Swimming at the 2016 European Aquatics Championships – Women's 800 metre freestyle

Women's 800 metre freestyle
at the 2016 European Aquatics Championships
Dates18–19 May
Competitors25 from 13 nations
Winning time8:21.40
Medalists
gold medal    Hungary
silver medal    Great Britain
bronze medal    Slovenia
← 2014
2018 →

The Women's 800 metre freestyle competition of the 2016 European Aquatics Championships was held on 18 and 19 May 2016.[1][2]

Records

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

Name Nation Time Location Date
World record Katie Ledecky  United States 8:06.68 Austin 17 January 2016
European record Rebecca Adlington  Great Britain 8:14.10 Beijing 16 August 2008
Championship record Jazmin Carlin  Great Britain 8:15.54 Berlin 21 August 2014

Results

Heats

The heats were held on 18 May at 11:13.[3]

Rank Heat Lane Name Nationality Time Notes
1 2 4 Boglárka Kapás  Hungary 8:27.75 Q
2 3 4 Jazmin Carlin  Great Britain 8:29.53 Q
3 3 3 Diletta Carli  Italy 8:30.41 Q
4 3 6 Tjaša Oder  Slovenia 8:31.02 Q
5 2 2 Jimena Pérez  Spain 8:31.19 Q
6 2 3 María Vilas  Spain 8:33.75 Q
7 3 5 Sharon van Rouwendaal  Netherlands 8:36.49 Q
8 2 5 Simona Quadarella  Italy 8:37.25 Q
9 2 7 Ajna Késely  Hungary 8:38.02
10 3 2 Adél Juhász  Hungary 8:38.45
11 3 7 Anja Klinar  Slovenia 8:39.72
12 2 6 Éva Risztov  Hungary 8:39.81
13 3 8 Gaja Natlačen  Slovenia 8:40.78
14 2 8 Špela Bohinc  Slovenia 8:42.19
15 3 1 Julia Hassler  Liechtenstein 8:42.69
16 2 1 Milena Karpisz  Poland 8:46.33
17 1 3 Abbie Wood  Great Britain 8:47.04
18 1 5 Antonia Massone  Germany 8:47.05
19 2 0 Alice Dearing  Great Britain 8:47.39
20 1 4 Tereza Závadová  Czech Republic 8:49.10
21 2 9 Martina Elhenická  Czech Republic 8:56.61
22 3 9 Paulina Piechota  Poland 8:58.51
23 3 0 Diana Duraes  Portugal 9:01.65
24 1 6 Laura Lajunen  Finland 9:15.75
25 1 2 Nejla Karić  Bosnia and Herzegovina 9:18.39

Final

The final was held on 19 May at 18:02.[4]

Rank Lane Name Nationality Time Notes
1st place, gold medalist(s) 4 Boglárka Kapás  Hungary 8:21.40
2nd place, silver medalist(s) 5 Jazmin Carlin  Great Britain 8:23.52
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 6 Tjasa Oder  Slovenia 8:25.68
4 7 María Vilas  Spain 8:26.61
5 8 Simona Quadarella  Italy 8:31.43
6 2 Jimena Pérez  Spain 8:31.62
7 3 Diletta Carli  Italy 8:31.78
8 1 Sharon van Rouwendaal  Netherlands 8:35.76

References