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Swimming at the 2011 World Aquatics Championships – Men's 1500 metre freestyle

The men's 1500 metre freestyle competition of the swimming events at the 2011 World Aquatics Championships was held on July 30 with the heats and the semifinals and July 31 with the final.

Men's 1500 metre freestyle
at the 2011 World Aquatics Championships
DatesJuly 30, 2011 (heats)
July 31, 2011 (final)
Competitors27 from 23 nations
Winning time14:34.14 WR
Medalists
gold medal Sun Yang   China
silver medal Ryan Cochrane   Canada
bronze medal Gergő Kis   Hungary
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Record edit

Prior to the competition, the existing world and championship record were as follows.

Name Nation Time Location Date
World record
Championship record		 Grant Hackett   Australia 14:34.56 Fukuoka July 29, 2001

The following record was established during the competition:

Date Round Name Nation Time WR CR
July 31, 2011 Final Sun Yang   China 14:34.14 WR CR

Results edit

Heats edit

27 swimmers participated in 4 heats.[1]

Rank Heat Lane Name Nationality Time Notes
1 4 4 Sun Yang   China 14:48.13 Q
2 2 3 Gergő Kis   Hungary 14:52.72 Q
3 2 6 Peter Vanderkaay   United States 14:54.99 Q
4 2 4 Chad La Tourette   United States 14:55.59 Q
5 3 4 Ryan Cochrane   Canada 14:55.86 Q
6 2 5 Pál Joensen   Faroe Islands 14:56.66 Q
7 4 3 Yohsuke Miyamoto   Japan 14:57.12 Q, NR
8 3 5 Samuel Pizzetti   Italy 14:58.30 Q
9 3 3 Mateusz Sawrymowicz   Poland 15:02.56
10 3 2 Job Kienhuis   Netherlands 15:05.27 NR
11 4 5 Sebastien Rouault   France 15:05.88
12 3 7 Dai Jun   China 15:09.15
13 3 1 Mads Glæsner   Denmark 15:12.52
14 4 7 Daniel Fogg   Great Britain 15:13.39
15 4 6 Oussama Mellouli   Tunisia 15:13.56
16 2 2 Sergiy Frolov   Ukraine 15:14.38
17 3 6 Heerden Herman   South Africa 15:21.92
17 4 8 Juan Martin Pereyra   Argentina 15:21.92 NR
19 4 2 Gregorio Paltrinieri   Italy 15:22.03
20 4 1 Gergely Gyurta   Hungary 15:22.50
21 2 7 Christian Kubusch   Germany 15:27.68
22 1 4 Uladzimir Zhyharau   Belarus 15:36.23
23 3 8 Ventsislav Aydarski   Bulgaria 15:46.33
24 2 1 Jarrod Killey   Australia 15:51.66
25 1 6 Esteban Enderica   Ecuador 15:56.30
26 1 5 Iacovos Hadjiconstantinou   Cyprus 17:02.94
27 1 3 Omar Núñez   Nicaragua 17:41.77

Final edit

The final was held at 18:49.[2]

Rank Lane Name Nationality Time Notes
  4 Sun Yang   China 14:34.14 WR
  2 Ryan Cochrane   Canada 14:44.46
  5 Gergő Kis   Hungary 14:45.66 NR
4 7 Pál Joensen   Faroe Islands 14:46.33 NR
5 6 Chad La Tourette   United States 14:52.36
6 3 Peter Vanderkaay   United States 15:00.47
7 8 Samuel Pizzetti   Italy 15:15.81
8 1 Yohsuke Miyamoto   Japan 15:20.67

References edit

  1. ^ "2011 World Aquatics Championships – Men's 1500 metre freestyle (heats)" (PDF). Omega Timing. Retrieved 2011-07-30.[permanent dead link]
  2. ^ "2011 World Aquatics Championships – Men's 1500 metre freestyle (final)" (PDF). Omega Timing. Retrieved 2011-07-31.[permanent dead link]

External links edit

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