The Men's 800 metre freestyle competition of the 2022 European Aquatics Championships was held on 12 and 13 August 2022.[1][2]
| Men's 800 metre freestyle at the 2022 European Aquatics Championships | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Venue | Foro Italico | |||||||||
| Dates | 12 August (heats) 13 August (final) | |||||||||
| Competitors | 21 from 13 nations | |||||||||
| Winning time | 7:40.86 | |||||||||
| Medalists | ||||||||||
| ||||||||||
Records
editPrior to the competition, the existing world, European and championship records were as follows.
| Name | Nationality | Time | Location | Date | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| World record | Zhang Lin |  China |
7:32.12 | Rome | 29 July 2009 |
| European record | Gregorio Paltrinieri |  Italy |
7:39.27 | Gwangju | 24 July 2019 |
| Championship record | 7:42.33 | London | 20 May 2016 |
The following new records were set during this competition.
| Date | Event | Name | Nationality | Time | Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13 August | Final | Gregorio Paltrinieri | Italy |
7:40.86 | CR |
Results
editHeats
editThe heats were started on 12 August at 10:08.[3]
| Rank | Heat | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 3 | 4 | Mykhailo Romanchuk |  Ukraine |
7:47.93 | Q |
| 2 | 3 | 5 | Lukas Märtens |  Germany |
7:48.38 | Q |
| 3 | 2 | 4 | Gregorio Paltrinieri | Italy |
7:48.91 | Q |
| 4 | 3 | 3 | Lorenzo Galossi | Italy |
7:49.08 | Q |
| 5 | 3 | 6 | Damien Joly |  France |
7:49.17 | Q |
| 6 | 2 | 3 | Sven Schwarz | Germany |
7:49.30 | Q |
| 7 | 2 | 5 | Gabriele Detti | Italy |
7:49.93 | |
| 8 | 3 | 7 | Luca De Tullio | Italy |
7:51.60 | |
| 9 | 3 | 1 | Joris Bouchaut | France |
7:51.63 | Q |
| 10 | 2 | 2 | Victor Johansson |  Sweden |
7:52.48 | Q |
| 11 | 2 | 1 | Dimitrios Markos |  Greece |
7:52.60 | |
| 12 | 2 | 6 | Henrik Christiansen |  Norway |
7:53.82 | |
| 13 | 3 | 2 | Oliver Klemet | Germany |
7:59.24 | |
| 14 | 2 | 0 | Carlos Garach |  Spain |
7:59.31 | |
| 15 | 3 | 0 | Krzysztof Chmielewski |  Poland |
7:59.50 | |
| 16 | 2 | 8 | Kieran Bird |  Great Britain |
8:04.48 | |
| 17 | 3 | 8 | Bar Soloveychik |  Israel |
8:05.71 | |
| 18 | 1 | 5 | Yoav Romano | Israel |
8:11.02 | |
| 19 | 1 | 4 | Liam Custer |  Ireland |
8:15.09 | |
| 20 | 3 | 9 | Yordan Yanchev |  Bulgaria |
8:15.39 | |
| 21 | 2 | 7 | Jon Jøntvedt | Norway |
8:20.88 | |
| 1 | 3 | Franc Aleksi |  Albania |
Did not start | ||
Final
editThe final was held on 13 August at 19:37.[4]
| Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 |
3 | Gregorio Paltrinieri | Italy |
7:40.86 | CR |
 |
5 | Lukas Märtens | Germany |
7:42.65 | |
 |
6 | Lorenzo Galossi | Italy |
7:43.37 | WJ |
| 4 | 4 | Mykhailo Romanchuk | Ukraine |
7:45.03 | |
| 5 | 7 | Sven Schwarz | Germany |
7:47.36 | |
| 6 | 2 | Damien Joly | France |
7:48.82 | |
| 7 | 1 | Joris Bouchaut | France |
7:50.69 | |
| 8 | 8 | Victor Johansson | Sweden |
7:54.51 |