Swimming at the 2010 Commonwealth Games – Women's 800 metre freestyle

The Women's 800 metre freestyle event at the 2010 Commonwealth Games took place on 6 and 7 October 2010, at the SPM Swimming Pool Complex.

Two heats were held. The heat in which a swimmer competed did not formally matter for advancement, as the swimmers with the top eight times from the entire field qualified for the finals.

Heats

Heat 1 Rank Lane Name Nationality Time Notes 1 5 Wendy Trott 8:34.34 Q 2 6 Alexandra Komarnycky 8:36.71 3 4 Katie Goldman 8:38.91 Q 4 3 Sasha Matthews 8:41.10 Q 5 2 Aimee Willmott 8:46.91 Q 6 7 Victoria Ho 9:35.67

Heat 2 Rank Lane Name Nationality Time Notes 1 4 Rebecca Adlington 8:35.82 Q 2 3 Melissa Gorman 8:38.16 Q 3 5 Blair Evans 8:39.49 Q 4 2 Megan Gilchrist 8:46.85 Q 5 7 Richa Mishra 9:11.09 6 1 Tori Flowers 9:49.86

Final Rank Lane Name Nationality Time Notes 5 Rebecca Adlington 8:24.69 4 Wendy Trott 8:26.96 3 Melissa Gorman 8:32.37 4 6 Katie Goldman 8:38.65 5 2 Blair Evans 8:39.66 6 7 Sasha Matthews 8:45.28 7 1 Megan Gilchrist 8:47.83 8 8 Aimee Willmott 8:49.31

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