Swimming at the 1996 Summer Olympics – Women's 800 metre freestyle

The women's 800 metre freestyle event at the 1996 Summer Olympics took place on 25 July at the Georgia Tech Aquatic Center in Atlanta, United States.[1]

Women's 800 metre freestyle
at the Games of the XXVI Olympiad
VenueGeorgia Tech Aquatic Center
Date25 July 1996 (heats & final)
Competitors29 from 23 nations
Winning time8:27.89
Medalists
Brooke Bennett  United States
Dagmar Hase  Germany
Kirsten Vlieghuis  Netherlands
Swimming at the
1996 Summer Olympics
Freestyle
50 mmenwomen
100 mmenwomen
200 mmenwomen
400 mmenwomen
800 mwomen
1500 mmen
Backstroke
100 mmenwomen
200 mmenwomen
Breaststroke
100 mmenwomen
200 mmenwomen
Butterfly
100 mmenwomen
200 mmenwomen
Individual medley
200 mmenwomen
400 mmenwomen
Freestyle relay
4×100 mmenwomen
4×200 mmenwomen
Medley relay
4×100 mmenwomen

Records

Prior to this competition, the existing world and Olympic records were as follows.

World record Janet Evans (USA)8:16.22Tokyo, Japan20 August 1989[2]
Olympic record Janet Evans (USA)8:20.20Seoul, South Korea24 September 1988

Results

Heats

Rule: The eight fastest swimmers advance to final A (Q).[3]

RankHeatLaneNameNationalityTimeNotes
134Brooke Bennett United States8:32.38Q
233Dagmar Hase Germany8:33.55Q
336Kerstin Kielgaß Germany8:36.33Q
423Sarah Hardcastle Great Britain8:37.54Q
526Irene Dalby Norway8:37.73Q, NR
624Janet Evans United States8:38.08Q
735Kirsten Vlieghuis Netherlands8:39.73Q
822Carla Geurts Netherlands8:39.85Q
946Lin Chi-chan Chinese Taipei8:40.31NR
1047Eri Yamanoi Japan8:40.47
1145Stacey Gartrell Australia8:42.39
1243Pu Yiqi China8:45.32
1344Hayley Lewis Australia8:45.79
1437Nikki Dryden Canada8:47.19
1532Olga Šplíchalová Czech Republic8:47.68
1621Sandra Cam Belgium8:48.33
1741Alicia Barrancos Argentina8:48.54
1827Itziar Esparza Spain8:50.22
1931Stephanie Richardson Canada8:52.61
2048Carla Negrea Romania8:54.19
2142Aiko Miyake Japan8:55.77
2238Mirjana Boševska Macedonia8:57.52NR
2315Ravee Intporn-Udom Thailand9:01.14NR
2414Suh Hyun-soo South Korea9:03.22
2528Rita Kovács Hungary9:06.97
2616Maritza Chiaway Peru9:09.12
2713Olga Korotayeva Kyrgyzstan9:21.20
2812Daniela Menegon Swaziland10:12.46
25Chen Yan ChinaDNS

Final

[4]

RankLaneNameNationalityTimeNotes
4Brooke Bennett United States8:27.89
5Dagmar Hase Germany8:29.91
1Kirsten Vlieghuis Netherlands8:30.84NR
43Kerstin Kielgaß Germany8:31.06
52Irene Dalby Norway8:38.34
67Janet Evans United States8:38.91
78Carla Geurts Netherlands8:40.43
86Sarah Hardcastle Great Britain8:41.75

References
  1. "Swimming at the 1996 Atlanta Summer Games: Women's 800 metres Freestyle". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 17 March 2020.
  2. Dimond, Jeff (October 1989). "Swim and Deliver" (PDF). Swimming World and Junior Swimmer. 30 (10): 41–44. Retrieved 8 June 2008.
  3. "Atlanta 1996: Swimming – Women's 800m Freestyle Heats" (PDF). Atlanta 1996. LA84 Foundation. p. 40. Retrieved 12 September 2017.
  4. "Atlanta 1996: Swimming – Women's 800m Freestyle Final" (PDF). Atlanta 1996. LA84 Foundation. p. 40. Retrieved 12 September 2017.
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