| Women's 800 metre freestyle at the 2018 Commonwealth Games | ||||||||||
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| Venue | Gold Coast Aquatic Centre | |||||||||
| Dates | 8 April (heats) 9 April (final) | |||||||||
| Competitors | 10 from 6 nations | |||||||||
| Winning time | 8:20.02 | |||||||||
| Medalists | ||||||||||
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| ← 20142022 → | ||||||||||
| Swimming at the 2018 Commonwealth Games | ||
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| Freestyle | ||
| 50 m | men | women |
| 50 m S7/S8 | men | women |
| 100 m | men | women |
| 100 m S9 | men | women |
| 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 |
| 100 m S9 | men | women |
| 200 m | men | women |
| Breaststroke | ||
| 50 m | men | women |
| 100 m | men | women |
| 100 m SB8/SB9 | men | women |
| 200 m | men | women |
| Butterfly | ||
| 50 m | men | women |
| 50 m S7 | 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 2018 Commonwealth Games took place on 8 and 9 April at the Gold Coast Aquatic Centre.
Records
Prior to this competition, the existing world, Commonwealth and Games records were as follows:
| World record |  Katie Ledecky (USA) |
8:04.79 | Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | 12 August 2016 |
| Commonwealth record |  Rebecca Adlington (ENG) |
8:14.10 | Beijing, China | 16 August 2008 |
| Games record |  Jazmin Carlin (WAL) |
8:18.11 | Glasgow, Scotland | 28 July 2014 |
Schedule
The schedule is as follows:
All times are Australian Eastern Standard Time (UTC+10)
| Date | Time | Round |
|---|---|---|
| Sunday 8 April 2018 | 12:00 | Heats |
| Monday 9 April 2018 | 19:43 | Final |
Results
Heats
| Rank | Heat | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | 4 | Jessica Ashwood |  Australia |
8:29.30 | Q |
| 2 | 2 | 4 | Ariarne Titmus | Australia |
8:32.78 | Q |
| 3 | 1 | 3 | Camilla Hattersley |  Scotland |
8:35.62 | Q |
| 4 | 2 | 5 | Jazmin Carlin | Wales |
8:36.52 | Q |
| 5 | 1 | 5 | Holly Hibbott |  England |
8:39.57 | Q |
| 6 | 2 | 3 | Kiah Melverton | Australia |
8:42.01 | Q |
| 7 | 2 | 6 | Ellena Jones | Wales |
8:43.89 | Q |
| 8 | 1 | 6 | Kate Beavon |  South Africa |
8:49.16 | Q |
| 9 | 2 | 2 | Kristin Bellingan | South Africa |
9:02.88 | |
| 10 | 1 | 2 | Alania Suttie |  Samoa |
DNS |
Final
| Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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5 | Ariarne Titmus | Australia |
8:20.02 | |
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4 | Jessica Ashwood | Australia |
8:27.60 | |
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7 | Kiah Melverton | Australia |
8:28.59 | |
| 4 | 2 | Holly Hibbott | England |
8:29.05 | |
| 5 | 3 | Camilla Hattersley | Scotland |
8:32.65 | |
| 6 | 6 | Jazmin Carlin | Wales |
8:37.45 | |
| 7 | 1 | Ellena Jones | Wales |
8:43.94 | |
| 8 | 8 | Kate Beavon | South Africa |
8:49.16 |
References
- "Swimming – Daily Schedule". Gold Coast 2018. Retrieved 4 April 2018.
