Tags: Olympic Event, Olympics.
The women’s 800 metre freestyle event at the 2000 Summer Olympics took place on 21–22 September at the Sydney International Aquatic Centre in Sydney Australia.United States’ Brooke Bennett became the second swimmer in Olympic history to defend her title in the event and the fifth to strike a long-distance freestyle double since Debbie Meyer did so in 1968 Petra Thümer in 1976 Tiffany Cohen in 1984 and the legendary Janet Evans in 1988.