Swimming at the 2018 Asian Games – Women's 800 metre freestyle

Women's 800 metre freestyle at the 2018 Asian Games
Venue	Gelora Bung Karno Aquatic Stadium
Date	23 August 2018
Competitors	16 from 10 nations
Winning time	8:18.55 GR
Medalists
Wang Jianjiahe    China   Li Bingjie    China   Waka Kobori    Japan

Main article: Swimming at the 2018 Asian Games

The women's 800 metre freestyle event at the 2018 Asian Games took place on 23 August at the Gelora Bung Karno Aquatic Stadium.^[1][2]

Schedule

All times are Western Indonesia Time (UTC+07:00)

Date	Time	Event
Thursday, 23 August 2018	09:38	Slowest heat
	18:37	Fastest heat

Records

Prior to this competition, the existing world, Asian and Games records were as follows.

World Record	Katie Ledecky (USA)	8:04.79	Rio de Janeiro, Brazil	12 August 2016
Asian Record	Li Bingjie (CHN)	8:15.46	Budapest, Hungary	29 July 2017
Games Record	Li Xuanxu (CHN)	8:23.55	Guangzhou, China	17 November 2010

Results

Rank	Heat	Athlete	Time	Notes
	2	Wang Jianjiahe (CHN)	8:18.55	GR
	2	Li Bingjie (CHN)	8:28.14
	2	Waka Kobori (JPN)	8:30.65
4	2	Yukimi Moriyama (JPN)	8:40.71
5	2	Gan Ching Hwee (SGP)	8:47.07
6	2	Han Da-kyung (KOR)	8:48.38
7	1	Ho Nam Wai (HKG)	8:53.16
8	2	Ammiga Himathongkom (THA)	8:53.47
9	2	Choi Jung-min (KOR)	9:01.36
10	1	Adinda Larasati Dewi (INA)	9:04.25
11	1	Lam Hoi Kiu (HKG)	9:04.91
12	1	Ressa Kania Dewi (INA)	9:06.48
13	1	Chantal Liew (SGP)	9:13.87
14	1	Mai Thị Linh (VIE)	9:18.91
15	1	Gabriella Doueihy (LBN)	9:23.22
16	1	Erdenegiin Tselmeg (MGL)	10:22.18

References

1. "Asian Games 2018 Swimming Schedule". INASGOC. Retrieved 22 August 2018.
2. Heats results