Swimming at the 2003 Pan American Games – Women's 800 meter freestyle
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The Women's 800m Freestyle event at the 2003 Pan American Games
took place on August 16, 2003 (Day 15 of the Games). Morgan Hentzen
(USA) caught Rachel Burke (USA) at the 500 mark to move into the lead touching in 8:36.54 to 8:37.61. Kristel Kobrich
(CHI) was third in 8:43.90 for their first ever Pan Am swimming medal.
Swimming at the 2003 Pan American Games
The Swimming Competition at the 2003 Pan American Games took place in the outdoor swimming pool at the side of the Juan Pablo Duarte Olympic Center in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic...
took place on August 16, 2003 (Day 15 of the Games). Morgan Hentzen
Morgan Hentzen
Morgan Hentzen is a female freestyle swimmer from the United States, who won the gold medal in the women's 800m Freestyle at the 2003 Pan American Games.-References:* *...
(USA) caught Rachel Burke (USA) at the 500 mark to move into the lead touching in 8:36.54 to 8:37.61. Kristel Kobrich
Kristel Köbrich
Kristel Arianne Köbrich Schimpl is an Olympic long-distance freestyle swimmer from Chile. She was the country's flagbearer at the 2004 Olympics, and also swam at the 2008 Games....
(CHI) was third in 8:43.90 for their first ever Pan Am swimming medal.
Medalists
Records
| World Record World record progression 800 metres freestyle The first world record in the men's 800 metres freestyle in long course swimming was recognised by the International Swimming Federation in 1908... |
8:16.22 | 1989-08-20 |  Tokyo, Japan |
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| Pan Am Record | 8:34.65 | 1999-08-06 |  Winnipeg, Canada |
Results
| Place | Swimmer | Time |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 8:36.54 | |
| 2 | 8:37.61 | |
| 3 | 8:43.90 | |
| 4 | 8:45.82 | |
| 5 | 8:53.64 | |
| 6 | 9:00.42 | |
| 7 | 9:01.61 | |
| 8 | 9:03.48 | |
| 9 | 9:13.51 | |
| 10 | 9:25.06 | |
| 11 | 9:31.88 | |