Swimming at the 1998 Commonwealth Games – Women's 800 metre freestyle
Women's 800 metre freestyle at the 1998 Commonwealth Games | ||||||||||
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Venue | KL Sports City | |||||||||
Competitors | 13 from 9 nations | |||||||||
Winning time | 8:42.23 | |||||||||
Medalists | ||||||||||
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← 1994 2002 → |
The women's 800 metre freestyle event at the 1998 Commonwealth Games took place at KL Sports City.
Records
Prior to this competition, the existing world, Commonwealth and Games records were as follows:
World record | ![]() | 8:16.22 | Tokyo, Japan | 20 August 1989 | [1] |
Commonwealth record | ![]() | 8:22.93 | Seoul, South Korea | 24 September 1988 | [2] |
Games record | ![]() | 8:24.62 | Edmonton, Canada | 5 August 1978 | [1] |
Results
Heats
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Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
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1 | Sarah Collings | ![]() | 8:46.52 | Q |
2 | Rachel Harris | ![]() | 8:43.96 | Q |
3 | Tamee Ebert | ![]() | 8:52.07 | Q |
4 | Emily Pedrazzini | ![]() | 8:52.24 | Q |
5 | Joanne Malar | ![]() | 8:52.28 | Q |
6 | Nadine Neumann | ![]() | 8:59.93 | Q |
7 | Janelle Atkinson | ![]() | 9:01.78 | Q |
8 | Andrea Schwartz | ![]() | 9:06.47 | Q |
9 | Teo Mui Nyee | ![]() | 9:14.46 | |
10 | Kristina Abbott | ![]() | 9:45.34 | |
11 | Anita Kruger | ![]() | 9:48.72 | |
12 | Alicia Mullan | ![]() | 9:55.27 | |
13 | Sophie Li | ![]() | 10:24.37 |
Final
[3]
Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
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![]() | 5 | Rachel Harris | ![]() | 8:42.32 | |
![]() | 2 | Joanne Malar | ![]() | 8:43.96 | |
![]() | 4 | Sarah Collings | ![]() | 8:45.56 | |
4 | 6 | Emily Pedrazzini | ![]() | 8:45.87 | |
5 | 1 | Janelle Atkinson | ![]() | 8:51.54 | |
6 | 3 | Tamee Ebert | ![]() | 8:52.99 | |
7 | 8 | Andrea Schwartz | ![]() | 8:54.24 | |
8 | 7 | Nadine Neumann | ![]() | 8:55.36 |
References
- ^ a b "Women's 800m freestyle - heats". 2002 Commonwealth Games. Retrieved 25 October 2020.
- ^ "Rankings". FINA.
- ^ a b "1998 Commonwealth Games". SwimNews.com. Retrieved 25 October 2020.
- v
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- e
- 1970:
Karen Moras (AUS)
- 1974:
Jaynie Parkhouse (NZL)
- 1978:
Tracey Wickham (AUS)
- 1982:
Tracey Wickham (AUS)
- 1986:
Sarah Hardcastle (ENG)
- 1990:
Julie McDonald (AUS)
- 1994:
Stacey Gartrell (AUS)
- 1998:
Rachel Harris (AUS)
- 2002:
Rebecca Cooke (ENG)
- 2006:
Rebecca Cooke (ENG)
- 2010:
Rebecca Adlington (ENG)
- 2014:
Jazmin Carlin (WAL)
- 2018:
Ariarne Titmus (AUS)
- 2022:
Ariarne Titmus (AUS)