The women's 800 metre freestyle competition of the swimming events at the 2015 Pan American Games took place on July 18 at the CIBC Pan Am/Parapan Am Aquatics Centre and Field House in Toronto, Canada.[1] The defending Pan American Games champion was Kristel Kobrich of Chile.
| Women's 800 metre freestyle at the 2015 Pan American Games | ||||||||||
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| Venue | CIBC Pan Am/Parapan Am Aquatics Centre and Field House | |||||||||
| Dates | July 18 (preliminaries and finals) | |||||||||
| Competitors | 16 from 12 nations | |||||||||
| Winning time | 8:27.54 | |||||||||
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This race consisted of sixteen lengths of the pool in freestyle. All participating swimmers would take part in 2 heats based on qualifying time. There were no finals.[2]
Records
Prior to this competition, the existing world and Pan American Games records were as follows:
| World record |  Katie Ledecky (USA) | 8:11.00 | Shenandoah, United States | June 22, 2014 |
| Pan American Games record | Kaitlin Sandeno (USA) | 8:34.65 | Winnipeg, Canada | August 6, 1999 |
The following new records were set during this competition.
| Date | Event | Name | Nationality | Time | Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15 July | Final | Sierra Schmidt | United States | 8:27.54 | GR |
Qualification
Each National Olympic Committee (NOC) was able to enter up to two entrants providing they had met the A standard (8:52.99) in the qualifying period (January 1, 2014 to May 1, 2015). NOCs were also permitted to enter one athlete providing they had met the B standard (9:24.97) in the same qualifying period.[2] All other competing athletes were entered as universality spots.[2]
Schedule
All times are Eastern Time Zone (UTC-4).
| Date | Time | Round |
|---|---|---|
| July 18, 2015 | 10:05 | Final 1 |
| July 18, 2015 | 19:05 | Final 2 |
Results
| KEY: | q | Fastest non-qualifiers | Q | Qualified | GR | Games record | NR | National record | PB | Personal best | SB | Seasonal best |
Final
The finals were held on July 18.[3]
| Rank | Heat | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | 2 | 2 | Sierra Schmidt |  United States | 8:27.54 | GR |
 | 2 | 7 | Kristel Köbrich |  Chile | 8:29.79 | |
 | 2 | 5 | Andreina Pinto |  Venezuela | 8:31.08 | |
| 4 | 2 | 4 | Brittany MacLean |  Canada | 8:32.06 | |
| 5 | 2 | 1 | Joanna Evans |  Bahamas | 8:37.18 | |
| 6 | 2 | 3 | Courtney Harnish | United States | 8:38.00 | |
| 7 | 1 | 5 | Bruna Primati |  Brazil | 8:40.75 | |
| 8 | 1 | 3 | Monserrat Ortuño |  Mexico | 8:45.81 | |
| 9 | 2 | 8 | Carolina Bilich | Brazil | 8:47.94 | |
| 10 | 2 | 6 | Tabitha Baumann | Canada | 8:48.37 | |
| 11 | 1 | 4 | Natalia Jaspeado | Mexico | 8:53.70 | |
| 12 | 1 | 6 | Valerie Gruest |  Guatemala | 8:55.62 | |
| 13 | 1 | 2 | María Álvarez |  Colombia | 8:57.29 | |
| 14 | 1 | 8 | Rebeca Quinteros |  El Salvador | 9:07.98 | |
| 15 | 1 | 7 | Daniella van den Berg |  Aruba | 9:12.30 | |
| 16 | 1 | 1 | Lani Cabrera |  Barbados | 9:16.88 |