Swimming at the 2014 Asian Games – Women's 800 metre freestyle
| Women's 800 metre freestyle at the 2014 Asian Games | ||||||||||
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| Venue | Munhak Park Tae-hwan Aquatics Center | |||||||||
| Date | 25 September 2014 | |||||||||
| Competitors | 15 from 9 nations | |||||||||
| Medalists | ||||||||||
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| Swimming at the 2014 Asian Games | ||
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| Freestyle | ||
| 50 m | men | women |
| 100 m | men | women |
| 200 m | men | women |
| 400 m | men | women |
| 800 m | ||
| 1500 m | men | |
| Backstroke | ||
| 50 m | men | women |
| 100 m | men | women |
| 200 m | men | women |
| Breaststroke | ||
| 50 m | men | women |
| 100 m | men | women |
| 200 m | men | women |
| Butterfly | ||
| 50 m | men | women |
| 100 m | men | women |
| 200 m | men | women |
| Individual medley | ||
| 200 m | men | women |
| 400 m | men | women |
| Freestyle relay | ||
| 4 × 100 m | men | women |
| 4 × 200 m | men | women |
| Medley relay | ||
| 4 × 100 m | men | women |
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 |
| 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 | Notes |
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2 | Bi Yirong (CHN) |
8:27.54 | |
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2 | Xu Danlu (CHN) |
8:33.89 | |
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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 |