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Swimming at the 2011 World Aquatics Championships – Men's 800 metre freestyle
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The men's 800 metre freestyle competition of the swimming events at the 2011 World Aquatics Championships was held on July 26 with the heats and July 27 with the final.
Quick Facts Men's 800 metre freestyle at the 2011 World Aquatics Championships, Dates ...
| Men's 800 metre freestyle at the 2011 World Aquatics Championships | ||||||||||
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| Dates | July 26, 2011 (heats) July 27, 2011 (final) | |||||||||
| Competitors | 51 from 43 nations | |||||||||
| Winning time | 7:38.57 | |||||||||
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Prior to the competition, the existing world and championship records were as follows.
Heats
51 swimmers participated in 7 heats.[1]
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Final
The final was held at 18:41.[2]
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| Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
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 | 4 | Sun Yang |  China | 7:38.57 | |
 | 3 | Ryan Cochrane |  Canada | 7:41.86 | AR, NR |
 | 6 | Gergő Kis |  Hungary | 7:44.94 | NR |
| 4 | 2 | Oussama Mellouli |  Tunisia | 7:45.99 | |
| 5 | 5 | Pál Joensen |  Faroe Islands | 7:46.51 | |
| 6 | 8 | Chad La Tourette |  United States | 7:46.52 | |
| 7 | 7 | Peter Vanderkaay | United States | 7:46.64 | |
| 8 | 1 | Sébastien Rouault |  France | 7:55.91 |
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- "2011 World Aquatics Championships – Men's 800 metre freestyle (heats)" (PDF). Omega Timing. Retrieved 2011-07-26.[permanent dead link]
- "2011 World Aquatics Championships – Men's 800 metre freestyle (final)" (PDF). Omega Timing. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2012-04-17. Retrieved 2011-07-27.
- 2011 World Aquatics Championships: Men's 800 metre freestyle start list[permanent dead link], from OmegaTiming.com; retrieved 2011-07-23.