Swimming at the 2005 Maccabiah Games - Women's 800 metre freestyle
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The women's 800 metre freestyle event at the 2005 Maccabiah Games took place 14 June, at the Wingate Institute
. This swimming
event used freestyle swimming
, which means that the method of the stroke is not regulated (unlike backstroke, breaststroke, and butterfly events). Nearly all swimmers use the front crawl
or a variant of that stroke. Because an Olympic size swimming pool is 50 metres long, this race consisted of sixteen lengths of the pool.
No heats were held.
The women's 800 metre event was unusual on the 2005 Maccabiah swimming programme in that there was no direct equivalent for men. Instead, the men's longest freestyle event was at 1500 metres and men did not swim an 800 metre freestyle event. For all other swimming events in 2005, the men's and women's programmes were identical.
Wingate Institute
The Wingate Institute is a sports training facility located south of Netanya, Israel, established in 1957. Named after Orde Wingate, the facility serves as the host facility for numerous Israeli national teams as well as a military training base....
. This swimming
Swimming (sport)
Swimming is a sport governed by the Fédération Internationale de Natation .-History: Competitive swimming in Europe began around 1800 BCE, mostly in the form of the freestyle. In 1873 Steve Bowyer introduced the trudgen to Western swimming competitions, after copying the front crawl used by Native...
event used freestyle swimming
Freestyle swimming
Freestyle is an unregulated swimming style used in swimming competitions according to the rules of FINA. The front crawl stroke is almost universally used during a freestyle race, as this style is generally the fastest...
, which means that the method of the stroke is not regulated (unlike backstroke, breaststroke, and butterfly events). Nearly all swimmers use the front crawl
Front crawl
The front crawl, forward crawl, or freestyle is a swimming stroke usually regarded as the fastest of the four front primary strokes. As such, the front crawl stroke is nearly universally used during a freestyle swimming competition, hence the synonymously used term "freestyle". It is one of two...
or a variant of that stroke. Because an Olympic size swimming pool is 50 metres long, this race consisted of sixteen lengths of the pool.
No heats were held.
The women's 800 metre event was unusual on the 2005 Maccabiah swimming programme in that there was no direct equivalent for men. Instead, the men's longest freestyle event was at 1500 metres and men did not swim an 800 metre freestyle event. For all other swimming events in 2005, the men's and women's programmes were identical.
Medalists
| 800 m freestyle |  Israel Olga BeresnyevIsrael Israel The State of Israel is a parliamentary republic located in the Middle East, along the eastern shore of the Mediterranean Sea... (ISR) |
Israel Chen Pauker Israel Israel The State of Israel is a parliamentary republic located in the Middle East, along the eastern shore of the Mediterranean Sea... (ISR) |
 United States Andrea LippinUnited States United States The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district... (USA) |
Final
| Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Olga Beresnyev | Israel |
8:52.58 | ||
| ? | Chen Pauker | Israel |
9:23.97 | ||
| ? | Andrea Lippin | United States |
9:25.80 | ||
| 4 | ? | Danielle Arad | United States |
9:26.70 | |
| 5 | ? | Rebecca Smock | United States |
9:29.62 | |
| 6 | ? | Marva Harpak | Israel |
9:30.57 | |
| 7 | ? | Cherie Silver |  Australia |
9:49.49 | |
| 8 | ? | Shir Mesice | Israel |
9:56.54 | |