Swimming at the 2002 Asian Games – Women's 800 metre freestyle

The women's 800 metre freestyle swimming competition at the 2002 Asian Games in Busan was held on 5 October at the Sajik Swimming Pool. This was a timed-final event, meaning that each swimmer only swam once, with the fastest eight (8) entrants swimming in the finals.

Women's 800 metre freestyle
at the 2002 Asian Games
VenueSajik Swimming Pool
Date5 October
Competitors11 from 8 nations
Medalists
 Chen Hua   China
 Sachiko Yamada   Japan
 Zhang Yan   China
Swimming at the
2002 Asian Games
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
Main article: Swimming at the 2002 Asian Games

Schedule

All times are Korea Standard Time (UTC+09:00)

Date Time Event
Saturday, 5 October 200210:00Final 1
19:00Final 2

Records

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

World Record Janet Evans (USA)8:16.22Tokyo, Japan20 August 1989
Asian Record Zhang Liang (CHN)8:26.48Guangzhou, China18 November 2001
Games Record Luo Ping (CHN)8:31.57Hiroshima, Japan7 October 1994

Results
Rank Heat Athlete Time Notes
2  Chen Hua (CHN) 8:25.36AR
2  Sachiko Yamada (JPN) 8:28.77
2  Zhang Yan (CHN) 8:44.80
42  Madoka Ochi (JPN) 8:57.47
52  Kim Mi-ryung (KOR) 9:01.89
62  Pilin Tachakittiranan (THA) 9:05.22
72  Sia Wai Yen (MAS) 9:10.56
81  Cho A-rum (KOR) 9:10.70
91  Võ Thị Thanh Vy (VIE) 9:11.74
101  U-Nice Chan (SIN) 9:27.13
112  Lizza Danila (PHI) 9:27.92

References
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