The women's 800 metre freestyle competition of the swimming events at the 1983 Pan American Games took place on 21 August. The last Pan American Games champion was Kim Linehan of the United States.Hickoksports Hickosports ResultsAll Pan medalists - MalePan American Games - Swimming and Diving page, from gbrathletics.com; retrieved 2012-04-15.ISHOF list with all medalists in Pan Am Games history
This race consisted of sixteen lengths of the pool, all in freestyle.
Results All times are in minutes and seconds.
KEY:qFastest non-qualifiersQQualifiedGRGames recordNRNational recordPBPersonal bestSBSeasonal best
Heats
Final The final was held on August 21. Rank Name Nationality Time Notes Tiffany Cohen 8:35.42 GR Marybeth Linzmeier 8:41.26 Julie Daigneault 8:59.82 4 Sandra Honour 9:08.14 5 Irma Huerta 9:10.86 6 Isabel Miranda 9:13.83 NR 7 Amalia Llorca 9:20.20 NR 8 Maria Cuesta 9:22.50 NR
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