Swimming at the 2000 Summer Olympics – Women's 800 metre freestyle

The women's 800 metre freestyle event at the 2000 Summer Olympics took place on 21–22 September at the Sydney International Aquatic Centre in Sydney, Australia.[1]

Women's 800 metre freestyle
at the Games of the XXVII Olympiad
VenueSydney International Aquatic Centre
DateSeptember 21, 2000 (heats)
September 22, 2000 (final)
Competitors28 from 22 nations
Winning time8:19.67 OR
Medalists
Brooke Bennett  United States
Yana Klochkova  Ukraine
Kaitlin Sandeno  United States
Swimming at the
2000 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

United States' Brooke Bennett became the second swimmer in Olympic history to defend her title in the event, and the fifth to strike a long-distance freestyle double, since Debbie Meyer did so in 1968, Petra Thümer in 1976, Tiffany Cohen in 1984, and the legendary Janet Evans in 1988. She maintained a powerful lead from start to finish before hitting the wall first in 8:19.67, the second-fastest of all time, cutting off Evans' 12-year Olympic record by 0.53 seconds.[2][3][4] After effortlessly striking a medley double over the past six days, Yana Klochkova added a silver to her medal tally at these Games, in a scintillating Ukrainian record of 8:22.66. Bennett's teammate Kaitlin Sandeno gave the Americans a further reason to celebrate, as she powered home with a bronze in 8:24.29.[5][6]

Switzerland's Flavia Rigamonti lost a spirited challenge to Sandeno for the bronze by more than a full body length, but earned a fourth spot in a national record of 8:25.91. She was followed in fifth by Germany's Hannah Stockbauer (8:30.11), and in sixth by China's Chen Hua (8:30.58). Stockbauer's teammate Jana Henke (8:31.97), bronze medalist in Barcelona eight years earlier, and Japan's Sachiko Yamada (8:37.39) rounded out the finale.[6]

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[7][8]
Olympic record Janet Evans (USA)8:20.20Seoul, South Korea24 September 1988[7]

The following new world and Olympic records were set during this competition.

DateEventNameNationalityTimeRecord
22 SeptemberFinalBrooke Bennett United States8:19.67OR

Results

Heats

[7]

RankHeatLaneNameNationalityTimeNotes
144Brooke Bennett United States8:26.47Q
232Yana Klochkova Ukraine8:29.84Q, NR
334Kaitlin Sandeno United States8:30.12Q
424Flavia Rigamonti Switzerland8:30.44Q
545Hannah Stockbauer Germany8:31.74Q
635Jana Henke Germany8:31.86Q
743Sachiko Yamada Japan8:33.06Q
837Chen Hua China8:33.23Q
946Janelle Atkinson Jamaica8:34.51NR
1033Kirsten Vlieghuis Netherlands8:35.80
1125Chantal Strasser Switzerland8:35.84
1242Rachel Harris Australia8:36.94
1323Hayley Lewis Australia8:38.75
1436Éva Risztov Hungary8:43.07
1522Rebecca Cooke Great Britain8:43.22
1627Karine Legault Canada8:43.56
1731Irina Ufimtseva Russia8:44.64
1848Mirjana Boševska Macedonia8:46.39NR
1928Hana Černá Czech Republic8:47.64
2013Ivanka Moralieva Bulgaria8:52.61
2114Patricia Villarreal Mexico8:54.79
2238Marianna Lymperta Greece8:56.33
2326Olga Beresnyeva Ukraine9:00.12
2415Lin Chi-chan Chinese Taipei9:01.09
2521Adi Bichman Israel9:01.90
2616Cecilia Biagioli Argentina9:04.02
41Claudia Poll Costa RicaDNS
47Joanne Malar CanadaDNS

Final
RankLaneNameNationalityTimeNotes
4Brooke Bennett United States8:19.67OR
5Yana Klochkova Ukraine8:22.66NR
3Kaitlin Sandeno United States8:24.29
46Flavia Rigamonti Switzerland8:25.91NR
52Hannah Stockbauer Germany8:30.11
68Chen Hua China8:30.58
77Jana Henke Germany8:31.97
81Sachiko Yamada Japan8:37.39

References
  1. "Swimming schedule". Australian Broadcasting Corporation. 14 September 2000. Retrieved 14 May 2013.
  2. Harris, Beth (22 September 2000). "Bennett Wins Gold in 800m Freestyle". ABC News. Retrieved 15 June 2013.
  3. "Bennett Doubles in the Distances". Los Angeles Times. 23 September 2000. Retrieved 17 June 2013.
  4. "Bennett wins 800 meters, second gold". Sports Illustrated. CNN. 22 September 2000. Retrieved 17 June 2013.
  5. "Bennett sweeps distance races". ESPN. 22 September 2000. Retrieved 9 June 2013.
  6. Whitten, Phillip (22 September 2000). "Olympic Day 7 Finals (50 Free, 800 Free, 200 Back, 100 Fly)". Swimming World Magazine. Archived from the original on 2013-06-15. Retrieved 13 May 2013.
  7. "Sydney 2000: Swimming – Women's 800m Freestyle Heats" (PDF). Sydney 2000. LA84 Foundation. pp. 199–202. Retrieved 17 June 2013.
  8. Dimond, Jeff (October 1989). "Swim and Deliver" (PDF). Swimming World and Junior Swimmer. 30 (10): 41–44. Retrieved 8 June 2008.
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