Swimming at the 1988 Summer Olympics – Women's 800 metre freestyle
| Women's 800 metre freestyle at the Games of the XXIV Olympiad | |||||||||||||
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| Venue | Jamsil Indoor Swimming Pool | ||||||||||||
| Date |
23 September 1988 (heats) 24 September 1988 (final) | ||||||||||||
| Competitors | 27 from 19 nations | ||||||||||||
| Medalists | |||||||||||||
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| Swimming at the 1988 Summer Olympics | ||
|---|---|---|
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| Freestyle | ||
| 50 m | men | women |
| 100 m | men | women |
| 200 m | men | women |
| 400 m | men | women |
| 800 m | women | |
| 1500 m | men | |
| Backstroke | ||
| 100 m | men | women |
| 200 m | men | women |
| Breaststroke | ||
| 100 m | men | women |
| 200 m | men | women |
| Butterfly | ||
| 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 | |
| Medley relay | ||
| 4×100 m | men | women |
The women's 800 metre freestyle event at the 1988 Summer Olympics took place between 20–21 September at the Jamsil Indoor Swimming Pool in Seoul, South Korea.[1]
Records
Prior to this competition, the existing world and Olympic records were as follows.
| World record |  | 8:17.12 | Orlando, United States | 22 March 1988 |
| Olympic record | | 8:24.96 | Los Angeles, United States | 3 August 1984 |
The following records were established during the competition:
| Date | Round | Name | Nation | Time | Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 24 September | Final A | Janet Evans | | 8:20.20 | OR |
Results
Heats
Rule: The eight fastest swimmers advance to final A (Q).[2]
| Rank | Heat | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 3 | Astrid Strauss |  | 8:28.07 | Q |
| 2 | 3 | Janet Evans | | 8:28.13 | Q |
| 3 | 4 | Julie McDonald |  | 8:29.68 | Q |
| 4 | 4 | Anke Möhring | | 8:30.95 | Q |
| 5 | 2 | Tami Bruce | | 8:31.57 | Q |
| 6 | 2 | Janelle Elford | | 8:32.14 | Q |
| 7 | 4 | Isabelle Arnould | .svg.png){kind=small} | 8:34.56 | Q |
| 8 | 2 | Antoaneta Strumenlieva | .svg.png){kind=small} | 8:35.40 | Q |
| 9 | 3 | Debby Wurzburger |  | 8:36.24 | |
| 10 | 4 | Irene Dalby |  | 8:38.33 | |
| 11 | 4 | Tomomi Hosoda | .svg.png){kind=small} | 8:39.55 | |
| 12 | 2 | Manuela Melchiorri |  | 8:40.63 | |
| 13 | 2 | Karyn Faure |  | 8:41.64 | |
| 14 | 3 | Stephanie Ortwig |  | 8:41.95 | |
| 15 | 4 | Natalia Trefilova |  | 8:43.19 | |
| 16 | 3 | Karen Mellor |  | 8:44.64 | |
| 17 | 2 | Alexandra Russ | | 8:49.31 | |
| 18 | 4 | Pernille Jensen |  | 8:50.82 | |
| 19 | 4 | Nurul Huda Abdullah |  | 8:50.84 | |
| 20 | 3 | Christelle Janssens | | 8:51.22 | |
| 21 | 1 | Patrícia Amorim | .svg.png){kind=small} | 8:51.95 | |
| 22 | 2 | Eva Mortensen | | 8:53.67 | |
| 23 | 3 | Judit Csabai |  | 8:56.37 | |
| 24 | 2 | Cécile Prunier | | 8:57.22 | |
| 25 | 1 | Tracey Atkin | | 9:00.04 | |
| 26 | 4 | Yan Ming |  | 9:00.81 | |
| 27 | 1 | Rita Jean Garay | .svg.png){kind=small} | 9:04.62 |
Final
| Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | 5 | Janet Evans | | 8:20.20 | OR |
 | 4 | Astrid Strauss | | 8:22.09 | |
 | 3 | Julie McDonald | | 8:22.93 | OC |
| 4 | 6 | Anke Möhring | | 8:23.09 | |
| 5 | 2 | Tami Bruce | | 8:30.86 | |
| 6 | 7 | Janelle Elford | | 8:30.94 | |
| 7 | 1 | Isabelle Arnould | | 8:37.47 | |
| 8 | 8 | Antoaneta Strumenlieva | | 8:41.05 |
References
- ↑ "Swimming at the 1988 Seoul Summer Games: Women's 800 metres Freestyle". Sports Reference. Retrieved 31 March 2017.
- ↑ "Seoul 1988: Swimming – Women's 800m Freestyle Heats" (PDF). Seoul 1988. LA84 Foundation. pp. 421–422. Retrieved 2 April 2017.
- ↑ "Seoul 1988: Swimming – Women's 800m Freestyle Finals" (PDF). Seoul 1988. LA84 Foundation. p. 422. Retrieved 2 April 2017.
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