The Women's 1500 metre freestyle competition of the 2016 European Aquatics Championships was held on 20 and 21 May 2016.[1][2]
| Women's 1500 metre freestyle at the 2016 European Aquatics Championships | ||||||||||
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| Dates | 20–21 May | |||||||||
| Competitors | 15 from 10 nations | |||||||||
| Winning time | 15:50.22 | |||||||||
| Medalists | ||||||||||
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Records edit
Prior to the competition, the existing world, European and championship records were as follows.
| Name | Nation | Time | Location | Date | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| World record | Katie Ledecky |  United States |
15:25.48 | Kazan | 4 August 2015 |
| European record | Lotte Friis |  Denmark |
15:38.88 | Barcelona | 30 July 2013 |
| Championship record | Mireia Belmonte |  Spain |
15:57.29 | Berlin | 23 August 2014 |
Results edit
Heats edit
The heats were held on 20 May at 11:29.[3]
| Rank | Heat | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 4 | Boglárka Kapás |  Hungary |
16:14.43 | Q |
| 2 | 1 | 5 | Mireia Belmonte | Spain |
16:14.74 | Q |
| 3 | 2 | 3 | María Vilas | Spain |
16:15.50 | Q |
| 4 | 2 | 2 | Tjasa Oder |  Slovenia |
16:19.95 | Q |
| 5 | 2 | 5 | Simona Quadarella |  Italy |
16:26.45 | Q |
| 6 | 1 | 3 | Adél Juhász | Hungary |
16:28.05 | Q |
| 7 | 1 | 2 | Julia Hassler |  Liechtenstein |
16:30.82 | Q |
| 8 | 2 | 6 | Gaja Natlačen | Slovenia |
16:31.56 | Q |
| 9 | 2 | 0 | Fantine Lesaffre |  France |
16:38.84 | |
| 10 | 1 | 1 | Milena Karpisz |  Poland |
16:51.68 | |
| 11 | 2 | 1 | Tereza Závadová |  Czech Republic |
16:51.71 | |
| 12 | 2 | 8 | Alice Dearing |  Great Britain |
16:52.84 | |
| 13 | 1 | 7 | Paulina Piechota | Poland |
16:59.79 | |
| 14 | 2 | 7 | Martina Elhenická | Czech Republic |
17:08.01 | |
| 15 | 1 | 8 | Nejla Karić |  Bosnia and Herzegovina |
17:43.58 | |
| 1 | 4 | Sharon van Rouwendaal |  Netherlands |
DNS | ||
| 1 | 6 | Diletta Carli | Italy |
DNS | ||
Final edit
The final was held on 21 May at 16:02.[4]
| Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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4 | Boglárka Kapás | Hungary |
15:50.22 | CR |
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5 | Mireia Belmonte | Spain |
16:00.20 | |
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3 | María Vilas | Spain |
16:01.25 | |
| 4 | 6 | Tjasa Oder | Slovenia |
16:08.67 | |
| 5 | 2 | Simona Quadarella | Italy |
16:22.64 | |
| 6 | 7 | Adél Juhász | Hungary |
16:22.69 | |
| 7 | 1 | Julia Hassler | Liechtenstein |
16:25.83 | |
| 8 | 8 | Gaja Natlačen | Slovenia |
16:26.08 |