The men's 1500 metre freestyle event at the 2002 Commonwealth Games as part of the swimming programme took place on 3 and 4 August at the Manchester Aquatics Centre in Manchester, England.
| Men's 1500 metre freestyle at the 2002 Commonwealth Games | ||||||||||
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| Venue | Manchester Aquatics Centre | |||||||||
| Dates | 3 August 2002 (heats) 4 August 2002 (final) | |||||||||
| Competitors | 9 from 6 nations | |||||||||
| Winning time | 14:54.29 | |||||||||
| Medalists | ||||||||||
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Records edit
Prior to this competition, the existing world and Commonwealth Games records were as follows.
| World record |  Grant Hackett (AUS) |
14:34.56 | Fukuoka, Japan | 29 August 2001 | [1] |
| Commonwealth record | Grant Hackett (AUS) |
14:34.56 | Fukuoka, Japan | 29 August 2001 | [1] |
| Games record |  Kieren Perkins (AUS) |
14:41.66 | Victoria, Canada | 18 August 1994 | [2] |
Results edit
Heats edit
| Rank | Heat | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 4 | Grant Hackett | Australia |
15:20.63 | Q |
| 2 | 1 | 4 | Graeme Smith |  Scotland |
15:21.51 | Q |
| 3 | 1 | 5 | Craig Stevens | Australia |
15:26.92 | Q |
| 4 | 1 | 6 | David Davies |  Wales |
15:33.60 | Q |
| 5 | 2 | 6 | Andrew Hurd |  Canada |
15:41.73 | Q |
| 6 | 2 | 3 | Andrew Jameson | Scotland |
15:42.29 | Q |
| 7 | 2 | 5 | Adam Faulkner |  England |
15:42.44 | Q |
| 8 | 1 | 3 | Stuart Trees | England |
15:52.79 | Q |
| 9 | 2 | 2 | Colin Bensadon |  Gibraltar |
17:34.69 |
Final edit
| Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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4 | Grant Hackett | Australia |
14:54.29 | |
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5 | Graeme Smith | Scotland |
15:07.19 | |
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3 | Craig Stevens | Australia |
15:09.24 | |
| 4 | 1 | Adam Faulkner | England |
15:13.34 | |
| 5 | 2 | Andrew Hurd | Canada |
15:14.37 | |
| 6 | 6 | David Davies | Wales |
15:17.87 | |
| 7 | 7 | Andrew Jameson | Scotland |
15:31.78 | |
| 8 | 8 | Stuart Trees | England |
15:34.83 |
References edit
- ^ a b "Swimming – Men's 1500 m freestyle – final". Commonwealth Games. 4 August 2002. Retrieved 18 September 2020.
- ^ Poirier-Leroy, Olivier (15 July 2014). "Commonwealth Games Flashback: Kieren Perkins Rocks the 800 & 1500m Freestyle World Records". swimswam.com. Retrieved 23 July 2014.