800 m Freestyle, Women

Competition 1997 World Swimming Championships (25 m)
Venue Göteborg SWE
Held 18 April 1997
Status Medal
Competitors 22
Countries 16
Pos Athlete(s) Country Final
🥇 Natasha Bowron AUS 8:26.45
(1 h3)
🥈 Kerstin Kielgaß GER 8:28.10
(2 h3)
🥉 Carla Geurts NED 8:28.96
(3 h3)
4 Rachel Harris AUS 8:29.27
(4 h3)
5 Jana Pechanová CZE 8:33.40
(1 h2)
6 Flavia Rigamonti SUI 8:34.37
(5 h3)
7 Jennifer Parmenter USA 8:34.74
(2 h2)
8 Anna Simoni ITA 8:37.66
(6 h3)
9 Ann-Sofie Jönsson SWE 8:39.72
(3 h2)
10 Desirée Beckers GER 8:39.78
(7 h3)
11 Andrea Schwartz CAN 8:44.72
(4 h2)
12 Chantal Strasser SUI 8:45.61
(8 h3)
13 Rutai Santadvatana THA 8:47.36
(1 h1)
14 Mirjana Boševska MKD 8:47.74
(5 h2)
15 Åsa Sandlund SWE 8:50.18
(6 h2)
16 Kristýna Kyněrová CZE 8:56.87
(7 h2)
17 María Pereyra ARG 8:57.08
(8 h2)
18 Juliana Filippini BRA 8:58.68
(2 h1)
19 Donna Leslie RSA 9:00.11
(3 h1)
20 Ania Piedra CRC 9:01.65
(4 h1)
21 Patricia Villareal MEX 9:06.63
(5 h1)
22 Carolina Baltodano CRC 9:06.95
(6 h1)

Final

Heat 1

Pos Athlete(s) Country Mark
1 Rutai Santadvatana THA 8:47.36
2 Juliana Filippini BRA 8:58.68
3 Donna Leslie RSA 9:00.11
4 Ania Piedra CRC 9:01.65
5 Patricia Villareal MEX 9:06.63
6 Carolina Baltodano CRC 9:06.95

Heat 2

Pos Athlete(s) Country Mark
1 Jana Pechanová CZE 8:33.40
2 Jennifer Parmenter USA 8:34.74
3 Ann-Sofie Jönsson SWE 8:39.72
4 Andrea Schwartz CAN 8:44.72
5 Mirjana Boševska MKD 8:47.74
6 Åsa Sandlund SWE 8:50.18
7 Kristýna Kyněrová CZE 8:56.87
8 María Pereyra ARG 8:57.08

Heat 3

Pos Athlete(s) Country Mark
1 Natasha Bowron AUS 8:26.45
2 Kerstin Kielgaß GER 8:28.10
3 Carla Geurts NED 8:28.96
4 Rachel Harris AUS 8:29.27
5 Flavia Rigamonti SUI 8:34.37
6 Anna Simoni ITA 8:37.66
7 Desirée Beckers GER 8:39.78
8 Chantal Strasser SUI 8:45.61