Fastest swim short course 800 metres freestyle (male)

According to Official Guinness Records,

7:23.42 Grant Hackett (Australia) Melbourne, Australia, 20 July 2009

For a complete list of 2008 records, please visit 2008 Guinness Records in Australia.

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