Swimming at the 2015 World Aquatics Championships – Women's 800 metre freestyle
| Women's 800 metre freestyle at the 2015 World Aquatics Championships |
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Victory Ceremony
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| Dates | 7 August (heats) 8 August (final) |
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| Competitors | 43 from 35 nations | |||||||||
| Winning time | 8:07.39 | |||||||||
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The Women's 800 metre freestyle competition of the swimming events at the 2015 World Aquatics Championships was held on 7 August with the heats and 8 August with the final.
Prior to the championships, the existing world and championship records were as follows.
During the competition, prior to this 800 metre event, on 4 August 2015, Katie Ledecky set a new championship record in the 1500 metre freestyle final; her 800-meter mark was at 8:13.25.
Legend: † – en route to final mark
The heats were held at 11:17
The final was held on 8 August at 18:55.
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