Swimming at the 2001 World Aquatics Championships – Men's 800 metre freestyle
| Men's 800 metre freestyle at the 2001 FINA World Championships | ||||||||||
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| Dates | 24 July 2001 | |||||||||
| Winning time | 7 minute 39.16 seconds WR | |||||||||
| Medalists | ||||||||||
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| 2001 FINA World Championships Fukuoka, Japan | ||||
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| Diving | ||||
| Individual | ||||
| 1 m | men | women | ||
| 3 m | men | women | ||
| 10 m | men | women | ||
| Synchronised | ||||
| 3 m | men | women | ||
| 10 m | men | women | ||
| Open water swimming | ||||
| 5 km | men | women | ||
| 10 km | men | women | ||
| 25 km | men | women | ||
| Swimming | ||||
| Freestyle | ||||
| 50 m | men | women | ||
| 100 m | men | women | ||
| 200 m | men | women | ||
| 400 m | men | women | ||
| 800 m | men | women | ||
| 1500 m | men | women | ||
| Backstroke | ||||
| 50 m | men | women | ||
| 100 m | men | women | ||
| 200 m | men | women | ||
| Breaststroke | ||||
| 50 m | men | women | ||
| 100 m | men | women | ||
| 200 m | men | women | ||
| Butterfly | ||||
| 50 m | men | women | ||
| 100 m | men | women | ||
| 200 m | men | women | ||
| Individual medley | ||||
| 200 m | men | women | ||
| 400 m | men | women | ||
| Freestyle relay | ||||
| 4×100 m | men | women | ||
| 4×200 m | men | women | ||
| Medley relay | ||||
| 4×100 m | men | women | ||
| Synchronised swimming | ||||
| Solo | women | |||
| Duet | women | |||
| Team | women | |||
| Water polo | ||||
Main article: Swimming at the 2001 World Aquatics Championships
The men's 800 metre freestyle event at the 2001 World Aquatics Championships took place 24 July. The heats took place 23 July, and the final was held on 24 July.
Records
Prior to the competition, the existing world and championship records were as follows.
| Name | Nation | Time | Location | Date | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| World record | Ian Thorpe |  Australia | 7:41.59 | Hobart | 26 March 2001 |
The following record was established during the competition:
| Date | Round | Name | Nation | Time | WR | CR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 22 July 2001 | Final | Ian Thorpe | Australia | 7:39.16 | WR | CR |
Results
Heats
| Rank | Swimmer | Nation | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ian Thorpe | Australia | 7:52.74 | Q |
| 2 | Grant Hackett | Australia | 7:54.22 | Q |
| 3 | Graeme Smith |  United Kingdom | 7:56.73 | Q |
| 4 | Alexey Filipets |  Russia | 7:56.89 | Q |
Final
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 | Ian Thorpe | Australia | 7:39.16 | WR |
 | Grant Hackett | Australia | 7:40.34 | |
 | Graeme Smith | United Kingdom | 7:51.12 | |
| 4 | Chris Thompson |  United States | 7:53.95 | |
| 5 | Alexey Filipets | Russia | 7:56.30 | |
| 6 | Andrea Righi |  Italy | 7:57.69 | |
| 7 | Heiko Hell |  Germany | 7:59.47 | |
| 8 | Shunichi Fujita |  Japan | 7:59.57 | |
Key: WR = World record
References
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