The Women's 800m Freestyle event at the 2006 Central American and Caribbean Games occurred on Monday, July 17, 2006, at the S.U. Pedro de Heredia Aquatic Complex in Cartagena, Colombia. It was the first swimming event of the Games.

Records at the start of the event were: World Record (WR): 8:16.22, Janet Evans (USA), Tokyo, Japan, August 20, 1989 CAC Record (CR): 8:52.57, Carolyn Adel (Suriname), 1998 Games in Maracaibo, Venezuela, August 9, 1998

Results (Time Final) Place Swimmer Country Time Note 1 Susana Escobar 8:51.05 GR 2 Patricia Castañeda 8:54.15 3 Andreina Pinto 9:00.36 4 Golda Marcus 9:12.72 5 Isabela Acuña 9:15.91 6 Heather Roffey 9:21.16 7 Juanita Hurtado 9:29.80 8 Militza Rios La Luz 9:37.31 9 Valerie Ayla Marie Eman 9:41.77 10 Cindy Toscano 9:48.37 11 Johanna Rodriguez Chavarria 9:55.05 12 Jodie Foster 10:24.98

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