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

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

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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.

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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)8:11.00Shenandoah, United States22 June 2014[1]
Commonwealth record Rebecca Adlington (ENG)8:14.10Beijing, China16 August 2008
Games record Tracey Wickham (AUS)8:24.62Edmonton, Canada3 August 1978

The following records were established during the competition:

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Results

Heats

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Second reserve swim-off

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Final

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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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