Swimming at the 2002 Commonwealth Games – Women's 800 metre freestyle

Women's 800 metre freestyle
at the 2002 Commonwealth Games
VenueManchester Aquatics Centre
Dates1 August (heats)
2 August (final)
Competitors10 from 7 nations
Winning time8:28.54
Medalists
gold medal    England
silver medal    Australia
bronze medal    Jamaica
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The women's 800 metre freestyle event at the 2002 Commonwealth Games as part of the swimming programme took place on 1 and 2 August at the Manchester Aquatics Centre in Manchester, England.

Records

Prior to this competition, the existing world and games records were as follows.

World record United States Janet Evans 8:16.22 Tokyo, Japan 20 August 1989
Games record Australia Tracey Wickham 8:24.62 Edmonton, Canada 5 August 1978

Schedule

The schedule was as follows:

All times are local time

Date Time Round
Thursday 1 August 10:00 Heats
Friday 2 August 20:33 Final

Results

Heats

Rank Heat Lane Name Nationality Time Notes
1 2 4 Rebecca Cooke  England 8:33.31 Q
2 1 4 Amanda Pascoe  Australia 8:40.88 Q
3 1 3 Janelle Atkinson  Jamaica 8:41.91 Q
4 2 5 Jennifer Reilly  Australia 8:43.77 Q
5 1 5 Nathalie Brown  England 8:46.51 Q
6 2 3 Caroline Saxby  England 8:53.51 Q
7 2 6 Danielle Bell  Canada 8:54.11 Q
8 2 2 Natalie du Toit  South Africa 9:12.14 Q
9 1 6 Dawn Jason  Wales 9:12.71
10 2 7 Roberta Callus  Malta 9:38.16

Final

Final

Rank Lane Name Nationality Time Notes
1st place, gold medalist(s) 4 Rebecca Cooke  England 8:28.54
2nd place, silver medalist(s) 5 Amanda Pascoe  Australia 8:34.19
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 3 Janelle Atkinson  Jamaica 8:36.23
4 6 Jennifer Reilly  Australia 8:41.79
5 2 Nathalie Brown  England 8:41.81
6 7 Caroline Saxby  England 8:44.85
7 1 Danielle Bell  Canada 8:55.34
8 8 Natalie du Toit  South Africa 9:13.57

References

  • "Results - Final". 2002 Commonwealth Games. Retrieved 18 August 2020.
  • "Results - Heats". 2002 Commonwealth Games. Retrieved 18 August 2020.