
8:30.94 | |
| 8 | 1 | Tjasa Oder | Slovenia |
8:31.09 |