Swimming at the 1973 World Aquatics Championships – Women's 800 metre freestyle
| Women's 800 metre freestyle at the 1973 World Aquatics Championships |
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| Dates | September 9, 1973 | |||||||||
| Competitors | 24 from 17 nations | |||||||||
| Winning time | 8:52.973 WR | |||||||||
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The women's 800 metre freestyle competition of the swimming events at the 1973 World Aquatics Championships took place on September 9.
Prior to the competition, the existing world and championship records were as follows.
The following records were established during the competition:
24 swimmers participated in 3 heats. The event was a timed final. The first two heats were contested in the morning with the third and final heat contested in the evening.
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