800 m Freestyle, Women

Competition 1994 World Aquatics Championships
Venue Roma ITA
Held —
Status Medal
Competitors 32
Countries 22
Pos Athlete(s) Country Preliminary Round Final
🥇 Janet Evans USA 8:31.91
(1 h3)		 8:29.85
(1 F)
🥈 Hayley Lewis AUS 8:36.01
(4 h5)		 8:29.94
(2 F)
🥉 Brooke Bennett USA 8:38.38
(6 h4)		 8:31.30
(3 F)
4 Jana Henke GER 8:35.94
(3 h5)		 8:32.42
(4 F)
5 Luo Ping CHN 8:32.40
(2 h3)		 8:33.09
(5 F)
6 Stacey Gartrell AUS 8:38.81
(7 h4)		 8:38.70
(6 F)
7 Claudia Poll CRC 8:37.20
(5 h4)		 8:38.79
(7 F)
8 Irene Dalby NOR 8:40.95
(8 h5)		 8:43.54
(8 F)
9 Dagmar Hase GER 8:40.98
(9 h4)		 —
10 Nikki Dryden CAN 8:41.85
(10 h3)		 —
11 Phillippa Langrell NZL 8:43.16
(11 h3)		 —
12 Carla Geurts NED 8:44.89
(12 h4)		 —
13 Itziar Esparza ESP 8:45.38
(13 h3)		 —
14 Malin Nilsson SWE 8:49.15
(14 h3)		 —
15 Ioana Naghi ROU 8:52.36
(15 h5)		 —
16 Hana Černá CZE 8:52.52
(16 h4)		 —
17 Kirsten Vlieghuis NED 8:52.64
(17 h4)		 —
18 Sandra Cam BEL 8:53.23
(18 h5)		 —
19 Stephanie Richardson CAN 8:53.86
(19 h2)		 —
20 Zhou Guanbin CHN 8:56.47
(20 h5)		 —
21 Britt Wormdal NOR 8:57.89
(21 h2)		 —
22 Caterina Borgato ITA 8:58.87
(22 h5)		 —
23 Alicia Barrancos ARG 8:59.79
(23 h3)		 —
24 Dayana Vázquez VEN 9:05.62
(24 h2)		 —
25 Petra Passerová CZE 9:06.16
(25 h2)		 —
26 Irene Turenius FIN 9:06.21
(26 h3)		 —
27 Daniela Nayarena VEN 9:10.34
(27 h2)		 —
28 Sonia Álvarez PUR 9:16.23
(28 h2)		 —
29 Maritza Chiaway PER 9:16.38
(29 h2)		 —
30 Lin Chi-Chan TPE 9:19.13
(30 h1)		 —
31 Anita Kruger NAM 9:30.45
(31 h1)		 —
32 Tsai Shu-Min TPE 9:34.52
(32 h1)		 —
DNS Karen AllersDNS RSA —
(DNS h5)		 —
DNS Sarah HardcastleDNS GBR —
(DNS h5)		 —

Preliminary Round

Heat 1

Pos Athlete(s) Country Mark
30 Lin Chi-Chan TPE 9:19.13
31 Anita Kruger NAM 9:30.45
32 Tsai Shu-Min TPE 9:34.52

Heat 2

Pos Athlete(s) Country Mark
19 Stephanie Richardson CAN 8:53.86
21 Britt Wormdal NOR 8:57.89
24 Dayana Vázquez VEN 9:05.62
25 Petra Passerová CZE 9:06.16
27 Daniela Nayarena VEN 9:10.34
28 Sonia Álvarez PUR 9:16.23
29 Maritza Chiaway PER 9:16.38

Heat 3

Pos Athlete(s) Country Mark
1 Janet Evans USA 8:31.91
2 Luo Ping CHN 8:32.40
10 Nikki Dryden CAN 8:41.85
11 Phillippa Langrell NZL 8:43.16
13 Itziar Esparza ESP 8:45.38
14 Malin Nilsson SWE 8:49.15
23 Alicia Barrancos ARG 8:59.79
26 Irene Turenius FIN 9:06.21

Heat 4

Pos Athlete(s) Country Mark
5 Claudia Poll CRC 8:37.20
6 Brooke Bennett USA 8:38.38
7 Stacey Gartrell AUS 8:38.81
9 Dagmar Hase GER 8:40.98
12 Carla Geurts NED 8:44.89
16 Hana Černá CZE 8:52.52
17 Kirsten Vlieghuis NED 8:52.64

Heat 5

Pos Athlete(s) Country Mark
3 Jana Henke GER 8:35.94
4 Hayley Lewis AUS 8:36.01
8 Irene Dalby NOR 8:40.95
15 Ioana Naghi ROU 8:52.36
18 Sandra Cam BEL 8:53.23
20 Zhou Guanbin CHN 8:56.47
22 Caterina Borgato ITA 8:58.87
DNS Karen AllersDNS RSA —
DNS Sarah HardcastleDNS GBR —

Final

Pos Athlete(s) Country Mark
1 Janet Evans USA 8:29.85
2 Hayley Lewis AUS 8:29.94
3 Brooke Bennett USA 8:31.30
4 Jana Henke GER 8:32.42
5 Luo Ping CHN 8:33.09
6 Stacey Gartrell AUS 8:38.70
7 Claudia Poll CRC 8:38.79
8 Irene Dalby NOR 8:43.54