The men's 800 metre freestyle event at the 2026 Commonwealth Games was held on 27 July at the Tollcross International Swimming Centre. This will be first time that a men's 800 metre freestyle will be contested at the Commonwealth Games with both this event and the women's 1500 metre freestyle added to the 2026 swimming program.
The inaugural title was won by Australian Sam Short, as Australia swept the podium as they had in the 400 metre freestyle, relegating the Irish Olympic champion, Daniel Wiffen to fourth.
Records Prior to this competition, the existing world, Commonwealth and Games records were as follows:
Schedule The schedule is as follows:
All times are British Summer Time (UTC+1) Date Time Round Monday 27 July 2026 10:30 Slower heats 19:00 Fastest heat
Results Timed final The 800 and 1500 metres events are held in a time trial format; swimmers with slower entry times swim in the morning 'heats', while the swimmers with the eight fastest entry times swim in the 'timed final' in the evening session. The times of all the swims are then combined to create a single final result. + Timed final results Rank Heat Lane Swimmer Nation Time Notes 2 4 7:39.81 2 3 7:46.49 2 6 7:47.10 4 2 5 7:48.82 5 2 1 7:59.58 6 2 2 7:59.79 7 1 7 8:04.47 8 2 7 8:07.26 9 2 6 8:11.34 10 1 4 8:13.47 11 1 5 8:29.65 12 1 3 8:40.24 13 1 6 8:41.32 14 1 1 9:19.83 DNS
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