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LC British Record Progression for Female 800m freestyle

Event SexTimeNameDateMeetLocation
800m freestyleLCFemale08:14.10*Rebecca Adlington16-08-2008Olympic GamesBeijing, China
800m FreestyleLCFemale08:18.06Rebecca Adlington14-08-2008Olympic GamesBeijing, China
800m FreestyleLCFemale08:19.22Rebecca Adlington03-04-2008Olympic TrialsSheffield, UK
800m freestyleLCFemale08:24.77Sarah Hardcastle29-07-1986Commonwealth GamesEdinburgh, UK

* Denotes that a swim was also a World Record when set

Version 1.53. Database last updated: 04/04/24. All data is unofficial and some records may not have been ratified by British Swimming - for official records visit https://www.swimmingresults.org/

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