The heats for the men's 1500 m freestyle race at the 2009 World Championships took place on the morning of 1 August, with the final in the evening session of 2 August at the Foro Italico in Rome, Italy.
Men's 1500 metre freestyle at the 2009 FINA World Championships | ||||||||||
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Venue | Foro Italico | |||||||||
Dates | 1 August 2009 (heats, semifinals) 2 August 2009 (final) | |||||||||
Competitors | 49 from 35 nations | |||||||||
Winning time | 14:37.28 | |||||||||
Medalists | ||||||||||
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Records
editPrior to the competition, the existing world and championship record were as follows:
World record | Grant Hackett (AUS) | 14:34.56 | Fukuoka, Japan | 29 July 2001 |
Championship record | Grant Hackett (AUS) | 14:34.56 | Fukuoka, Japan | 29 July 2001 |
Results
editHeats
editFinal
editRank | Name | Nationality | Lane | Time | Notes |
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Oussama Mellouli | Tunisia | 5 | 14:37.28 | AF | |
Ryan Cochrane | Canada | 3 | 14:41.38 | ||
Sun Yang | China | 4 | 14:46.84 | ||
4 | Federico Colbertaldo | Italy | 7 | 14:48.28 | NR |
5 | Zhang Lin | China | 2 | 14:54.23 | |
6 | David Davies | United Kingdom | 1 | 14:57.03 | |
7 | Marco Rivera | Spain | 6 | 15:01.92 | |
8 | Samuel Pizzetti | Italy | 8 | 15:19.38 |