Swimming at the 2014 South American Games – Women's 800 metre freestyle
| Women's 800 metre freestyle at the 2014 South American Games | ||||||||||
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| Venue | Estadio Nacional | |||||||||
| Dates | March 8, 2014 (heats & finals) | |||||||||
| Competitors | 13 from 9 nations | |||||||||
| Winning time | 8:35.41 | |||||||||
| Medalists | ||||||||||
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The women's 800 metre freestyle competition at the 2014 South American Games took place on March 8 at the Estadio Nacional.[1] The last champion was Andreina Pinto of Venezuela.[2]
This event was a timed-final where each swimmer swam just once. The top 8 seeded swimmers swam in the evening, and the remaining swimmers swam in the morning session.[3][4]
Records
[edit]Prior to this competition, the existing world and Pan Pacific records were as follows:
| World record |  Katie Ledecky (USA)
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8:13.86 | Barcelona, Spain | August 3, 2013 |
| South American Games record |  Andreina Pinto (VEN)
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8:40.05 | Medellín, Colombia | March 27, 2010 |
Results
[edit]All times are in minutes and seconds.
| KEY: | q | Fastest non-qualifiers | Q | Qualified | CR | Championships record | NR | National record | PB | Personal best | SB | Seasonal best |
The first round was held on March 8, at 10:30, and the final was held on March 8, at 18:30.[3][4]
| Rank | Heat | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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2 | 4 | Andreina Pinto | Venezuela |
8:35.41 | CR |
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2 | 5 | Kristel Köbrich |  Chile |
8:37.19 | |
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2 | 6 | Cecilia Biagioli |  Argentina |
8:45.68 | |
| 4 | 2 | 3 | Samantha Arevalo |  Ecuador |
8:50.30 | |
| 5 | 1 | 4 | Julia Arino | Argentina |
9:02.79 | |
| 6 | 2 | 2 | Carolina Bilich |  Brazil |
9:05.85 | |
| 7 | 2 | 1 | Annagrazia Bonsanti | Venezuela |
9:07.77 | |
| 8 | 2 | 7 | Júlia Gerotto | Brazil |
9:07.92 | |
| 9 | 1 | 3 | Maria Serrano | Ecuador |
9:13.18 | |
| 10 | 1 | 5 | Daniela Miyahara Coello |  Peru |
9:16.69 | |
| 11 | 2 | 8 | María Álvarez |  Colombia |
9:17.56 | |
| 12 | 1 | 2 | Alondra Castillo Sulca |  Bolivia |
10:06.23 | |
| 12 | 1 | 6 | Paloma Riveras Ortiz |  Paraguay |
10:06.23 |
References
[edit]- ^ "Results of the 800-metre freestyle timed final at 2014 South American Games" (PDF). 2014 South American Games Official Site. March 8, 2014. Retrieved March 8, 2014.
- ^ "2010 South American Games - Full Results" (PDF). Best Swimming. March 7, 2014. Archived from the original (PDF) on March 8, 2014. Retrieved March 8, 2014.
- ^ a b "800-metre freestyle heats at 2014 South American Games" (PDF). 2014 South American Games Official Site. March 8, 2014. Retrieved March 8, 2014.
- ^ a b "800-metre freestyle "final" at 2014 South American Games" (PDF). 2014 South American Games Official Site. March 8, 2014. Archived from the original (PDF) on March 9, 2014. Retrieved March 8, 2014.