Swimming at the 2014 Commonwealth Games – Women's 800 metre freestyle

Women's 800 metre freestyle at the 2014 Commonwealth Games
Venue	Tollcross International Swimming Centre
Dates	27 July 2014 (heats) 28 July 2014 (final)
Competitors	18 from 10 nations
Winning time	8:18.11 GR
Medalists
Jazmin Carlin   Wales   Lauren Boyle   New Zealand   Brittany MacLean   Canada

Swimming at the 2014 Commonwealth Games
Freestyle
50 m		men		women
100 m		men		women
100 m S8				women
100 m S9		men
200 m		men		women
200 m S14		men
400 m		men		women
800 m				women
1500 m		men
Backstroke
50 m		men		women
100 m		men		women
200 m		men		women
Breaststroke
50 m		men		women
100 m		men		women
100 m SB9				women
200 m		men		women
Butterfly
50 m		men		women
100 m		men		women
200 m		men		women
Individual medley
200 m		men		women
200 m SM8		men
200 m SM10				women
400 m		men		women
Freestyle relay
4×100 m		men		women
4×200 m		men		women
Medley relay
4×100 m		men		women

The women's 800 metre freestyle event at the 2014 Commonwealth Games as part of the swimming programme took place on 27 and 28 July at the Tollcross International Swimming Centre in Glasgow, Scotland.

The medals were presented by Robert Smith, Baron Smith of Kelvin, Chairman of Glasgow 2014 and the quaichs were presented by Kenn Banks, President of the Commonwealth Games Association of Anguilla.

Records

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

World record	Katie Ledecky (USA)	8:11.00	Shenandoah, United States	22 June 2014	[1]
Games record	Tracey Wickham (AUS)	8:24.62	Edmonton, Canada	3 August 1978
Commonwealth record		'

The following records were established during the competition:

Date	Event	Name	Nationality	Time	Record
27 July	Heat	Jazmin Carlin	Wales	8.22.69	GR
28 July	Final	Jazmin Carlin	Wales	8:18.11	GR

Results

Heats

Rank	Heat	Lane	Name	Nationality	Time	Notes
1	3	4	Carlin, JazminJazmin Carlin	Wales	8:22.69	Q, GR
2	2	4	Boyle, LaurenLauren Boyle	New Zealand	8:24.85	Q
3	2	3	Bowles, AlannaAlanna Bowles	Australia	8:25.19	Q
4	2	5	MacLean, BrittanyBrittany MacLean	Canada	8:27.32	Q
5	3	5	Ashwood, JessicaJessica Ashwood	Australia	8:34.21	Q
6	3	7	Hattersley, CamillaCamilla Hattersley	Scotland	8:36.15	Q
7	3	2	Miley, HannahHannah Miley	Scotland	8:36.16	Q
8	3	6	Crockart, LauraLaura Crockart	Australia	8:37.22	Q
9	3	1	Jones, EllenaEllena Jones	Wales	8:37.64
=10	2	2	Thornton, AishaAisha Thornton	Scotland	8:41.02
	2	7	Robinson, EmmaEmma Robinson	New Zealand
12	3	8	Evans, JoannaJoanna Evans	Bahamas	8:41.39
13	2	6	Baumann, TabithaTabitha Baumann	Canada	8:44.94
14	2	1	Khoo Cai Lin	Malaysia	8:54.45
15	1	4	Lim, LynetteLynette Lim	Singapore	8:58.53
16	1	5	Cabrera, LaniLani Cabrera	Barbados	9:01.10
17	1	3	Clarke, AlexisAlexis Clarke	Barbados	9:38.74
18	3	3	Faulkner, EllieEllie Faulkner	England	9:59.99	DNS

Second reserve swim-off

Rank	Lane	Name	Nationality	Time	Notes
1	5	Robinson, EmmaEmma Robinson	New Zealand	8:41.94
2	4	Thornton, AishaAisha Thornton	Scotland	8:42.85

Final

Rank	Lane	Name	Nationality	Time	Notes
	4	Carlin, JazminJazmin Carlin	Wales	8:18.11	GR
	5	Boyle, LaurenLauren Boyle	New Zealand	8:20.59
	6	MacLean, BrittanyBrittany MacLean	Canada	8:20.91
4	3	Bowles, AlannaAlanna Bowles	Australia	8:24.74
5	1	Miley, HannahHannah Miley	Scotland	8:28.15
6	2	Ashwood, JessicaJessica Ashwood	Australia	8:29.32
7	7	Hattersley, CamillaCamilla Hattersley	Scotland	8:33.83
8	8	Crockart, LauraLaura Crockart	Australia	8:41.64

References

1. "Katie Ledecky Smashes 800 Free World Record in Conroe, Texas". swimswam.com. 22 June 2014. Retrieved 22 June 2014.

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