Swimming at the 2014 Commonwealth Games – Women's 800 metre freestyle explained

The women's 800 metre freestyle event at the 2014 Commonwealth Games as part of the swimming programme took place on 27 and 28 July at the Tollcross International Swimming Centre in Glasgow, Scotland.

The medals were presented by Robert Smith, Baron Smith of Kelvin, Chairman of Glasgow 2014 and the quaichs were presented by Kenn Banks, President of the Commonwealth Games Association of Anguilla.

Records

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

The following records were established during the competition:

Date	Event	Name	Nationality	Time	Record
27 July	Heat			8.22.69	GR
28 July	Final			8:18.11	GR

Results

Heats

Rank	Heat	Lane	Name	Nationality	Time	Notes
1	3	4			8:22.69	Q, GR
2	2	4			8:24.85	Q
3	2	3			8:25.19	Q
4	2	5			8:27.32	Q
5	3	5			8:34.21	Q
6	3	7			8:36.15	Q
7	3	2			8:36.16	Q
8	3	6			8:37.22	Q
9	3	1			8:37.64
	2	2			8:41.02
	2	7
12	3	8			8:41.39
13	2	6			8:44.94
14	2	1			8:54.45
15	1	4			8:58.53
16	1	5			9:01.10
17	1	3			9:38.74
	3	3

Second reserve swim-off

Rank	Lane	Name	Nationality	Time	Notes
1	5			8:41.94
2	4			8:42.85

Final

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Rank	Lane	Name	Nationality	Time	Notes
	4			8:18.11	GR
	5			8:20.59
	6			8:20.91
4	3			8:24.74
5	1			8:28.15
6	2			8:29.32
7	7			8:33.83
8	8			8:41.64