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

The women's 800 metre freestyle event at the 2014 Asian Games took place on 25 September 2014 at Munhak Park Tae-hwan Aquatics Center.

## Schedule

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

| Date | Time | Event |
| - | - | - |
| Thursday, 25 September 2014 | 09:00 | Slowest heat |
| Thursday, 25 September 2014 | 19:40 | Fastest heat |

## Records

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

| World Record | Katie Ledecky (USA) | 8:11.00 | Gold Coast, Australia | 21 August 2014 |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| Asian Record | Xin Xin (CHN) | 8:19.43 | Shenyang, China | 10 September 2013 |
| Games Record | Li Xuanxu (CHN) | 8:23.55 | Guangzhou, China | 17 November 2010 |

## Results

| Rank | Heat | Athlete | Time |
| - | - | - | - |
| | 2 | Bi Yirong (CHN) | 8:27.54 |
| | 2 | Xu Danlu (CHN) | 8:33.89 |
| | 2 | Asami Chida (JPN) | 8:34.66 |
| 4 | 2 | Jo Hyeon-ju (KOR) | 8:42.31 |
| 5 | 2 | Sarisa Suwannachet (THA) | 8:43.00 |
| 6 | 2 | Chihiro Igarashi (JPN) | 8:44.47 |
| 7 | 1 | Lynette Lim (SIN) | 8:52.45 |
| 8 | 2 | Khoo Cai Lin (MAS) | 8:53.51 |
| 9 | 2 | Benjaporn Sriphanomthorn (THA) | 8:57.60 |
| 10 | 1 | Rachel Tseng (SIN) | 8:58.59 |
| 11 | 1 | Teng Yu-wen (TPE) | 9:06.43 |
| 12 | 1 | Yang Ming-hsuan (TPE) | 9:06.51 |
| 13 | 1 | Heather Cheng (HKG) | 9:23.40 |
| 14 | 1 | Gabriella Doueihy (LIB) | 9:36.29 |
| 15 | 1 | Tam Hoi Lam (HKG) | 9:36.75 |
