The men's 1500 metre freestyle event at the 2001 World Aquatics Championships took place 29 July. The heats took place 28 July,[1] while the final was held on 29 July.[2]
| Men's 1500 metre freestyle at the 2001 FINA World Championships | ||||||||||
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| Dates | 29 July 2001 | |||||||||
| Competitors | 26 from 20 nations | |||||||||
| Winning time | 14:34.56 WR | |||||||||
| Medalists | ||||||||||
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In the final, Australian swimmer Grant Hackett broke the world record with a time of 14:34.56, bettering the previous record held by his compatriot Kieren Perkins by seven seconds.[3] This record would stand for a decade until Chinese swimmer Sun Yang broke it at the 2011 World Aquatics Championships and at the time, it was the oldest world record in swimming.[4]
Records edit
Prior to the competition, the existing world and championship records were as follows:
| World record |  Kieren Perkins (AUS) |
14:41.66 | Victoria, Canada | 24 August 1994 |
| Championship record |  Jörg Hoffmann (GER) |
14:50.36 | Perth, Australia | 13 January 1991 |
The following record was established during the competition:
| Date | Round | Name | Nation | Time | Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 22 July | Final | Grant Hackett | Australia |
14:34.56 | WR |
Results edit
Heats edit
Final edit
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 |
Grant Hackett | Australia |
14:34.56 | WR |
 |
Graeme Smith |  United Kingdom |
14:58.94 | |
 |
Alexey Filipets |  Russia |
15:01.43 | |
| 4 | Ihor Chevrynskyi |  Ukraine |
15:06.13 | |
| 5 | Chris Thompson |  United States |
15:07.67 | |
| 6 | Massimiliano Rosolino |  Italy |
15:10.54 | |
| 7 | Craig Stevens | Australia |
15:15.02 | |
| 8 | Nicolas Rostoucher |  France |
15:18.89 |
Key: WR = World record
References edit
- ^ "Heats Results". FINA. Archived from the original on 24 October 2004. Retrieved 6 August 2023.
- ^ "Final Results". FINA. Archived from the original on 19 October 2004. Retrieved 6 August 2023.
- ^ "Hackett shatters world record". BBC Sport. 29 July 2001. Retrieved 27 June 2013.
- ^ "Sun Yang Downs Grant Hackett's 1500 Free World Record". Swimming World Magazine. 31 July 2011. Archived from the original on 30 October 2013. Retrieved 27 June 2013.