Swimming at the 2014 Commonwealth Games – Women's 800 metre freestyle
# Swimming at the 2014 Commonwealth Games – Women's 800 metre freestyle

The women's 800 metre freestyle event at the 2014 Commonwealth Games as part of the swimming programme took place on 27 and 28 July at the Tollcross International Swimming Centre in Glasgow, Scotland.

The medals were presented by Robert Smith, Baron Smith of Kelvin, Chairman of Glasgow 2014 and the quaichs were presented by Kenn Banks, President of the Commonwealth Games Association of Anguilla.

## Records

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

| World record | Katie Ledecky (USA) | 8:11.00 | Shenandoah, United States | 22 June 2014 |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| Commonwealth record | Rebecca Adlington (ENG) | 8:14.10 | Beijing, China | 16 August 2008 |
| Games record | Tracey Wickham (AUS) | 8:24.62 | Edmonton, Canada | 3 August 1978 |

The following records were established during the competition:

| Date | Event | Name | Nationality | Time | Record |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 27 July | Heat | Jazmin Carlin | Wales | 8.22.69 | GR |
| 28 July | Final | Jazmin Carlin | Wales | 8:18.11 | GR |

## Results

### Heats

| Rank | Heat | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | 3 | 4 | Jazmin Carlin | Wales | 8:22.69 | Q, GR |
| 2 | 2 | 4 | Lauren Boyle | New Zealand | 8:24.85 | Q |
| 3 | 2 | 3 | Alanna Bowles | Australia | 8:25.19 | Q |
| 4 | 2 | 5 | Brittany MacLean | Canada | 8:27.32 | Q |
| 5 | 3 | 5 | Jessica Ashwood | Australia | 8:34.21 | Q |
| 6 | 3 | 7 | Camilla Hattersley | Scotland | 8:36.15 | Q |
| 7 | 3 | 2 | Hannah Miley | Scotland | 8:36.16 | Q |
| 8 | 3 | 6 | Laura Crockart | Australia | 8:37.22 | Q |
| 9 | 3 | 1 | Ellena Jones | Wales | 8:37.64 | |
| =10 | 2 | 2 | Aisha Thornton | Scotland | 8:41.02 | |
| =10 | 2 | 7 | Emma Robinson | New Zealand | 8:41.02 | |
| 12 | 3 | 8 | Joanna Evans | Bahamas | 8:41.39 | |
| 13 | 2 | 6 | Tabitha Baumann | Canada | 8:44.94 | |
| 14 | 2 | 1 | Khoo Cai Lin | Malaysia | 8:54.45 | |
| 15 | 1 | 4 | Lynette Lim | Singapore | 8:58.53 | |
| 16 | 1 | 5 | Lani Cabrera | Barbados | 9:01.10 | |
| 17 | 1 | 3 | Alexis Clarke | Barbados | 9:38.74 | |
| | 3 | 3 | Ellie Faulkner | England | | DNS |

**Second reserve swim-off**

| Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | 5 | Emma Robinson | New Zealand | 8:41.94 | |
| 2 | 4 | Aisha Thornton | Scotland | 8:42.85 | |

### Final

| Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | 4 | Jazmin Carlin | Wales | 8:18.11 | GR |
| | 5 | Lauren Boyle | New Zealand | 8:20.59 | |
| | 6 | Brittany MacLean | Canada | 8:20.91 | |
| 4 | 3 | Alanna Bowles | Australia | 8:24.74 | |
| 5 | 1 | Hannah Miley | Scotland | 8:28.15 | |
| 6 | 2 | Jessica Ashwood | Australia | 8:29.32 | |
| 7 | 7 | Camilla Hattersley | Scotland | 8:33.83 | |
| 8 | 8 | Laura Crockart | Australia | 8:41.64 | |
