2020 Summer Olympics Results - Swimming
| Women's 800m Freestyle | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| July 29 - Final | |||
 |  USAUnited States | Katie Ledecky | 8:12.57 |
 |  AUSAustralia | Ariarne Titmus | 8:13.83 |
 |  ITAItaly | Simona Quadarella | 8:18.35 |
| 4 | USAUnited States | Katie Grimes | 8:19.38 |
| 5 |  CHNChina | Wang Jianjiahe | 8:21.93 |
| 6 | AUSAustralia | Kiah Melverton | 8:22.25 |
| 7 |  GERGermany | Sarah Köhler | 8:24.56 |
| 8 |  ROCRussian Olympic Committee | Anastasia Kirpichnikova | 8:26.30 |
| 9 | GERGermany | Isabel Gose | 8:21.79 |
| 10 | CHNChina | Li Bingjie | 8:22.49 |
| 11 |  CANCanada | Summer McIntosh | 8:25.04 |
| 12 |  TURTürkiye | Merve Tunçel | 8:25.62 |
| 13 |  HUNHungary | Ajna Kesely | 8:26.20 |
| 14 |  ESPSpain | Mireia Belmonte | 8:26.71 |
| 15 |  LIELiechtenstein | Julia Hassler | 8:26.99 |
| 16 |  JPNJapan | Waka Kobori | 8:28.90 |
| 17 | JPNJapan | Miyu Nanba | 8:32.04 |
| 18 |  NZLNew Zealand | Eve Thomas | 8:32.51 |
| 19 |  CHIChile | Kristel Köbrich | 8:32.58 |
| 20 | ITAItaly | Martina Caramignoli | 8:33.15 |
| 21 | ESPSpain | Jimena Pérez | 8:33.98 |
| 22 |  AUTAustria | Marlene Kahler | 8:36.16 |
| 23 | TURTürkiye | Deniz Ertan | 8:36.29 |
| 24 |  BRABrazil | Viviane Jungblut | 8:38.88 |
| 25 |  PORPortugal | Tamila Holub | 8:40.04 |
| 26 |  SLOSlovenia | Katja Fain | 8:41.13 |
| 27 |  ARGArgentina | Delfina Pignatiello | 8:44.85 |
| 28 |  KORSouth Korea | Han Da-Kyung | 8:46.66 |
| 29 |  SMRSan Marino | Arianna Valloni | 8:54.78 |
| 30 |  VIEVietnam | Nguyen Thi Anh Vien | 9:03.56 |
| ROCRussian Olympic Committee | Anna Egorova | DNS | |
| Women's 800m Freestyle, Heats, Heat 1 | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| July 29 - Final | |||
| 1 | NZLNew Zealand | Eve Thomas | 8:32.51 |
| 2 | CHIChile | Kristel Köbrich | 8:32.58 |
| 3 | BRABrazil | Viviane Jungblut | 8:38.88 |
| 4 | SLOSlovenia | Katja Fain | 8:41.13 |
| 5 | KORSouth Korea | Han Da-Kyung | 8:46.66 |
| 6 | SMRSan Marino | Arianna Valloni | 8:54.78 |
| 7 | VIEVietnam | Nguyen Thi Anh Vien | 9:03.56 |
| Women's 800m Freestyle, Heats | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| July 29 - Final | |||
| 1 | USAUnited States | Katie Ledecky | 8:15.67 Q |
| 2 | USAUnited States | Katie Grimes | 8:17.05 Q |
| 3 | ITAItaly | Simona Quadarella | 8:17.32 Q |
| 4 | GERGermany | Sarah Köhler | 8:17.33 Q |
| 5 | ROCRussian Olympic Committee | Anastasia Kirpichnikova | 8:18.77 Q |
| 6 | AUSAustralia | Ariarne Titmus | 8:18.99 Q |
| 7 | AUSAustralia | Kiah Melverton | 8:20.45 Q |
| 8 | CHNChina | Wang Jianjiahe | 8:20.58 Q |
| 9 | GERGermany | Isabel Gose | 8:21.79 |
| 10 | CHNChina | Li Bingjie | 8:22.49 |
| 11 | CANCanada | Summer McIntosh | 8:25.04 |
| 12 | TURTürkiye | Merve Tunçel | 8:25.62 |
| 13 | HUNHungary | Ajna Kesely | 8:26.20 |
| 14 | ESPSpain | Mireia Belmonte | 8:26.71 |
| 15 | LIELiechtenstein | Julia Hassler | 8:26.99 |
| 16 | JPNJapan | Waka Kobori | 8:28.90 |
| 17 | JPNJapan | Miyu Nanba | 8:32.04 |
| 18 | NZLNew Zealand | Eve Thomas | 8:32.51 |
| 19 | CHIChile | Kristel Köbrich | 8:32.58 |
| 20 | ITAItaly | Martina Caramignoli | 8:33.15 |
| 21 | ESPSpain | Jimena Pérez | 8:33.98 |
| 22 | AUTAustria | Marlene Kahler | 8:36.16 |
| 23 | TURTürkiye | Deniz Ertan | 8:36.29 |
| 24 | BRABrazil | Viviane Jungblut | 8:38.88 |
| 25 | PORPortugal | Tamila Holub | 8:40.04 |
| 26 | SLOSlovenia | Katja Fain | 8:41.13 |
| 27 | ARGArgentina | Delfina Pignatiello | 8:44.85 |
| 28 | KORSouth Korea | Han Da-Kyung | 8:46.66 |
| 29 | SMRSan Marino | Arianna Valloni | 8:54.78 |
| 30 | VIEVietnam | Nguyen Thi Anh Vien | 9:03.56 |
| ROCRussian Olympic Committee | Anna Egorova | DNS | |
| Women's 800m Freestyle, Final | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| July 31 - Final | |||
| 1 | USAUnited States | Katie Ledecky | 8:12.57 |
| 2 | AUSAustralia | Ariarne Titmus | 8:13.83 |
| 3 | ITAItaly | Simona Quadarella | 8:18.35 |
| 4 | USAUnited States | Katie Grimes | 8:19.38 |
| 5 | CHNChina | Wang Jianjiahe | 8:21.93 |
| 6 | AUSAustralia | Kiah Melverton | 8:22.25 |
| 7 | GERGermany | Sarah Köhler | 8:24.56 |
| 8 | ROCRussian Olympic Committee | Anastasia Kirpichnikova | 8:26.30 |
| Women's 800m Freestyle, Heats, Heat 4 | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| July 29 - Final | |||
| 1 | USAUnited States | Katie Ledecky | 8:15.67 Q |
| 2 | USAUnited States | Katie Grimes | 8:17.05 Q |
| 3 | ITAItaly | Simona Quadarella | 8:17.32 Q |
| 4 | GERGermany | Sarah Köhler | 8:17.33 Q |
| 5 | TURTürkiye | Merve Tunçel | 8:25.62 |
| 6 | ESPSpain | Mireia Belmonte | 8:26.71 |
| 7 | ITAItaly | Martina Caramignoli | 8:33.15 |
| ROCRussian Olympic Committee | Anna Egorova | DNS | |
| Women's 800m Freestyle, Heats, Heat 3 | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| July 29 - Final | |||
| 1 | ROCRussian Olympic Committee | Anastasia Kirpichnikova | 8:18.77 Q |
| 2 | AUSAustralia | Ariarne Titmus | 8:18.99 Q |
| 3 | AUSAustralia | Kiah Melverton | 8:20.45 Q |
| 4 | CHNChina | Wang Jianjiahe | 8:20.58 Q |
| 5 | GERGermany | Isabel Gose | 8:21.79 |
| 6 | CHNChina | Li Bingjie | 8:22.49 |
| 7 | HUNHungary | Ajna Kesely | 8:26.20 |
| 8 | ARGArgentina | Delfina Pignatiello | 8:44.85 |
| Women's 800m Freestyle, Heats, Heat 2 | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| July 29 - Final | |||
| 1 | CANCanada | Summer McIntosh | 8:25.04 |
| 2 | LIELiechtenstein | Julia Hassler | 8:26.99 |
| 3 | JPNJapan | Waka Kobori | 8:28.90 |
| 4 | JPNJapan | Miyu Nanba | 8:32.04 |
| 5 | ESPSpain | Jimena Pérez | 8:33.98 |
| 6 | AUTAustria | Marlene Kahler | 8:36.16 |
| 7 | TURTürkiye | Deniz Ertan | 8:36.29 |
| 8 | PORPortugal | Tamila Holub | 8:40.04 |
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