Swimming at the 1999 Pan American Games – Women's 800 metre freestyle

Women's 800 metre freestyle at the XIII Pan American Games
Venue Pan Am Pool
Dates August 5 (preliminaries) and 6 (finals)
Competitors - from - nations
Medalists
   United States
   Jamaica
   Canada
«1995
2003»

The women's 800 metre freestyle competition of the swimming events at the 1999 Pan American Games took place on 5 August (preliminaries) and 6 (finals) at the Pan Am Pool.[1] The last Pan American Games champion was Trina Jackson of US.[2][3][4][5][6][7]

This race consisted of sixteen lengths of the pool, all in freestyle.[8]

Results

All times are in minutes and seconds.

KEY: qFastest non-qualifiers QQualified GRGames record NRNational record PBPersonal best SBSeasonal best

Heats

The first round was held on August 5.[1]

Rank Name Nationality Time Notes
1 Kaitlin Sandeno  United States 8:49.25 Q
2 - - - Q
3 - - - Q
4 - - - Q
5 Alexis Binder  United States 8:53.97 Q
6 - - - Q
7 - - - Q
8 - - - Q

Final

The final was held on August 6.[1]

Rank Name Nationality Time Notes
1st, gold medalist(s) Kaitlin Sandeno  United States 8:34.65 GR
2nd, silver medalist(s) Janelle Atkinson  Jamaica 8:39.51
3rd, bronze medalist(s) Lindsay Beavers  Canada 8:44.21
4 Alexis Binder  United States 8:48.15
5 Danielle Bell  Canada 8:51.89
6 Ana Muniz  Brazil 8:52.36
7 Nayara Ribeiro  Brazil 8:57.61
8 Michelle Diago Jensen  Puerto Rico 8:59.31

References

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