| Event: | Women's 800 metre freestyle |
| Competition: | 2018 European Aquatics Championships |
| Venue: | Tollcross International Swimming Centre |
| Dates: | 3 August (heats) 4 August (final) |
| Competitors: | 18 |
| Nations: | 13 |
| Win Value: | 8:16.35 |
| Gold: | Simona Quadarella |
| Gold Nation: | ITA |
| Silver: | Ajna Késely |
| Silver Nation: | HUN |
| Bronze: | Anna Egorova |
| Bronze Nation: | RUS |
| Prev: | 2016 |
| Next: | 2020 |
The Women's 800 metre freestyle competition of the 2018 European Aquatics Championships was held on 3 and 4 August 2018.[1] [2]
Before the competition, the existing world and championship records were as follows.
| Name | Nation | Time | Location | Date | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| World record | Katie Ledecky | 8:04.79 | Rio de Janeiro | 12 August 2016 | ||
| European record | Rebecca Adlington | 8:14.10 | Beijing | 16 August 2008 | ||
| Championship record | Jazmin Carlin | 8:15.54 | Berlin | 21 August 2014 |
The heats were started on 3 August at 11:23.[3]
| Rank | Heat | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | 4 | 8:23.93 | Q | |||
| 2 | 1 | 5 | 8:27.96 | Q | |||
| 3 | 2 | 6 | 8:29.27 | Q | |||
| 4 | 2 | 4 | 8:31.96 | Q | |||
| 5 | 2 | 5 | 8:32.32 | Q | |||
| 6 | 1 | 2 | 8:32.46 | Q | |||
| 7 | 2 | 3 | 8:33.12 | Q | |||
| 8 | 2 | 2 | 8:33.40 | Q | |||
| 9 | 1 | 3 | 8:35.53 | ||||
| 10 | 1 | 7 | 8:37.10 | ||||
| 11 | 1 | 6 | 8:37.85 | ||||
| 12 | 1 | 8 | 8:42.46 | ||||
| 13 | 2 | 7 | 8:46.82 | ||||
| 14 | 2 | 0 | 8:48.68 | ||||
| 15 | 1 | 1 | 8:54.23 | ||||
| 16 | 1 | 0 | 8:57.11 | ||||
| 17 | 2 | 8 | 8:58.55 | ||||
| 18 | 2 | 1 | 9:01.55 | ||||
| 2 | 9 | Did not start | |||||
The final was held on 4 August at 17:00.[4]
| Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | 8:16.45 | |||||
| 5 | 8:22.01 | |||||
| 3 | 8:24.71 | |||||
| 4 | 6 | 8:25.91 | ||||
| 5 | 2 | 8:26.42 | ||||
| 6 | 1 | 8:30.18 | ||||
| 7 | 8 | 8:33.10 | ||||
| 8 | 7 | 8:35.61 |