Tags: Olympic Event, Olympics.
The women’s 800 metre freestyle event at the 2004 Olympic Games was contested at the Olympic Aquatic Centre of the Athens Olympic Sports Complex in Athens Greece on August 19 and 20.Japan’s Ai Shibata became the first Asian swimmer to win an Olympic gold medal in long-distance freestyle swimming outside the record time of 8:24.54. France’s Laure Manaudou who claimed the title in the 400 m freestyle added a silver to her medal tally with a time of 8:24.96. U.S.