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 | ||||||||||
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| Venue | Sajik Swimming Pool | |||||||||
| Date | 5 October | |||||||||
| Competitors | 11 from 8 nations | |||||||||
| Medalists | ||||||||||
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| Swimming at the 2002 Asian Games | ||
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| Freestyle | ||
| 50 m | men | women |
| 100 m | men | women |
| 200 m | men | women |
| 400 m | men | women |
| 800 m | women | |
| 1500 m | men | |
| Backstroke | ||
| 100 m | men | women |
| 200 m | men | women |
| Breaststroke | ||
| 100 m | men | women |
| 200 m | men | women |
| Butterfly | ||
| 100 m | men | women |
| 200 m | men | women |
| Individual medley | ||
| 200 m | men | women |
| 400 m | men | women |
| Freestyle relay | ||
| 4×100 m | men | women |
| 4×200 m | men | women |
| Medley relay | ||
| 4×100 m | men | women |
Schedule
All times are Korea Standard Time (UTC+09:00)
| Date | Time | Event |
|---|---|---|
| Saturday, 5 October 2002 | 10:00 | Final 1 |
| 19:00 | Final 2 |
Records
Prior to this competition, the existing world, Asian and Games records were as follows.
| World Record |  Janet Evans (USA) | 8:16.22 | Tokyo, Japan | 20 August 1989 |
| Asian Record |  Zhang Liang (CHN) | 8:26.48 | Guangzhou, China | 18 November 2001 |
| Games Record | Luo Ping (CHN) | 8:31.57 | Hiroshima, Japan | 7 October 1994 |
Results
| Rank | Heat | Athlete | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 | 2 | Chen Hua (CHN) |
8:25.36 | AR |
 | 2 |  Sachiko Yamada (JPN) |
8:28.77 | |
 | 2 | Zhang Yan (CHN) |
8:44.80 | |
| 4 | 2 | Madoka Ochi (JPN) |
8:57.47 | |
| 5 | 2 | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Kim Mi-ryung (KOR) |
9:01.89 | |
| 6 | 2 |  Pilin Tachakittiranan (THA) |
9:05.22 | |
| 7 | 2 |  Sia Wai Yen (MAS) |
9:10.56 | |
| 8 | 1 | Cho A-rum (KOR) |
9:10.70 | |
| 9 | 1 |  Võ Thị Thanh Vy (VIE) |
9:11.74 | |
| 10 | 1 |  U-Nice Chan (SIN) |
9:27.13 | |
| 11 | 2 |  Lizza Danila (PHI) |
9:27.92 |
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