| Swimming at the 2006 Central American & Caribbean Games | ||
|---|---|---|
 | ||
| Freestyle | ||
| 50 m | men | women |
| 100 m | men | women |
| 200 m | men | women |
| 400 m | men | women |
| 800 m | men | women |
| 1500 m | men | women |
| Backstroke | ||
| 100 m | men | women |
| 200 m | men | women |
| Breaststroke | ||
| 100 m | men | women |
| 200 m | men | women |
| Butterfly | ||
| 100 m | men | women |
| 200 m | men | women |
| Individual medley | ||
| 200 m | men | women |
| 400 m | men | women |
| Freestyle relay | ||
| 4×100 m | men | women |
| 4×200 m | men | women |
| Medley relay | ||
| 4×100 m | men | women |
The Women's 800m Freestyle event at the 2006 Central American and Caribbean Games occurred on Monday, July 17, 2006, at the S.U. Pedro de Heredia Aquatic Complex in Cartagena, Colombia. It was the first swimming event of the Games.
Records at the start of the event were:
- World Record (WR): 8:16.22, Janet Evans (USA), Tokyo, Japan, August 20, 1989
- CAC Record (CR): 8:52.57, Carolyn Adel (Suriname), 1998 Games in Maracaibo, Venezuela, August 9, 1998
Results
(Time Final)
| Place | Swimmer | Country | Time | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Susana Escobar |  Mexico |
8:51.05 | GR |
| 2 | Patricia Castañeda | Mexico |
8:54.15 | |
| 3 | Andreina Pinto |  Venezuela |
9:00.36 | |
| 4 | Golda Marcus |  El Salvador |
9:12.72 | |
| 5 | Isabela Acuña |  Colombia |
9:15.91 | |
| 6 | Heather Roffey |  Cayman Islands |
9:21.16 | |
| 7 | Juanita Hurtado | Colombia |
9:29.80 | |
| 8 | Militza Rios La Luz |  Puerto Rico |
9:37.31 | |
| 9 | Valerie Ayla Marie Eman |  Aruba |
9:41.77 | |
| 10 | Cindy Toscano |  Guatemala |
9:48.37 | |
| 11 | Johanna Rodriguez Chavarria |  Costa Rica |
9:55.05 | |
| 12 | Jodie Foster | Cayman Islands |
10:24.98 |