The Men's 800 Freestyle event at the 10th

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swam on July 24–25, 2003 in

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. Preliminary heats of the event were swum during the morning session on July 24, with the Final being held during the evening session on July 25.Worlds 2003 results
Men's 800 Free -- Final
from Omega Timing (official timer). Published 2003-07-25, retrieved 2013-06-06. Prior to the start of the event, the existing

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(WR) and

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(CR) records were both: *WR & CR: 7:39.16 swum by

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(Australia) on July 24, 2001 in

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Results

Final

Preliminaries

References

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Swimming at the 2003 World Aquatics Championships