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 | ||||||||||
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| Dates | July 30, 2011 (heats) July 31, 2011 (final) | |||||||||
| Competitors | 27 from 23 nations | |||||||||
| Winning time | 14:34.14 WR | |||||||||
| Medalists | ||||||||||
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Record
editPrior 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
editHeats
edit27 swimmers participated in 4 heats.[1]
Final
editThe 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- ^ "2011 World Aquatics Championships – Men's 1500 metre freestyle (heats)" (PDF). Omega Timing. Retrieved 2011-07-30.[permanent dead link]
- ^ "2011 World Aquatics Championships – Men's 1500 metre freestyle (final)" (PDF). Omega Timing. Retrieved 2011-07-31.[permanent dead link]
External links
edit- 2011 World Aquatics Championships: Men's 1500 metre freestyle entry list, from OmegaTiming.com; retrieved 2011-07-23.