Swimming at the 2020 European Aquatics Championships – Women's 800 metre freestyle
| Women's 800 metre freestyle at the 2020 European Aquatics Championships | ||||||||||
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| Venue | Danube Arena | |||||||||
| Dates | 17 May 2021 (heats) 18 May 2021 (final) | |||||||||
| Competitors | 28 from 16 nations | |||||||||
| Winning time | 8:20.23 | |||||||||
| Medalists | ||||||||||
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| 2020 European Aquatics Championships | ||
|---|---|---|
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| Swimming | ||
| Freestyle | ||
| 50 m | men | women |
| 100 m | men | women |
| 200 m | men | women |
| 400 m | men | women |
| 800 m | men | women |
| 1500 m | men | women |
| Backstroke | ||
| 50 m | men | women |
| 100 m | men | women |
| 200 m | men | women |
| Breaststroke | ||
| 50 m | men | women |
| 100 m | men | women |
| 200 m | men | women |
| Butterfly | ||
| 50 m | men | women |
| 100 m | men | women |
| 200 m | men | women |
| Individual medley | ||
| 200 m | men | women |
| 400 m | men | women |
| Freestyle relay | ||
| 4×100 m | men | women |
| mixed | ||
| 4×200 m | men | women |
| mixed | ||
| Medley relay | ||
| 4×100 m | men | women |
| mixed | ||
| Diving | ||
| Individual | ||
| 1 m | men | women |
| 3 m | men | women |
| 10 m | men | women |
| Synchronised | ||
| 3 m | men | women |
| mixed | ||
| 10 m | men | women |
| mixed | ||
| Team | ||
| Mixed team | ||
| Artistic swimming | ||
| Solo | Free | Technical |
| Duet | Free | Technical |
| Mixed | Free | Technical |
| Team | Free | Technical |
| Combination | ||
| Highlights | ||
| Open water swimming | ||
| 5 km | men | women |
| 10 km | men | women |
| 25 km | men | women |
| Team | team | |
The Women's 800 metre freestyle competition of the 2020 European Aquatics Championships was held on 17 and 18 May 2021.[1][2]
Records
[edit]Before the competition, the existing world, European and championship records were as follows.
| Name | Nation | Time | Location | Date | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| World record | Katie Ledecky |  United States |
8:04.79 | Rio de Janeiro | 12 August 2016 |
| European record | Rebecca Adlington |  Great Britain |
8:14.10 | Beijing | 16 August 2008 |
| Championship record | Jazmin Carlin | 8:15.54 | Berlin | 21 August 2014 |
Results
[edit]Heats
[edit]The heats were started on 17 May at 12:07.[3]
Final
[edit]The final was held on 18 May at 18:00.[4]
| Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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4 | Simona Quadarella |  Italy |
8:20.23 | |
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6 | Anastasiya Kirpichnikova |  Russia |
8:21.86 | NR |
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1 | Anna Egorova | Russia |
8:26.56 | |
| 4 | 7 | Ajna Késely |  Hungary |
8:27.31 | |
| 5 | 5 | Martina Caramignoli | Italy |
8:29.81 | |
| 6 | 2 | Julia Hassler |  Liechtenstein |
8:32.17 | |
| 7 | 3 | Jimena Pérez |  Spain |
8:33.14 | |
| 8 | 8 | María de Valdés | Spain |
8:33.90 |