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Swimming at the 2014 European Aquatics Championships – Men's 800 metre freestyle
The Men's 800 metre freestyle competition of the 2014 European Aquatics Championships was held on 21–22 August 2014.[1]
| Men's 800 Metre Freestyle at the Swimming at the 2014 European Aquatics Championships | |
|---|---|
| Dates | 21–22 August 2014 |
| Competitors | 35 from 20 nations |
| Winning time | 7:44.98 |
| Medalists | |
Records edit
Prior to the competition, the existing world, European and championship records were as follows.
| Name | Nation | Time | Location | Date | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| World record | Zhang Lin | China | 7:32.12 | Rome | 29 July 2009 |
| European record | Gabriele Detti | Italy | 7:42.74 | Riccione | 8 April 2014 |
| Championship record | Sebastien Rouault | France | 7:48.28 | Budapest | 13 August 2010 |
Results edit
Heats edit
The heats were held at 10.16.[2]
| Rank | Heat | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4 | 5 | Pál Joensen | Faroe Islands | 7:53.09 | Q |
| 2 | 4 | 7 | Jan Micka | Czech Republic | 7:53.38 | Q |
| 3 | 4 | 4 | Gabriele Detti | Italy | 7:53.51 | Q |
| 4 | 4 | 3 | Gergely Gyurta | Hungary | 7:55.34 | Q |
| 5 | 3 | 4 | Gregorio Paltrinieri | Italy | 7:55.35 | Q |
| 6 | 3 | 9 | Stephen Milne | Great Britain | 7:56.40 | Q |
| 7 | 2 | 4 | Richárd Nagy | Slovakia | 7:56.74 | Q |
| 8 | 3 | 7 | Ferry Weertman | Netherlands | 7:57.80 | Q |
| 9 | 2 | 5 | Anton Ipsen | Denmark | 7:58.17 | |
| 10 | 3 | 0 | Florian Vogel | Germany | 7:58.34 | |
| 11 | 3 | 5 | Serhiy Frolov | Ukraine | 7:58.55 | |
| 12 | 3 | 3 | Marc Sánchez | Spain | 7:58.66 | |
| 13 | 2 | 3 | Maarten Brzoskowski | Netherlands | 7:58.82 | |
| 14 | 4 | 2 | Filip Zaborowski | Poland | 7:58.99 | |
| 15 | 1 | 4 | Martin Bau | Slovenia | 7:59.76 | |
| 16 | 3 | 6 | Sören Meiβner | Germany | 8:01.65 | |
| 17 | 3 | 1 | Joris Bouchault | France | 8:02.89 | |
| 18 | 3 | 2 | Anthony Pannier | France | 8:03.00 | |
| 19 | 4 | 6 | Matias Koski | Finland | 8:05.07 | |
| 20 | 4 | 8 | Damien Joly | France | 8:05.29 | |
| 21 | 4 | 1 | Gergő Kis | Hungary | 8:06.14 | |
| 22 | 2 | 0 | Maksim Shemberyev | Ukraine | 8:06.78 | |
| 23 | 2 | 8 | Nezir Karap | Turkey | 8:08.05 | |
| 24 | 1 | 3 | Jan Kutník | Czech Republic | 8:10.48 | |
| 25 | 2 | 2 | David Brandl | Austria | 8:10.66 | |
| 26 | 1 | 5 | Lukas Ambros | Austria | 8:11.71 | |
| 27 | 3 | 8 | Pawel Furtek | Poland | 8:12.50 | |
| 28 | 4 | 9 | Axel Reymond | France | 8:12.81 | |
| 29 | 2 | 9 | Eetu Piiroinen | Finland | 8:13.11 | |
| 30 | 2 | 1 | Anton Goncharov | Ukraine | 8:13.67 | |
| 31 | 1 | 2 | Adam Paulsson | Sweden | 8:19.29 | |
| 32 | 1 | 6 | Tomás Novovesky | Czech Republic | 8:20.70 | |
| 33 | 2 | 6 | Ediz Yıldırımer | Turkey | 8:21.41 | |
| 34 | 2 | 7 | Uladzimir Zhyharau | Belarus | 8:23.95 | |
| 35 | 1 | 7 | Pit Brandenburger | Luxembourg | 8:33.16 | |
| — | 4 | 0 | Mads Glæsner | Denmark | DNS |
Final edit
The final was held at 18:07.[3]
| Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | Gregorio Paltrinieri | Italy | 7:44.98 | CR | |
| 4 | Pál Joensen | Faroe Islands | 7:48.49 | ||
| 3 | Gabriele Detti | Italy | 7:49.35 | ||
| 4 | 7 | Stephen Milne | Great Britain | 7:50.64 | |
| 5 | 5 | Jan Micka | Czech Republic | 7:52.19 | |
| 6 | 6 | Gergely Gyurta | Hungary | 7:55.47 | |
| 7 | 8 | Ferry Weertman | Netherlands | 7:55.57 | |
| 8 | 1 | Richárd Nagy | Slovakia | 7:56.28 |