Swimming at the 2002 Asian Games – Women's 800 metre freestyle
# Swimming at the 2002 Asian Games – Women's 800 metre freestyle

The women's 800 metre freestyle swimming competition at the 2002 Asian Games in Busan was held on 5 October at the Sajik Swimming Pool. It was a timed-final event, meaning that each swimmer only swam once, with the fastest eight (8) entrants swimming in the finals.

## Schedule

All times are Korea Standard Time (UTC+09:00)

| Date | Time | Event |
| - | - | - |
| Saturday, 5 October 2002 | 10:00 | Final 1 |
| Saturday, 5 October 2002 | 19:00 | Final 2 |

## Records

Prior to this competition, the existing world, Asian and Games records were as follows.

| World Record | Janet Evans (USA) | 8:16.22 | Tokyo, Japan | 20 August 1989 |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| Asian Record | Zhang Liang (CHN) | 8:26.48 | Guangzhou, China | 18 November 2001 |
| Games Record | Luo Ping (CHN) | 8:31.57 | Hiroshima, Japan | 7 October 1994 |

## Results

| Rank | Heat | Athlete | Time | Notes |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| | 2 | Chen Hua (CHN) | 8:25.36 | AR |
| | 2 | Sachiko Yamada (JPN) | 8:28.77 | |
| | 2 | Zhang Yan (CHN) | 8:44.80 | |
| 4 | 2 | Madoka Ochi (JPN) | 8:57.47 | |
| 5 | 2 | Kim Mi-ryung (KOR) | 9:01.89 | |
| 6 | 2 | Pilin Tachakittiranan (THA) | 9:05.22 | |
| 7 | 2 | Sia Wai Yen (MAS) | 9:10.56 | |
| 8 | 1 | Cho A-rum (KOR) | 9:10.70 | |
| 9 | 1 | Võ Thị Thanh Vy (VIE) | 9:11.74 | |
| 10 | 1 | U-Nice Chan (SIN) | 9:27.13 | |
| 11 | 2 | Lizza Danila (PHI) | 9:27.92 | |
