The women's 800 metre freestyle competition of the swimming

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 events at the 2011 Pan American Games

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took place between the 18 and 19 of October at the Scotiabank Aquatics Center

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. The defending

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 champion is Caroline Burckle

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 of the United States.

This race consisted of sixteen lengths of the pool, all in freestyle

Freestyle swimming

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Records

Prior to this competition, the existing world and Pan American Games records were as follows:

World record		8:14.10	Beijing Beijing Beijing , also known as Peking , is the capital of the People's Republic of China and one of the most populous cities in the world, with a population of 19,612,368 as of 2010. The city is the country's political, cultural, and educational center, and home to the headquarters for most of China's... , China China Chinese civilization may refer to:* China for more general discussion of the country.* Chinese culture* Greater China, the transnational community of ethnic Chinese.* History of China* Sinosphere, the area historically affected by Chinese culture...	August 16, 2008
Pan American Games record		8:34.65	Winnipeg Winnipeg Winnipeg is the capital and largest city of Manitoba, Canada, and is the primary municipality of the Winnipeg Capital Region, with more than half of Manitoba's population. It is located near the longitudinal centre of North America, at the confluence of the Red and Assiniboine Rivers .The name... , Canada Canada Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...	August 6, 1999

Qualification

Each National Olympic Committee

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 (NOC) was able to enter up to two entrants providing they had met the A standard (9:05.8) in the qualifying period (January 1, 2010 to September 4, 2011). NOCs were also permitted to enter one athlete providing they had met the B standard (9:22.2) in the same qualifying period.

Results

All times shown are in seconds/minutes.

KEY:

q

Fastest non-qualifiers

Q

Qualified

GR

Games record

NR

National record

PB

Personal best

SB

Seasonal best

Heats

The first round were held on October 18.

Rank	Heat	Lane	Name	Nationality	Time	Notes
1	2	4	Kristel Kobrich Kristel Köbrich Kristel Arianne Köbrich Schimpl is an Olympic long-distance freestyle swimmer from Chile. She was the country's flagbearer at the 2004 Olympics, and also swam at the 2008 Games....		8:42.16	QA
2	3	5	Ashley Twichell		8:47.21	QA
3	1	4	Andreina Pinto Andreina Pinto Andreina Pinto is an Olympic and National Record holding swimmer from Venezuela. She swam for Venezuela at the 2008 Olympics.She also swam at the:*2007 World Championships*2007 Pan American Games...		8:49.81	QA
4	1	5	Susana Escobar Susana Escobar Susana Escobar is a Mexican swimmer and Olympian. As of October 2008, she attends and swims for the USA's University of Texas at Austin....		8:52.65	QA
5	2	5	Patricia Castañeda		8:56.55	QA
6	2	6	Samantha Arevalo		8:59.39	QA
7	1	2	Yanel Pinto Yanel Pinto Yanel Pinto is an Olympic swimmer from Venezuela. She swam for Venezuela at the 2008 Olympics.She also swam at the:*2007 World Championships*2007 Pan American Games*2008 Open Water Worlds...		9:03.62	QA
8	3	3	Alexia Benitez		9:05.16	QA
9	2	3	Sherry Liu		9:05.88
10	3	6	Bridget Coley		9:06.35
11	1	3	Virginia Bardach		9:10.06
12	2	2	Gabriela Rocha		9:13.64
13	3	7	Lani Cabrera		9:20.83
14	1	6	Daniela Miyahara		9:21.64
15	3	2	Sarah Correa		9:27.34
16	2	7	Tori Flowers		9:41.51
	3	4	Gillian Ryan			DNS

Final A

The final was held on October 19.

Rank	Lane	Name	Nationality	Time	Notes
	4	Kristel Kobrich Kristel Köbrich Kristel Arianne Köbrich Schimpl is an Olympic long-distance freestyle swimmer from Chile. She was the country's flagbearer at the 2004 Olympics, and also swam at the 2008 Games....		8:34.71
	5	Ashley Twichell		8:38.38
	3	Andreina Pinto Andreina Pinto Andreina Pinto is an Olympic and National Record holding swimmer from Venezuela. She swam for Venezuela at the 2008 Olympics.She also swam at the:*2007 World Championships*2007 Pan American Games...		8:44.55
4	2	Patricia Castañeda		8:49.07
5	7	Samantha Arevalo		8:51.31
6	6	Susana Escobar Susana Escobar Susana Escobar is a Mexican swimmer and Olympian. As of October 2008, she attends and swims for the USA's University of Texas at Austin....		8:52.51
7	8	Alexia Benitez		9:03.53
8	1	Yanel Pinto Yanel Pinto Yanel Pinto is an Olympic swimmer from Venezuela. She swam for Venezuela at the 2008 Olympics.She also swam at the:*2007 World Championships*2007 Pan American Games*2008 Open Water Worlds...		9:07.73