Swimming at the 2000 Summer Olympics – Women's 800 metre freestyle Heats Heats

| Heat | Lane | Name_ | Nationality | Time_ |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | 4 | Brooke Bennett | United States | 8:26.47 |
| 3 | 2 | Yana Klochkova | Ukraine | 8:29.84 |
| 3 | 4 | Kaitlin Sandeno | United States | 8:30.12 |
| 2 | 4 | Flavia Rigamonti | Switzerland | 8:30.44 |
| 4 | 5 | Hannah Stockbauer | Germany | 8:31.74 |
| 3 | 5 | Jana Henke | Germany | 8:31.86 |
| 4 | 3 | Sachiko Yamada | Japan | 8:33.06 |
| 3 | 7 | Chen Hua | China | 8:33.23 |
| 4 | 6 | Janelle Atkinson | Jamaica | 8:34.51 |
| 3 | 3 | Kirsten Vlieghuis | Netherlands | 8:35.80 |
| 2 | 5 | Chantal Strasser | Switzerland | 8:35.84 |
| 4 | 2 | Rachel Harris | Australia | 8:36.94 |
| 2 | 3 | Hayley Lewis | Australia | 8:38.75 |
| 3 | 6 | Éva Risztov | Hungary | 8:43.07 |
| 2 | 2 | Rebecca Cooke | Great Britain | 8:43.22 |
| 2 | 7 | Karine Legault | Canada | 8:43.56 |