Swimming at the 2012 European Aquatics Championships – Women's 800 metre freestyle

Women's 800 metre freestyle
at the 2012 European Aquatics Championships
Dates May 23, 2012 (heats)
May 24, 2012 (final)
Competitors 15 from 12 nations
Winning time 8:26.49
Medalists
    Hungary
    France
    Hungary
2012 LEN
European Championships

Eindhoven, Netherlands
Debrecen, Hungary
Diving
Individual
1 m men women
3 m men women
10 m men women
Synchronised
3 m men women
10 m men women
Team team
Swimming
Freestyle
50 m men women
100 m men women
200 m men women
400 m men women
800 m men women
1500 m men women
Backstroke
50 m men women
100 m men women
200 m men women
Breaststroke
50 m men women
100 m men women
200 m men women
Butterfly
50 m men women
100 m men women
200 m men women
Individual medley
200 m men women
400 m men women
Freestyle relay
4×100 m men women
4×200 m men women
Medley relay
4×100 m men women
Synchronised swimming
Individual Solo Duet
Team Team Combination

The women's 800 metre freestyle competition of the swimming events at the 2012 European Aquatics Championships took place May 23 and 24. The heats took place on May 23, the final on May 24.[1]

Records

Prior to the competition, the existing world, European and championship records were as follows.

Name Nation Time Location Date
World record
European record
Rebecca Adlington Great Britain8:14.10BeijingAugust 16, 2008
Championship recordLaure Manaudou France8:19.29BudapestAugust 2, 2006

Results

Heats

16 swimmers participated in 2 heats.[2]

Rank Heat Lane Name Nationality Time Notes
1 1 5 Coralie Balmy  France 8:32.45 Q
2 2 5 Éva Risztov  Hungary 8:33.44 Q
3 2 3 Melanie Costa Schmid  Spain 8:34.00 Q
4 1 4 Erika Villaécija García  Spain 8:36.07 Q
5 2 4 Boglárka Kapás  Hungary 8:36.18 Q
6 1 3 Camelia Potec  Romania 8:37.05 Q
7 1 7 Julia Hassler  Liechtenstein 8:40.38 Q, NR
8 2 2 Martina de Memme  Italy 8:41.46 Q
9 2 6 Alessia Filippi  Italy 8:41.51
10 1 6 Isabelle Härle  Germany 8:43.00
11 2 1 Spela Bohinc  Slovenia 8:52.22
12 1 2 Nina Dittrich  Austria 8:55.23
13 2 7 Donata Kilijanska  Poland 8:56.77
14 2 8 Sigrún Brá Sverrisdóttir  Iceland 9:16.50
15 1 8 Cecilia Eysturdal  Faroe Islands 9:40.31
1 1 Theodora Giareni  Greece DNS

Final

The final was held at 17:02.[3]

Rank Lane Name Nationality Time Notes
1st, gold medalist(s) 2 Boglárka Kapás  Hungary 8:26.49
2nd, silver medalist(s) 4 Coralie Balmy  France 8:27.79
3rd, bronze medalist(s) 5 Éva Risztov  Hungary 8:27.87
4 6 Erika Villaécija García  Spain 8:29.21
5 3 Melanie Costa Schmid  Spain 8:29.71
6 7Camelia Potec  Romania 8:37.01
7 1 Julia Hassler  Liechtenstein 8:38.18 NR
8 8 Martina de Memme  Italy 8:38.86

References

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