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 October 6 and 7, 2010, at the SPM Swimming Pool Complex.[1]

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.[1]

Heats

Heat 1

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

Heat 2

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

Final

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

References

1. http://results.cwgdelhi2010.org/en/Comp.mvc/DetailedScheduleByDate?sportCode=SW&day=07-10-2010&expandAll=False