| Event: | Men's 1500 metre freestyle |
| Games: | 1924 Summer |
| Date: | July 13–15 |
| Competitors: | 22 |
| Nations: | 12 |
| Gold: | Boy Charlton |
| Goldnoc: | AUS |
| Silver: | Arne Borg |
| Silvernoc: | SWE |
| Bronze: | Frank Beaurepaire |
| Bronzenoc: | AUS |
| Prev: | 1920 |
| Next: | 1928 |
The men's 1500 metre freestyle was a swimming event held as part of the swimming at the 1924 Summer Olympics programme.[1] It was the fourth appearance of the event, which was established in 1908. The competition was held on Sunday July 13, 1924, on Monday July 14, 1924, and on Tuesday July 15, 1924.
These were the standing world and Olympic records (in minutes) prior to the 1924 Summer Olympics.
| World Record | 21:15.0 |  Arne Borg | Sydney (AUS) | January 30, 1924 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Olympic Record | 22:00.0 |  George Hodgson | Stockholm (SWE) | July 10, 1912 |
In the third heat Boy Charlton set a new Olympic record with 21:20.4 minutes, but in the next heat Arne Borg bettered his own world record to 21:11.4 minutes. In the final both swimmers were under the standing world record with Boy Charlton bettered the record by more than a minute to 20:06.6 minutes.
Sunday July 13, 1924: The fastest two in each heat and the fastest third-placed from across the heats advanced.
Heat 1
| Place | width=220 | Swimmer | width=90 | Time | width=90 | Qual. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 22:38.4 | |||||
| 2 | 22:48.8 | |||||
| 3 | 22:49.4 | |||||
| — | DNF | |||||
| DNF |
Heat 2
| Place | width=220 | Swimmer | width=90 | Time | width=90 | Qual. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 22:55.2 | |||||
| 2 | 23:16.6 | |||||
| 3 | 23:44.2 | |||||
| 4 | 24:46.4 |
Heat 3
| Place | width=220 | Swimmer | width=90 | Time | width=90 | Qual. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 21:20.4 | QQ OR | ||||
| 2 | 22:26.8 | |||||
| 3 | 22:48.2 | |||||
| 4 | 26:17.4 | |||||
| — | DNF |
Heat 4
| Place | width=220 | Swimmer | width=90 | Time | width=90 | Qual. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 21:11.4 | QQ WR | ||||
| 2 | 22:43.2 | |||||
| 3 | 25:04.4 |
Heat 5
| Place | width=220 | Swimmer | width=90 | Time | width=90 | Qual. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 22:17.6 | |||||
| 2 | 23:11.4 | |||||
| 3 | 24:07.6 | |||||
| 4 | 24:44.0 | |||||
| 5 | 26:23.5 |
Monday July 14, 1924: The fastest two in each semi-final and the faster of the two third-placed swimmer advanced to the final.
Semifinal 1
| Place | width=220 | Swimmer | width=90 | Time | width=90 | Qual. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 21:28.4 | QF | ||||
| 2 | 21:50.8 | QF | ||||
| 3 | 21:53.4 | qf | ||||
| 4 | 22:39.8 | |||||
| 5 | 23:02.4 | |||||
| 6 | 23:13.8 |
Semifinal 2
| Place | width=220 | Swimmer | width=90 | Time | width=90 | Qual. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 21:41.6 | QF | ||||
| 2 | 21:48.6 | QF | ||||
| 3 | 21:59.4 | |||||
| 4 | 23:11.8 | |||||
| — | DNS |
Tuesday July 15, 1924:
| Place | width=220 | Swimmer | width=90 | Time |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 20:06.6 WR | |||
| 2 | 20:41.4 | |||
| 3 | 21:48.4 | |||
| 4 | 21:55.6 | |||
| 5 | 22:10.4 |