Swimming at the 2017 Summer Universiade – Women's 800 metre freestyle
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The Women's 800 metre freestyle competition at the 2017 Summer Universiade was held on 24 and 25 August 2017.[1]
| Women's 800 metre freestyle at the 2017 Summer Universiade | ||||||||||
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| Venue | National Taiwan Sport University Arena | |||||||||
| Location | Taipei, Taiwan | |||||||||
| Dates | 24 August (heats) 25 August (final) | |||||||||
| Competitors | 26 from 20 nations | |||||||||
| Winning time | 8:20.54 | |||||||||
| Medalists | ||||||||||
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Records
editPrior to the competition, the existing world and Universiade records were as follows.
| World record |  Katie Ledecky (USA) |
8:04.79 | Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | 12 August 2016 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Competition record |  Flavia Rigamonti (SUI) |
8:25.59 | Bangkok, Thailand | 9 August 2007 |
The following new records were set during this competition.
| Date | Event | Name | Nationality | Time | Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 25 August | Final | Simona Quadarella |  Italy |
8:20.54 | UR |
Results
editHeats
editThe heats were held on 24 August at 10:25.[2]
Final
editThe final was held on 25 August at 19:02.[3]
| Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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6 | Simona Quadarella | Italy |
8:20.54 | UR |
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4 | Sarah Köhler |  Germany |
8:21.67 | |
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1 | Joanna Evans |  Bahamas |
8:31.18 | NR |
| 4 | 7 | Kiah Melverton |  Australia |
8:32.46 | |
| 5 | 3 | Camilla Hattersley |  Great Britain |
8:32.84 | |
| 6 | 2 | Julia Hassler |  Liechtenstein |
8:32.86 | NR |
| 7 | 5 | Hannah Moore |  United States |
8:36.64 | |
| 8 | 8 | Kaersten Meitz | United States |
8:40.30 |
References
edit- ^ "2017 Summer Universiade – Swimming – Technical handbook" (PDF). data.2017.gov.taipei. Retrieved 16 August 2017.
- ^ Heats results
- ^ Final results