The women's 1500 metre freestyle event at the 2024 Summer Olympics will be held in 2024 at the Paris La Défense Arena.[1] This will be the event's second consecutive appearance, first appearing in 2020.
| Women's 1500 metre freestyle at the Games of the XXXIII Olympiad | |
|---|---|
| Dates | 30 July 2024 (heats) 31 July 2024 (final) |
Records
editPrior to this competition, the existing world and Olympic records were as follows.
| World record |  Katie Ledecky (USA) |
15:20.48 | Indianapolis, United States | 16 May 2018 | [2] |
| Olympic record | Katie Ledecky (USA) |
15:37.34 | Tokyo, Japan | 27 July 2021 | [3] |
Qualification
editSwimmers must achieve at least the Olympic Qualifying Time (OQT), with NOCs being able to select two of those athletes to send to the Olympics. They may also achieve the Olympic Consideration Time (OCT), with NOCs being able to select one of those athletes to send to the Olympics. The OQT for this event is set at 16:09.09, while the OCT is set at 16:13.94.[4]
Australia
editLani Pallister and Moesha Johnson qualified to represent Australia during the 2024 Australian Swimming Trials. Pallister won the final with a time of 15:53.79, and Johnson with a 15:57.85.[5] Both swimmers will make their debut in the event.
Brazil
editBeatriz Dizotti qualified to represent Brazil during the 2024 Brazillian Swimming Championships. Dizotti won the competition with a time of 6:14.02, which would not have met the OCT, however, she swam a time of 16:01.95 at the 2023 World Aquatics Championships.[6] This will be her second consecutive appearance in the event.
Germany
editIsabel Gose and Leonie Märtens qualified to represent Germany during the 2024 German Swimming Championships. Gose won the competition with a time of 15:52.02, and Märtens qualified as the second-highest German swimmer, finishing in third with a 16:12.48.[7]
United States
editKatie Ledecky and Katie Grimes qualified to represent the United States during the 2024 United States Olympic trials. Ledecky won the final with a time of 15:37.35, followed by Grimes in second with a 15:57.77.[8] Ledecky will make her second consecutive appearance in the event, while Grimes will make her debut.
New Zealand
editEve Thomas qualified as the representative for New Zealand for a second consecutive time following her win at the 2024 New Zealand Swimming Championships. She qualified with a time of 16:07.46, finishing over 20 seconds ahead of Deans Caitlin in second place.[9][10] She was officially named on the squad on 30 April 2024.[11]
Other athletes
editOQT
editOther athletes that have qualified through the OQT are: Gao Weizhong and Li Bingjie of China, Anastasiia Kirpichnikova of France, Vivien Jackl of Hungary, and Simona Quadarella and Ginevra Taddeucci of Italy.
OCT
editOne athlete has qualified through the OCT: Kristel Köbrich of Chile.[12]
Universality Places
editSasha Gatt was selected by Malta for a universality place on 5 July 2024.[13]
Schedule
editAll times are Central European Time (UTC+1)[14]
| Date | Time | Round |
|---|---|---|
| 30 July | 11:00 | Heats |
| 31 July | 9:04 | Final |
References
edit- ^ "Venues". olympics.com. Retrieved 24 June 2024.
- ^ Ross, Andy (16 May 2018). "Katie Ledecky Smashes 1500 Free World Record on First Night of TYR Indianapolis Pro Swim Series". Swimming World Magazine. Retrieved 1 February 2020.
- ^ Goodman, Eric. "Katie Ledecky demolishes field to win first Olympic women's 1500 gold medal". nbcolympics.com. Retrieved 24 June 2024.
- ^ "Paris 2024 - Qualifications". World Aquatics. Retrieved 25 June 2024.
- ^ "Australian Swimming Trials 2024: All Results, Times and Winners - Full List". olympics.com. Retrieved 25 June 2024.
- ^ "2024 Brazillian Swimming Championships". Swimswam. 8 May 2024. Retrieved 5 July 2024.
- ^ "Wettkampf-Nr. 115 1500m Freistil Frauen schnellster Zeitlauf" (PDF). Retrieved 25 June 2024.
- ^ "Katie Ledecky Wins the 1500m While Caeleb Dressel and Simone Manuel Make Their Team USA Returns at the 2024 US Olympic Swimming Trials". olympics.com. Retrieved 25 June 2024.
- ^ "Eve Thomas Books Olympic A Cut in 1,500 at NZ Swimming Championships". Swimming World. 9 April 2024. Retrieved 25 June 2024.
- ^ "1500m Freestyle Women Final last heat". Swimify. Retrieved 25 June 2024.
- ^ "Swimming New Zealand". Swimming Team Selected for the Paris 2024 Olympic Games. 29 April 2024. Retrieved 25 June 2024.
- ^ "Kristel Köbrich tras clasificar a sus sextos Juegos Olímpicos consecutivos: "Es un orgullo"". OneFootball. Agricultura. Retrieved 5 July 2024.
- ^ "Swimmers Sasha Gatt to Represent Malta in Paris Olympics This Summer". Malta daily. Retrieved 5 July 2024.
- ^ "Olympic Schedule Swimming". olympics.com. Retrieved 24 June 2024.