The Men's 1500 metre freestyle competition of the 2022 European Aquatics Championships was held on 15 and 16 August 2022.[1][2]
| Men's 1500 metre freestyle at the 2022 European Aquatics Championships | ||||||||||
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| Venue | Foro Italico | |||||||||
| Dates | 15 August (heats) 16 August (final) | |||||||||
| Competitors | 11 from 8 nations | |||||||||
| Winning time | 14:36.10 | |||||||||
| Medalists | ||||||||||
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Records edit
Prior to the competition, the existing world, European and championship records were as follows.
| Name | Nationality | Time | Location | Date | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| World record | Sun Yang |  China |
14:31.02 | London | 28 July 2012 |
| European record | Gregorio Paltrinieri |  Italy |
14:32.80 | Budapest | 25 June 2022 |
| Championship record | 14:34.04 | London | 18 May 2016 |
Results edit
Heats edit
The heats were started on 15 August at 10:17.[3]
| Rank | Heat | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 5 | Mykhailo Romanchuk |  Ukraine |
14:58.20 | Q |
| 2 | 2 | 3 | Damien Joly |  France |
15:01.44 | Q |
| 3 | 2 | 4 | Gregorio Paltrinieri | Italy |
15:01.74 | Q |
| 4 | 1 | 3 | Domenico Acerenza | Italy |
15:04.52 | Q |
| 5 | 1 | 4 | Florian Wellbrock |  Germany |
15:06.18 | Q |
| 6 | 1 | 6 | Luca De Tullio | Italy |
15:06.87 | |
| 7 | 1 | 2 | Henrik Christiansen |  Norway |
15:08.14 | Q |
| 8 | 2 | 2 | Carlos Garach |  Spain |
15:08.78 | Q |
| 9 | 1 | 5 | Oliver Klemet | Germany |
15:10.05 | Q |
| 10 | 1 | 7 | Dimitrios Markos |  Greece |
15:14.11 | |
| 11 | 2 | 1 | Yoav Romano |  Israel |
15:45.21 | |
| 2 | 6 | Victor Johansson |  Sweden |
Did not start | ||
| 2 | 7 | Joris Bouchaut | France
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Final edit
The final was held at 18:52.[4]
| Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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4 | Mykhailo Romanchuk | Ukraine |
14:36.10 | NR |
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3 | Gregorio Paltrinieri | Italy |
14:39.79 | |
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5 | Damien Joly | France |
14:50.86 | |
| 4 | 6 | Domenico Acerenza | Italy |
14:56.15 | |
| 5 | 2 | Florian Wellbrock | Germany |
15:02.51 | |
| 6 | 1 | Carlos Garach | Spain |
15:05.11 | |
| 7 | 7 | Henrik Christiansen | Norway |
15:07.98 | |
| 8 | 8 | Oliver Klemet | Germany |
15:10.57 |