Swimming at the 1992 Summer Olympics – Women's 800 metre freestyle
The women's 800 metre freestyle event at the 1992 Summer Olympics took place on 30 July at the Piscines Bernat Picornell in Barcelona, Spain.Records
Prior to this competition, the existing world and Olympic records were as follows.Results
Heats
Rule: The eight fastest swimmers advance to final.
| Rank | Heat | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
| 1 | 4 | 4 | Janet Evans | | 8:32.69 | Q |
| 2 | 4 | 5 | Hayley Lewis | | 8:33.04 | Q |
| 3 | 2 | 5 | Jana Henke | | 8:35.11 | Q |
| 4 | 2 | 4 | Erika Hansen | | 8:36.56 | Q |
| 5 | 3 | 3 | Phillippa Langrell | | 8:38.43 | Q, NR |
| 6 | 3 | 5 | Irene Dalby | | 8:38.58 | Q |
| 7 | 4 | 6 | Isabelle Arnould | | 8:40.86 | Q |
| 8 | 2 | 6 | Olga Šplíchalová | | 8:42.16 | Q |
| 9 | 3 | 6 | Kerstin Kielgaß | | 8:43.52 | |
| 10 | 4 | 3 | Beatrice Căşlaru | | 8:44.17 | |
| 11 | 2 | 2 | Carla Negrea | | 8:48.36 | |
| 12 | 2 | 3 | Manuela Melchiorri | | 8:50.14 | |
| 13 | 2 | 7 | Samantha Foggo | | 8:50.17 | |
| 14 | 4 | 1 | Sandra Cam | | 8:50.91 | |
| 15 | 3 | 4 | Julie McDonald | | 8:51.59 | |
| 16 | 4 | 7 | Itziar Esparza | | 8:55.65 | |
| 17 | 3 | 7 | Elizabeth Arnold | | 8:56.04 | |
| 18 | 3 | 1 | Judit Kiss | | 8:58.16 | NR |
| 19 | 3 | 2 | Jeanine Steenkamp | | 8:59.62 | AF |
| 20 | 3 | 8 | María José Marenco | | 9:09.41 | |
| 21 | 2 | 1 | Laura Sánchez | | 9:10.31 | |
| 22 | 1 | 4 | Claudia Fortin | | 9:10.54 | |
| 23 | 1 | 3 | Thanya Sridama | | 9:10.58 | |
| 24 | 4 | 2 | Yan Ming | | 9:14.63 | |
| 25 | 4 | 8 | Erika González | | 9:17.18 | |
| 1 | 5 | May Ooi | | | |
Final
| Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
| 4 | Janet Evans | | 8:25.52 | |
| 5 | Hayley Lewis | | 8:30.34 | |
| 3 | Jana Henke | | 8:30.99 | |
| 4 | 2 | Phillippa Langrell | | 8:35.57 | NR |
| 5 | 7 | Irene Dalby | | 8:37.12 | |
| 6 | 8 | Olga Šplíchalová | | 8:37.66 | |
| 7 | 6 | Erika Hansen | | 8:39.25 | |
| 8 | 1 | Isabelle Arnould | | 8:41.86 | |
