Swimming at the 2023 World Aquatics Championships – Men's 800 metre freestyle explained
| Event: | Men's 800 metre freestyle |
| Championship: | 2023 World Aquatics Championships |
| Dates: | 25 July (heats)
26 July (final) |
| Venue: | Marine Messe Fukuoka |
| Location: | Fukuoka, Japan |
| Competitors: | 38 |
| Nations: | 31 |
| Win Value: | 7:37.00 |
| Gold: | Ahmed Hafnaoui |
| Gold Nation: | TUN |
| Silver: | Samuel Short |
| Silver Nation: | AUS |
| Bronze: | Bobby Finke |
| Bronze Nation: | USA |
| Prev: | 2022 |
| Next: | 2024 |
The men's 800 metre freestyle competition at the 2023 World Aquatics Championships was held on 25 and 26 July 2023.[1] [2] [3]
Records
Prior to the competition, the existing world and championship records were as follows.[4]
Results
Heats
The heats were started on 25 July at 11:32.[5]
| Rank | Heat | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|
| 1 | 3 | 5 | | | 7:40.90 | Q |
| 2 | 3 | 1 | | | 7:41.97 | Q |
| 3 | 3 | 3 | | | 7:42.04 | Q |
| 4 | 4 | 6 | | | 7:43.81 | Q, NR |
| 5 | 4 | 4 | | | 7:43.87 | Q |
| 6 | 4 | 5 | | | 7:44.07 | Q |
| 7 | 4 | 3 | | | 7:44.89 | Q |
| 8 | 3 | 2 | | | 7:45.80 | Q |
| 9 | 3 | 4 | | | 7:45.87 | |
| 10 | 3 | 9 | | | 7:46.55 | NR |
| 11 | 4 | 8 | | | 7:46.87 | |
| 12 | 4 | 0 | | | 7:47.02 | |
| 13 | 4 | 7 | | | 7:47.44 | |
| 14 | 2 | 6 | | | 7:47.69 | NR |
| 15 | 2 | 2 | | | 7:47.93 | |
| 16 | 2 | 7 | | | 7:48.66 | NR |
| 17 | 3 | 6 | | | 7:49.24 | |
| 18 | 3 | 8 | | | 7:50.46 | |
| 19 | 4 | 1 | | | 7:54.23 | |
| 20 | 4 | 9 | | | 7:55.20 | |
| 21 | 2 | 3 | | | 7:55.72 | |
| 22 | 2 | 4 | | | 7:55.84 | |
| 23 | 3 | 7 | | | 7:55.92 | |
| 24 | 3 | 0 | | | 7:56.69 | |
| 25 | 2 | 5 | | | 7:59.52 | |
| 26 | 2 | 8 | | | 7:59.65 | |
| 27 | 2 | 9 | | | 8:00.76 | =NR |
| 28 | 2 | 1 | | | 8:01.41 | |
| 29 | 1 | 5 | | | 8:05.11 | NR |
| 30 | 2 | 0 | | | 8:06.94 | |
| 31 | 1 | 4 | | | 8:07.08 | |
| 32 | 1 | 3 | | | 8:08.56 | |
| 33 | 1 | 6 | | | 8:09.90 | |
| 34 | 1 | 2 | | | 8:14.87 | |
| 35 | 1 | 7 | | | 8:18.06 | |
| 36 | 1 | 1 | | | 8:20.35 | |
| 37 | 1 | 0 | | | 8:41.85 | |
| 38 | 1 | 8 | | | 8:57.60 | |
| 4 | 2 | | | | |
Final
The final was held on 26 July at 20:02.[6]
| Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|
| 5 | | | 7:37.00 | |
| 4 | | | 7:37.76 | OC |
| 2 | | | 7:38.67 | AM |
| 4 | 6 | | | 7:39.19 | ER |
| 5 | 3 | | | 7:39.48 | NR |
| 6 | 7 | | | 7:43.08 | |
| 7 | 8 | | | 7:47.26 | |
| 8 | 1 | | | 7:53.68 | | |
Notes and References
- Web site: Schedule . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20240118125431/https://resources.fina.org/fina/document/2023/01/16/8d440e7e-1f63-4fe8-af1c-a96ba1af40bf/20th-FINA-WORLD-CHAMPIONSHIPS-Fukuoka-2023-Schedule-12.01.23.pdf . 18 January 2024 . 17 January 2023.
- Web site: Sutherland . James . 13 January 2023 . World Aquatics Announces Competition Schedule For 2023 World Championships In Fukuoka . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20240118152954/https://swimswam.com/world-aquatics-announces-competition-schedule-for-2023-world-championships-in-fukuoka/ . 18 January 2024 . 13 January 2023 . SwimSwam.
- Web site: 21 July 2023 . Start list . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20230723152446/https://www.omegatiming.com/File/00011600010101F10101FFFFFFFFFF00.pdf . 23 July 2023 . omegatiming.com.
- Web site: 21 July 2023 . Records book . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20240118153205/https://www.omegatiming.com/File/0001160001FFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFF1F.pdf . 18 January 2024 . omegatiming.com.
- Web site: 25 July 2023 . Heats results . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20230725142802/https://www.omegatiming.com/File/00011600010101F10101FFFFFFFFFF01.pdf . 25 July 2023 . omegatiming.com.
- Web site: 26 July 2023 . Final results . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20230726111447/https://www.omegatiming.com/File/00011600010101F10104FFFFFFFFFF01.pdf . 26 July 2023 . omegatiming.com.
