Fastest swim long course 800 metres freestyle (male)
- Who
- Zhang Lin
- What
- 7:32.12 minute(s):second(s)
- Where
- Italy (Rome)
- When
- 29 July 2009
The fastest long course 800 metres freestyle by a male swimmer is 7 minutes 32.12 seconds, by Zhang Lin (China) at the 2009 World Aquatics Championships in Rome, Italy, on 29 July 2009. He smashed the existing record by more than 6 seconds in winning gold in the event.