The Women's 800 metre freestyle competition of the
swimming
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events at the
2015 World Aquatics Championships
The 16th FINA World Aquatics Championships, FINA World Championships (russian: Чемпионат мира по водным видам спорта 2015), also Aquatics 2015, were held in Kazan, Russia from 24 July to 9 August 2015. Russia host ...
was held on 7 August with the heats and 8 August with the final.
Records
Prior to the championships, the existing world and championship records were as follows.
During the competition, prior to this 800 metre event, on 4 August 2015, Katie Ledecky set a new championship record in the
1500 metre freestyle final; her 800-meter mark was at 8:13.25.
Legend: † – en route to final mark
Results
Heats
The heats were held at 11:17
Final
The final was held on 8 August at 18:55.
Final results
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References
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Women's 800 metre freestyle
2015 in women's swimming