title: Swimming at the 2018 Commonwealth Games – Women's 800 metre freestyle
text: # Swimming at the 2018 Commonwealth Games – Women's 800 metre freestyle
  
  The women's 800 metre freestyle event at the 2018 Commonwealth Games took place on 8 and 9 April at the Gold Coast Aquatic Centre.
  
  ## Records
  
  Prior to this competition, the existing world, Commonwealth and Games records were as follows:
  
  | World record | Katie Ledecky (USA) | 8:04.79 | Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | 12 August 2016 |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Commonwealth record | Rebecca Adlington (ENG) | 8:14.10 | Beijing, China | 16 August 2008 |
  | Games record | Jazmin Carlin (WAL) | 8:18.11 | Glasgow, Scotland | 28 July 2014 |
  
  ## Schedule
  
  The schedule is as follows:
  
  All times are Australian Eastern Standard Time (UTC+10)
  
  | Date | Time | Round |
  | - | - | - |
  | Sunday 8 April 2018 | 12:00 | Heats |
  | Monday 9 April 2018 | 19:43 | Final |
  
  ## Results
  
  ### Heats
  
  | Rank | Heat | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | 1 | 4 | Jessica Ashwood | Australia | 8:29.30 | Q |
  | 2 | 2 | 4 | Ariarne Titmus | Australia | 8:32.78 | Q |
  | 3 | 1 | 3 | Camilla Hattersley | Scotland | 8:35.62 | Q |
  | 4 | 2 | 5 | Jazmin Carlin | Wales | 8:36.52 | Q |
  | 5 | 1 | 5 | Holly Hibbott | England | 8:39.57 | Q |
  | 6 | 2 | 3 | Kiah Melverton | Australia | 8:42.01 | Q |
  | 7 | 2 | 6 | Ellena Jones | Wales | 8:43.89 | Q |
  | 8 | 1 | 6 | Kate Beavon | South Africa | 8:49.16 | Q |
  | 9 | 2 | 2 | Kristin Bellingan | South Africa | 9:02.88 | |
  | 10 | 1 | 2 | Alania Suttie | Samoa | DNS | |
  
  ### Final
  
  | Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | 5 | Ariarne Titmus | Australia | 8:20.02 |
  | | 4 | Jessica Ashwood | Australia | 8:27.60 |
  | | 7 | Kiah Melverton | Australia | 8:28.59 |
  | 4 | 2 | Holly Hibbott | England | 8:29.05 |
  | 5 | 3 | Camilla Hattersley | Scotland | 8:32.65 |
  | 6 | 6 | Jazmin Carlin | Wales | 8:37.45 |
  | 7 | 1 | Ellena Jones | Wales | 8:43.94 |
  | 8 | 8 | Kate Beavon | South Africa | 8:49.16 |
  