Fastest swim short course 800 metres freestyle (female)
- Who
- Lani Pallister
- What
- 7:54.00 minute(s):second(s)
- Where
- Canada (Toronto)
- When
- 25 October 2025
The fastest swim short course 800 metres freestyle (female) is 7 minutes 54.00 seconds, achieved by Lani Pallister (Australia) in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, on 25 October 2025.
Lani Pallister crushed Katie Ledecky’s 800 free world record by 3.42 seconds at the 2025 World Aquatics Swimming World Cup. She won the competition’s “Distance Freestyle” triple crown, winning two 800 m and a 1,500 m free race across the three stages.