Swimming at the 1998 Commonwealth Games – Men's 1500 metre freestyle

The men's 1500 metre freestyle event at the 1998 Commonwealth Games was held at KL Sports City.

Men's 1500 metre freestyle
at the 1998 Commonwealth Games
VenueKL Sports City
Competitors13 from 9 nations
Winning time14:50.92
Medalists
gold medal    Australia
silver medal    South Africa
bronze medal    Australia
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Records

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Prior to this competition, the existing world, Commonwealth and Games records were as follows:

World record   Kieren Perkins (AUS) 14:41.66 Victoria, Canada 24 August 1994 [1]
Commonwealth record   Kieren Perkins (AUS) 14:41.66 Victoria, Canada 24 August 1994 [1]
Games record   Kieren Perkins (AUS) 14:41.66 Victoria, Canada 24 August 1994 [1]

Results

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Heats

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Rank Name Nationality Time Notes
1 Grant Hackett   Australia 15:19.63 Q
2 Graeme Smith   Scotland 15:20.32 Q
3 Ian Wilson   England 15:34.27 Q
4 Kieren Perkins   Australia 15:34.75 Q
5 Daniel Kowalski   Australia 15:43.39 Q
6 Ryk Neethling   South Africa 15:45.94 Q
7 Tim Peterson   Canada 15:51.65 Q
8 Brent Sallee   Canada 15:54.78 Q
9 Dieung Manggang   Malaysia 16:02.45
10 Michael McWha   Canada 16:06.27
11 Mark Chay   Singapore 16:41.60
12 Neil Cameron   Northern Ireland 16:44.39
13 Cliff Gittens   Barbados 17:03.01

Final

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Rank Lane Name Nationality Time Notes
  4 Grant Hackett   Australia 14:50.92
  7 Ryk Neethling   South Africa 15:02.88
  6 Kieren Perkins   Australia 15:03.00
4 2 Daniel Kowalski   Australia 15:03.40
5 5 Graeme Smith   Scotland 15:23.42
6 3 Ian Wilson   England 15:29.83
7 8 Brent Sallee   Canada 15:42.85
8 1 Tim Peterson   Canada 15:56.56

References

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  1. ^ a b c "Hackett shatters world record". BBC Sport. 2001-07-29. Retrieved 2008-04-11.
  2. ^ "1998 Commonwealth Games". SwimNews.com. Retrieved 19 June 2021.