Swimming at the 2011 Pan American Games – Women's 800 metre freestyle
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| Venue | Scotiabank Aquatics Center | |||||||||
| Dates | October 18–19 | |||||||||
| Competitors | 17 from 12 nations | |||||||||
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The women's 800 metre freestyle competition of the swimming events at the 2011 Pan American Games took place between October 18 and 19 at the Scotiabank Aquatics Center in the municipality of Zapopan, near Guadalajara, Mexico. The defending Pan American Games champion was Caroline Burckle of the United States.
This race consisted of sixteen lengths of the pool, all in freestyle.
Prior to this competition, the existing world and Pan American Games records were as follows:
Each National Olympic Committee (NOC) was able to enter up to two entrants providing they had met the A standard (9:05.8) in the qualifying period (January 1, 2010 to September 4, 2011). NOCs were also permitted to enter one athlete providing they had met the B standard (9:22.2) in the same qualifying period.
All times are in minutes and seconds.
The first round was held on October 18.
The final was held on October 19.
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