title: Swimming at the 2012 European Aquatics Championships – Women's 800 metre freestyle
text: # Swimming at the 2012 European Aquatics Championships – Women's 800 metre freestyle
  
  The women's 800 metre freestyle competition of the swimming events at the 2012 European Aquatics Championships took place May 23 and 24. The heats took place on May 23, the final on May 24.
  
  ## Records
  
  Prior to the competition, the existing world, European and championship records were as follows.
  
  | | Name | Nation | Time | Location | Date |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | World record European record | Rebecca Adlington | Great Britain | 8:14.10 | Beijing | August 16, 2008 |
  | Championship record | Laure Manaudou | France | 8:19.29 | Budapest | August 2, 2006 |
  
  ## Results
  
  ### Heats
  
  16 swimmers participated in 2 heats.
  
  | Rank | Heat | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | 1 | 5 | Coralie Balmy | France | 8:32.45 | Q |
  | 2 | 2 | 5 | Éva Risztov | Hungary | 8:33.44 | Q |
  | 3 | 2 | 3 | Melanie Costa Schmid | Spain | 8:34.00 | Q |
  | 4 | 1 | 4 | Erika Villaécija García | Spain | 8:36.07 | Q |
  | 5 | 2 | 4 | Boglárka Kapás | Hungary | 8:36.18 | Q |
  | 6 | 1 | 3 | Camelia Potec | Romania | 8:37.05 | Q |
  | 7 | 1 | 7 | Julia Hassler | Liechtenstein | 8:40.38 | Q, NR |
  | 8 | 2 | 2 | Martina de Memme | Italy | 8:41.46 | Q |
  | 9 | 2 | 6 | Alessia Filippi | Italy | 8:41.51 | |
  | 10 | 1 | 6 | Isabelle Härle | Germany | 8:43.00 | |
  | 11 | 2 | 1 | Spela Bohinc | Slovenia | 8:52.22 | |
  | 12 | 1 | 2 | Nina Dittrich | Austria | 8:55.23 | |
  | 13 | 2 | 7 | Donata Kilijanska | Poland | 8:56.77 | |
  | 14 | 2 | 8 | Sigrún Brá Sverrisdóttir | Iceland | 9:16.50 | |
  | 15 | 1 | 8 | Cecilia Eysturdal | Faroe Islands | 9:40.31 | |
  | | 1 | 1 | Theodora Giareni | Greece | DNS | |
  
  ### Final
  
  The final was held at 17:02.
  
  | Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | 2 | Boglárka Kapás | Hungary | 8:26.49 | |
  | | 4 | Coralie Balmy | France | 8:27.79 | |
  | | 5 | Éva Risztov | Hungary | 8:27.87 | |
  | 4 | 6 | Erika Villaécija García | Spain | 8:29.21 | |
  | 5 | 3 | Melanie Costa Schmid | Spain | 8:29.71 | |
  | 6 | 7 | Camelia Potec | Romania | 8:37.01 | |
  | 7 | 1 | Julia Hassler | Liechtenstein | 8:38.18 | NR |
  | 8 | 8 | Martina de Memme | Italy | 8:38.86 | |
  