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800 metres Freestyle, Women – Round One

Date	2 August 1984 — 11:15
Location	Olympic Swim Stadium, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, California
Format	Fastest eight advanced to the final.

Pos	Lane	Competitor	NOC	Time
1	4	Michelle Richardson	USA	8:32.64	Q
2	5	Anna McVann	AUS	8:35.19	Q
3	4	Sarah Hardcastle	GBR	8:35.87	Q
4	5	Carla Lasi	ITA	8:41.84	Q
5	4	Tiffany Cohen	USA	8:41.86	Q
6	6	Karen Ward	CAN	8:45.37	Q
7	2	Monica Olmi	ITA	8:45.83	Q
8	5	Jolande van der Meer	NED	8:46.58	Q
9	2	Ann Linder	SWE	8:50.80
10	6	Donna McGinnis	CAN	8:51.71
11	6	Birgit Kowalczik	FRG	8:53.34
12	1	Irma Huerta	MEX	8:56.18
13	3	Susie Baumer	AUS	8:56.40
14	3	Annabelle Cripps	GBR	8:58.09
15	3	Laurence Bensimon	FRA	9:01.75
16	7	Nadia Krüger	SUI	9:07.95
17	7	Lisa Ann Wen	TPE	9:09.73
18	7	Junko Sakurai	JPN	9:13.27
19	8	Karin Slowing	GUA	9:20.68
20	1	Chang Hui-Chien	TPE	9:34.93
DNS	2	Sofia Dara	GRE	–
DNS	1	Hadar Rubinstein	ISR	–
DNS	8	Rosa Fuentes	MEX	–

Heat #1

Pos	Lane	Competitor	NOC	Time	100 m	200 m	300 m	400 m	500 m	600 m	700 m	100-200 m	200-300 m	300-400 m	400-500 m	500-600 m	600-700 m	700-800 m
1	4	Sarah Hardcastle	GBR	8:35.87	1:02.18 (1)	2:06.59 (1)	3:11.61 (1)	4:16.26 (1)	5:21.21 (1)	6:26.92 (1)	7:32.53 (1)	1:04.41 (1)	1:05.02 (1)	1:04.65 (1)	1:04.95 (1)	1:05.71 (2)	1:05.61 (1)	1:03.34 (1)	Q
2	5	Carla Lasi	ITA	8:41.84	1:03.70 (2)	2:09.20 (2)	3:14.92 (2)	4:20.60 (2)	5:26.09 (2)	6:31.50 (2)	7:37.23 (2)	1:05.50 (2)	1:05.72 (2)	1:05.68 (2)	1:05.49 (2)	1:05.41 (1)	1:05.73 (2)	1:04.61 (2)	Q
3	6	Birgit Kowalczik	FRG	8:53.34	1:04.56 (5)	2:10.72 (4)	3:17.24 (3)	4:23.97 (3)	5:31.19 (3)	6:38.96 (3)	7:46.66 (3)	1:06.16 (3)	1:06.52 (3)	1:06.73 (3)	1:07.22 (3)	1:07.77 (3)	1:07.70 (3)	1:06.68 (3)
4	3	Annabelle Cripps	GBR	8:58.09	1:03.71 (3)	2:10.11 (3)	3:17.60 (4)	4:25.32 (4)	5:33.36 (4)	6:42.08 (4)	7:50.41 (4)	1:06.40 (4)	1:07.49 (4)	1:07.72 (4)	1:08.04 (4)	1:08.72 (4)	1:08.33 (4)	1:07.68 (4)
5	7	Nadia Krüger	SUI	9:07.95	1:04.13 (4)	2:11.56 (5)	3:20.31 (5)	4:29.81 (5)	5:39.20 (5)	6:49.34 (5)	7:59.27 (5)	1:07.43 (5)	1:08.75 (5)	1:09.50 (5)	1:09.39 (5)	1:10.14 (5)	1:09.93 (5)	1:08.68 (5)
6	1	Chang Hui-Chien	TPE	9:34.93	1:07.35 (6)	2:19.92 (6)	3:32.48 (6)	4:45.44 (6)	5:58.41 (6)	7:11.50 (6)	8:24.56 (6)	1:12.57 (6)	1:12.56 (6)	1:12.96 (6)	1:12.97 (6)	1:13.09 (6)	1:13.06 (6)	1:10.37 (6)
DNS	2	Sofia Dara	GRE	–	– (–)	– (–)	– (–)	– (–)	– (–)	– (–)	– (–)	– (–)	– (–)	– (–)	– (–)	– (–)	– (–)	– (–)

Heat #2

Pos	Lane	Competitor	NOC	Time	100 m	200 m	300 m	400 m	500 m	600 m	700 m	100-200 m	200-300 m	300-400 m	400-500 m	500-600 m	600-700 m	700-800 m
1	4	Michelle Richardson	USA	8:32.64	1:03.21 (1)	2:07.92 (1)	3:11.98 (1)	4:16.24 (1)	5:20.31 (1)	6:24.58 (1)	7:28.81 (1)	1:04.71 (1)	1:04.06 (1)	1:04.26 (1)	1:04.07 (1)	1:04.27 (1)	1:04.23 (1)	1:03.83 (2)	Q
2	5	Anna McVann	AUS	8:35.19	1:03.38 (2)	2:08.12 (2)	3:12.57 (2)	4:17.11 (2)	5:21.96 (2)	6:27.15 (2)	7:32.45 (2)	1:04.74 (2)	1:04.45 (2)	1:04.54 (2)	1:04.85 (2)	1:05.19 (2)	1:05.30 (2)	1:02.74 (1)	Q
3	2	Monica Olmi	ITA	8:45.83	1:04.04 (4)	2:09.93 (4)	3:16.12 (4)	4:22.07 (3)	5:27.88 (3)	6:33.96 (3)	7:41.11 (3)	1:05.89 (4)	1:06.19 (3)	1:05.95 (3)	1:05.81 (3)	1:06.08 (3)	1:07.15 (3)	1:04.72 (3)	Q
4	6	Donna McGinnis	CAN	8:51.71	1:03.85 (3)	2:09.24 (3)	3:15.76 (3)	4:23.13 (4)	5:29.99 (4)	6:37.55 (4)	7:45.39 (4)	1:05.39 (3)	1:06.52 (4)	1:07.37 (4)	1:06.86 (4)	1:07.56 (4)	1:07.84 (4)	1:06.32 (4)
5	3	Laurence Bensimon	FRA	9:01.75	1:05.13 (5)	2:11.47 (5)	3:18.43 (5)	4:26.00 (5)	5:34.10 (5)	6:43.52 (5)	7:53.06 (5)	1:06.34 (5)	1:06.96 (5)	1:07.57 (5)	1:08.10 (5)	1:09.42 (5)	1:09.54 (5)	1:08.69 (5)
6	7	Junko Sakurai	JPN	9:13.27	1:05.24 (6)	2:13.70 (6)	3:23.13 (6)	4:32.92 (6)	5:42.76 (6)	6:53.08 (6)	8:03.93 (6)	1:08.46 (6)	1:09.43 (6)	1:09.79 (6)	1:09.84 (6)	1:10.32 (6)	1:10.85 (6)	1:09.34 (6)
7	8	Karin Slowing	GUA	9:20.68	1:05.35 (7)	2:14.90 (7)	3:25.18 (7)	4:36.77 (7)	5:48.25 (7)	6:59.79 (7)	8:11.26 (7)	1:09.55 (7)	1:10.28 (7)	1:11.59 (7)	1:11.48 (7)	1:11.54 (7)	1:11.47 (7)	1:09.42 (7)
DNS	1	Hadar Rubinstein	ISR	–	– (–)	– (–)	– (–)	– (–)	– (–)	– (–)	– (–)	– (–)	– (–)	– (–)	– (–)	– (–)	– (–)	– (–)

Heat #3

Pos	Lane	Competitor	NOC	Time	100 m	200 m	300 m	400 m	500 m	600 m	700 m	100-200 m	200-300 m	300-400 m	400-500 m	500-600 m	600-700 m	700-800 m
1	4	Tiffany Cohen	USA	8:41.86	1:03.65 (=2)	2:09.74 (1)	3:15.48 (1)	4:21.13 (1)	5:26.19 (1)	6:31.27 (1)	7:36.89 (1)	1:06.09 (2)	1:05.74 (1)	1:05.65 (2)	1:05.06 (1)	1:05.08 (1)	1:05.62 (1)	1:04.97 (3)	Q
2	6	Karen Ward	CAN	8:45.37	1:04.46 (5)	2:10.46 (5)	3:16.94 (5)	4:22.43 (3)	5:28.25 (2)	6:34.37 (2)	7:40.29 (2)	1:06.00 (1)	1:06.48 (4)	1:05.49 (1)	1:05.82 (2)	1:06.12 (2)	1:05.92 (2)	1:05.08 (4)	Q
3	5	Jolande van der Meer	NED	8:46.58	1:03.62 (1)	2:09.94 (2)	3:15.94 (2)	4:22.14 (2)	5:28.74 (3)	6:35.19 (3)	7:41.73 (3)	1:06.32 (4)	1:06.00 (2)	1:06.20 (3)	1:06.60 (4)	1:06.45 (3)	1:06.54 (3)	1:04.85 (2)	Q
4	2	Ann Linder	SWE	8:50.80	1:04.05 (4)	2:10.32 (4)	3:16.69 (3)	4:22.99 (4)	5:29.56 (4)	6:36.75 (4)	7:44.05 (4)	1:06.27 (3)	1:06.37 (3)	1:06.30 (4)	1:06.57 (3)	1:07.19 (4)	1:07.30 (4)	1:06.75 (5)
5	1	Irma Huerta	MEX	8:56.18	1:05.06 (6)	2:12.69 (6)	3:20.24 (6)	4:28.24 (6)	5:35.97 (6)	6:44.03 (6)	7:51.60 (6)	1:07.63 (6)	1:07.55 (6)	1:08.00 (6)	1:07.73 (5)	1:08.06 (5)	1:07.57 (5)	1:04.58 (1)
6	3	Susie Baumer	AUS	8:56.40	1:03.65 (=2)	2:10.16 (3)	3:16.78 (4)	4:23.85 (5)	5:32.29 (5)	6:40.79 (5)	7:49.49 (5)	1:06.51 (5)	1:06.62 (5)	1:07.07 (5)	1:08.44 (6)	1:08.50 (6)	1:08.70 (6)	1:06.91 (6)
7	7	Lisa Ann Wen	TPE	9:09.73	1:05.42 (7)	2:13.60 (7)	3:22.07 (7)	4:30.76 (7)	5:40.31 (7)	6:50.32 (7)	8:00.92 (7)	1:08.18 (7)	1:08.47 (7)	1:08.69 (7)	1:09.55 (7)	1:10.01 (7)	1:10.60 (7)	1:08.81 (7)
DNS	8	Rosa Fuentes	MEX	–	– (–)	– (–)	– (–)	– (–)	– (–)	– (–)	– (–)	– (–)	– (–)	– (–)	– (–)	– (–)	– (–)	– (–)