Swimming at the 2018 Asian Games – Men's 800 metre freestyle
| Men's 800 metre freestyle at the 2018 Asian Games | ||||||||||
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| Venue | Gelora Bung Karno Aquatic Stadium | |||||||||
| Date | 20 August 2018 | |||||||||
| Competitors | 14 from 10 nations | |||||||||
| Winning time | 7:48.36 | |||||||||
| Medalists | ||||||||||
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← 2010 (en-route to a longer distance) 2022 → | ||||||||||
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The men's 800 metre freestyle event at the 2018 Asian Games took place on 20 August at the Gelora Bung Karno Aquatic Stadium.[1][2]
Schedule
All times are Western Indonesia Time (UTC+07:00)
| Date | Time | Event |
|---|---|---|
| Monday, 20 August 2018 | 09:00 | Slowest heat |
| 18:00 | Fastest heat |
Records
Prior to this competition, the existing world, Asian and Games records were as follows.
| World Record |  Zhang Lin (CHN) | 7:32.12 | Rome, Italy | 29 July 2009 |
| Asian Record | Zhang Lin (CHN) | 7:32.12 | Rome, Italy | 29 July 2009 |
| Games Record |  Sun Yang (CHN) | 7:47.11 | Guangzhou, China | 18 November 2010 |
Results
| Rank | Heat | Athlete | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 | 2 | Sun Yang (CHN) | 7:48.36 | |
 | 2 |  Shogo Takeda (JPN) | 7:53.01 | |
 | 2 |  Nguyễn Huy Hoàng (VIE) | 7:54.32 | |
| 4 | 2 | Kohei Yamamoto (JPN) | 7:59.60 | |
| 5 | 2 | Ji Xinjie (CHN) | 7:59.99 | |
| 6 | 1 |  Aflah Fadlan Prawira (INA) | 8:03.87 | |
| 7 | 1 |  Cheuk Ming Ho (HKG) | 8:07.76 | |
| 8 | 1 |  Advait Page (IND) | 8:09.13 | |
| 9 | 1 |  Glen Lim (SGP) | 8:11.59 | |
| 10 | 2 |  Huang Guo-ting (TPE) | 8:12.15 | |
| 11 | 2 |  Welson Sim (MAS) | 8:12.46 | |
| 12 | 1 | Cho Cheng-chi (TPE) | 8:16.63 | |
| 13 | 1 | Lam Chak Hang (HKG) | 8:26.07 | |
| 14 | 1 |  Mubal Azzam Ibrahim (MDV) | 10:12.07 |
