Swimming at the 2010 Commonwealth Games – Women's 800 metre freestyle
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The Women's 800 metre freestyle event at the 2010 Commonwealth Games
took place on October 6 and 7, 2010, at the SPM Swimming Pool Complex
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Two heats were held. The heat in which a swimmer competed did not formally matter for advancement, as the swimmers with the top eight times from the entire field qualified for the finals.
2010 Commonwealth Games
The 2010 Commonwealth Games, officially known as the XIX Commonwealth Games, were held in Delhi, India, from 3 to 14 October 2010. A total of 6,081 athletes from 71 Commonwealth nations and dependencies competed in 21 sports and 272 events, making it the largest Commonwealth Games till date...
took place on October 6 and 7, 2010, at the SPM Swimming Pool Complex
SPM Swimming Pool Complex
The Dr. S. P. Mukherjee Swimming Stadium or SPM Swimming Pool Complex is a swimming complex in New Delhi, India, that is hosting the aquatics events for the 2010 Commonwealth Games...
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Two heats were held. The heat in which a swimmer competed did not formally matter for advancement, as the swimmers with the top eight times from the entire field qualified for the finals.
Heat 1
| Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 5 | Wendy Trott | 8:34.34 | Q | |
| 2 | 6 | Alexandra Komarnycky | 8:36.71 | ||
| 3 | 4 | Katie Goldman | 8:38.91 | Q | |
| 4 | 3 | Sasha Matthews | 8:41.10 | Q | |
| 5 | 2 | Aimee Willmott | 8:46.91 | Q | |
| 6 | 7 | Victoria Ho | 9:35.67 |
Heat 2
| Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4 | Rebecca Adlington Rebecca Adlington Rebecca "Becky" Adlington, OBE, is an English and British freestyle swimmer. She won two gold medals at the 2008 Olympic Games in the 400 m and 800 m, breaking the 19 year-old world record of Janet Evans in the 800 m final... |
8:35.82 | Q | |
| 2 | 3 | Melissa Gorman Melissa Gorman Melissa Anne Gorman is an Australian long distance swimmer.-Career:At the 2006 Commonwealth Games, Gorman won a silver medal in the 800 m freestyle.... |
8:38.16 | Q | |
| 3 | 5 | Blair Evans Blair Evans Blair Catherine Evans is an Australian middle distance freestyle swimmer. Evans made her international debut for Australia at the 2009 World Aquatics Championships where she competed in the 800 m freestyle.... |
8:39.49 | Q | |
| 4 | 2 | Megan Gilchrist | 8:46.85 | Q | |
| 5 | 7 | Richa Mishra | 9:11.09 | ||
| 6 | 1 | Tori Flowers | 9:49.86 |
Final
| Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | Rebecca Adlington Rebecca Adlington Rebecca "Becky" Adlington, OBE, is an English and British freestyle swimmer. She won two gold medals at the 2008 Olympic Games in the 400 m and 800 m, breaking the 19 year-old world record of Janet Evans in the 800 m final... |
8:24.69 | |||
| 4 | Wendy Trott | 8:26.96 | |||
| 3 | Melissa Gorman Melissa Gorman Melissa Anne Gorman is an Australian long distance swimmer.-Career:At the 2006 Commonwealth Games, Gorman won a silver medal in the 800 m freestyle.... |
8:32.37 | |||
| 4 | 6 | Katie Goldman | 8:38.65 | ||
| 5 | 2 | Blair Evans Blair Evans Blair Catherine Evans is an Australian middle distance freestyle swimmer. Evans made her international debut for Australia at the 2009 World Aquatics Championships where she competed in the 800 m freestyle.... |
8:39.66 | ||
| 6 | 7 | Sasha Matthews | 8:45.28 | ||
| 7 | 1 | Megan Gilchrist | 8:47.83 | ||
| 8 | 8 | Aimee Willmott | 8:49.31 |