Swimming at the 1984 Summer Olympics – Women's 800 metre freestyle

Men's 1500 metre freestyle at the Games of the XXIII Olympiad
Medalists
Tiffany Cohen   United States   Michele Richardson   United States   Sarah Hardcastle   Great Britain

Swimming events at the 1984 Summer Olympics
Freestyle
100 m		men		women
200 m		men		women
400 m		men		women
800 m				women
1500 m		men
Backstroke
100 m		men		women
200 m		men		women
Breaststroke
100 m		men		women
200 m		men		women
Butterfly
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
Medley relay
4×100 m		men		women

The final of the women's 800 metre freestyle event at the 1984 Summer Olympics was held at the McDonald's Olympic Swim Stadium in Los Angeles, California, on August 3, 1984. The fastest eight qualified for the final.

Final

RANK	FINAL	TIME
	Tiffany Cohen (USA)	8:24.96 OR
	Michele Richardson (USA)	8:30.73
	Sarah Hardcastle (GBR)	8:32.60
4.	Anna McVann (AUS)	8:37.94
5.	Carla Lasi (ITA)	8:42.45
6.	Jolande van der Meer (NED)	8:42.86
7.	Monica Olmi (ITA)	8:47.32
8.	Karen Ward (CAN)	8:48.12

Non-qualifiers

RANK	HEATS	TIME
9.	Ann Linder (SWE)	8:50.80
10.	Donna McGinnis (CAN)	8:51.71
11.	Birgit Kowalczik (FRG)	8:53.34
12.	Irma Huerta (MEX)	8:56.18
13.	Susie Baumer (AUS)	8:56.40
14.	Annabelle Cripps (GBR)	8:58.09
15.	Laurence Bensimon (FRA)	9:01.75
16.	Nadia Krüger (SUI)	9:07.95
17.	Wen San (TPE)	9:09.73
18.	Junko Sakurai (JPN)	9:13.27
19.	Karen Slowing-Aceituno (GUA)	9:20.68
20.	Chang Hui-Chien (TPE)	9:34.93
–	Sophia Dara (GRE)	DNS
–	Hadar Rubinstein (ISR)	DNS
–	Rosa Fuentes (MEX)	DNS

References

• USA Swimming