Swimming at the 2012 European Aquatics Championships – Women's 800 metre freestyle
| Women's 800 metre freestyle at the 2012 European Aquatics Championships | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dates |
May 23, 2012 (heats) May 24, 2012 (final) | |||||||||
| Competitors | 15 from 12 nations | |||||||||
| Winning time | 8:26.49 | |||||||||
| Medalists | ||||||||||
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| 2012 LEN European Championships Eindhoven, Netherlands Debrecen, Hungary | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Diving | ||||
| Individual | ||||
| 1 m | men | women | ||
| 3 m | men | women | ||
| 10 m | men | women | ||
| Synchronised | ||||
| 3 m | men | women | ||
| 10 m | men | women | ||
| Team | team | |||
| 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 | ||
| 4×200 m | men | women | ||
| Medley relay | ||||
| 4×100 m | men | women | ||
| Synchronised swimming | ||||
| Individual | Solo | Duet | ||
| Team | Team | Combination | ||
The women's 800 metre freestyle competition of the swimming events at the 2012 European Aquatics Championships took place May 23 and 24. The heats took place on May 23, the final on May 24.[1]
Records
Prior to the competition, the existing world, European and championship records were as follows.
| Name | Nation | Time | Location | Date | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| World record European record | Rebecca Adlington |  Great Britain | 8:14.10 | Beijing | August 16, 2008 |
| Championship record | Laure Manaudou |  France | 8:19.29 | Budapest | August 2, 2006 |
Results
Heats
16 swimmers participated in 2 heats.[2]
| Rank | Heat | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | 5 | Coralie Balmy | France | 8:32.45 | Q |
| 2 | 2 | 5 | Éva Risztov |  Hungary | 8:33.44 | Q |
| 3 | 2 | 3 | Melanie Costa Schmid |  Spain | 8:34.00 | Q |
| 4 | 1 | 4 | Erika Villaécija García | Spain | 8:36.07 | Q |
| 5 | 2 | 4 | Boglárka Kapás | Hungary | 8:36.18 | Q |
| 6 | 1 | 3 | Camelia Potec |  Romania | 8:37.05 | Q |
| 7 | 1 | 7 | Julia Hassler |  Liechtenstein | 8:40.38 | Q, NR |
| 8 | 2 | 2 | Martina de Memme |  Italy | 8:41.46 | Q |
| 9 | 2 | 6 | Alessia Filippi | Italy | 8:41.51 | |
| 10 | 1 | 6 | Isabelle Härle |  Germany | 8:43.00 | |
| 11 | 2 | 1 | Spela Bohinc |  Slovenia | 8:52.22 | |
| 12 | 1 | 2 | Nina Dittrich |  Austria | 8:55.23 | |
| 13 | 2 | 7 | Donata Kilijanska |  Poland | 8:56.77 | |
| 14 | 2 | 8 | Sigrún Brá Sverrisdóttir |  Iceland | 9:16.50 | |
| 15 | 1 | 8 | Cecilia Eysturdal |  Faroe Islands | 9:40.31 | |
| 1 | 1 | Theodora Giareni |  Greece | DNS |
Final
The final was held at 17:02.[3]
| Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | 2 | Boglárka Kapás | Hungary | 8:26.49 | |
 | 4 | Coralie Balmy | France | 8:27.79 | |
 | 5 | Éva Risztov | Hungary | 8:27.87 | |
| 4 | 6 | Erika Villaécija García | Spain | 8:29.21 | |
| 5 | 3 | Melanie Costa Schmid | Spain | 8:29.71 | |
| 6 | 7 | Camelia Potec | Romania | 8:37.01 | |
| 7 | 1 | Julia Hassler | Liechtenstein | 8:38.18 | NR |
| 8 | 8 | Martina de Memme | Italy | 8:38.86 |
References
- ↑ 2012 European Aquatics Championships: Women's 800 metre freestyle entry list, from OmegaTiming.com; retrieved 2012-05-23.
- ↑ 2012 European Aquatics Championships: Women's 800 metre freestyle Heats results, from OmegaTiming.com; retrieved 2012-05-23.
- ↑ 2012 European Aquatics Championships: Women's 800 metre freestyle Final results, from OmegaTiming.com; retrieved 2012-05-24.
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