Swimming at the 1973 World Aquatics Championships – Women's 800 metre freestyle

The women's 800 metre freestyle competition of the swimming events at the 1973 World Aquatics Championships took place on 9 September.

Records Prior to the competition, the existing world and championship records were as follows.

The following records were established during the competition:

Date Event Name Nationality Time Record 9 September Timed Final Marina Maliutina 9:45.644 CR 9 September Timed Final Angela Franke 9:09.677 CR 9 September Timed Final Novella Calligaris 8:52.973 WR

Results 24 swimmers participated in 3 heats. The event was a timed final. The first two heats were contested in the morning with the third and final heat contested in the evening.

Rank Heat Lane Name Nationality Time Notes 3 - Novella Calligaris WR 3 - Jo Harshbarger 3 - Gudrun Wegner 2 - Angela Franke CR 3 - Narelle Moras 3 - Keena Rothhammer 2 - Elisa Gunston 3 - Sandra Yost 2 - M. De Angelis 3 - Anne Marie McCaffrey 3 - Leslie Cliff 2 - Maria Guimarães 2 - Roselina Angel 1 - Marina Maliutina CR 1 - Sandra Arambatsis 2 - Naoko Shio 2 - Tatyana Skvortsova 2 - Svetlana Pavletic 1 - Elzbieta Pilawska 1 - Eva Tomandl 1 - Loida Moreda 1 - Myriam Mizouni 1 - Belinda Phillips - / 1 - Leslie Thompson - /

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