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World record progression for the 800m freestyle. The first world record in the women's 800 metres freestyle in long course (50 metres) swimming was recognised by the International Swimming Federation (FINA) in 1931. The women's 880 yard freestyle had been a FINA-recognized world record event since 1919.
World Aquatics recognizes world records in the following events for both men and women, [1] [2] except for the mixed relays, where teams consist of two men and two women, in any order. Freestyle: 50m , 100m , 200m , 400m , 800m , 1500m
800m freestyle: S8: 9:12.26 Oliver Hynd Great Britain 7 July 2017: 31st International German Championships Berlin, Germany [40] 800m freestyle: S9: 8:36.64 Brenden Hall Australia 17 April 2015: 29th International German Championships Berlin, Germany [41] 800m freestyle: S10: 8:31.40 Bas Takken Netherlands 7 July 2017: 31st International German ...
Katie Ledecky of the United States destroyed the field in the 800 meters freestyle on Friday and broke the world record.
These records are kept/maintained by the FINA (now World Aquatics), and were initially established in March 2014 and based on the meet records from the Junior Worlds meet. [ 1 ] Note: in some cases, there were existing world records (e.g. Katie Ledecky's 400, 800 and 1500 m freestyle, Rūta Meilutytė's 100 m breaststroke) that were not ...
Ledecky, the 800m freestyle women’s world record holder, was unable to surpass Canada’s Summer McIntosh’s world-leading time this year of 8:11.39.
Men's 800m freestyle: 25-29 30-34 35-39 40-44 8:21.78 Alex Kostich United States: 41 4 December 2011 Southern Pacific Masters Championships Long Beach, California [132] 45-49 50-54 55-59 60-64 9:28.32 Jim McConica United States: Ventura County Masters 61 years, 349 days 2 December 2012 Southern Pacific Championships Long Beach, California [114 ...
Summer McIntosh snaps Katie Ledecky's 13-year winning streak in 800m freestyle. Sean Leahy. February 9, 2024 at 7:02 AM. ... as well as the world record holder in the 400m individual medley.