Swimming at the 2008 Summer Olympics – Women's 800 metre freestyle
Records
Prior to this competition, the existing world and Olympic records were as follows. The following new world and Olympic records were set during this competition.

Swimming at the 2008 Summer Olympics – Women's 800 metre freestyle

Section Title: Records
Table Section Text: Prior to this competition, the existing world and Olympic records were as follows. The following new world and Olympic records were set during this competition.

Date	Event	Name	Nationality	Time	Record

August 14	Heat 4	Rebecca Adlington	Great Britain	8:18.06	OR

August 16	Final	Rebecca Adlington	Great Britain	8:14.10	WR, OR

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Adlington established a Olympic standard in a time of 8:18.06.

final_sentence: Adlington established a Olympic standard in a time of 8:18.06.