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Swimming at the 1972 München Summer Games:

Women's 800 metres Freestyle Round One

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Events:
Phases:

Host City: München, West Germany
Venue(s): Swimming Hall, Olympic Park, München
Date Started: September 2, 1972
Date Finished: September 2, 1972
Format: Fastest eight advanced to the final.

Gold: USA Keena Rothhammer
Silver: AUS Shane Gould
Bronze: ITA Novella Calligaris

Round One Heat One

Rank Athlete Age Team NOC T
1 Novella Calligaris 17 Italy ITA 9:02.96 QU/OR
2 Andrea Eife 16 East Germany GDR 9:22.88
3 Barbara Schwarzfeldt 15 West Germany FRG 9:24.89
4 María Teresa Ramírez 18 Mexico MEX 9:25.09
5 Françoise Monod 13 Switzerland SUI 9:50.73
6 Hsu Yue-Yun 14 Chinese Taipei TPE 10:08.49
7 Eleni Avlonitou 13 Greece GRE 10:10.88

Round One Heat Two

Rank Athlete Age Team NOC T
1 Keena Rothhammer 15 United States USA 8:59.69 QU/OR
2 Hansje Bunschoten 14 Netherlands NED 9:21.13 QU
3 Uta Schütz 17 West Germany FRG 9:22.93
4 Olga de Angulo 16 Colombia COL 9:43.27
5 Helga Wagner 16 West Germany FRG 9:44.17
6 Olga Petrusyova 19 Soviet Union URS 10:04.96
7 Silvia Borgini 14 Argentina ARG 10:09.19

Round One Heat Three

Rank Athlete Age Team NOC T
1 Ann Simmons 19 United States USA 9:11.94 QU
2 Narelle Moras 16 Australia AUS 9:17.95 QU
3 Roselina Angee 14 Colombia COL 9:38.08
4 June Green 13 Great Britain GBR 9:39.91
5 Laura Vaca 19 Mexico MEX 9:50.10
6 Belinda Phillips 13 Jamaica JAM 9:53.99
7 Avis Willington 16 Great Britain GBR 10:10.91

Round One Heat Four

Rank Athlete Age Team NOC T
1 Shane Gould 15 Australia AUS 9:10.84 QU
2 Gudrun Wegner 17 East Germany GDR 9:11.32 QU
3 Karin Tülling 17 East Germany GDR 9:25.73
4 Federica Stabilini 14 Italy ITA 9:27.84
5 Mary Beth Rondeau 15 Canada CAN 9:43.31
6 Antonella Valentini 13 Italy ITA 9:49.07
7 Patricia López 16 Argentina ARG 10:06.39

Round One Heat Five

Rank Athlete Age Team NOC T
1 Jo Harshbarger 15 United States USA 9:14.46 QU
2 Karen Moras 18 Australia AUS 9:25.11
3 Jaynie Parkhouse 16 New Zealand NZL 9:34.65
4 Karen LeGresley 21 Canada CAN 9:37.13
5 Brenda Holmes 14 Canada CAN 9:39.44
6 Susan Jones 17 Great Britain GBR 9:47.35
7 Kirsten Knudsen 19 Denmark DEN 10:02.56
8 Aisling O'Leary 15 Ireland IRL 10:18.05