Swimming at the 1973 World Aquatics Championships – Men's 1500 metre freestyle explained

Event:	Men's 1500 metre freestyle
Competition:	1973 World Aquatics Championships
Dates:	September 8, 1973
Win Value:	15:31.85 WR
Gold:	Stephen Holland
Goldnoc:	AUS
Silver:	Rick DeMont
Silvernoc:	USA
Bronze:	Brad Cooper
Bronzenoc:	AUS
Next:	1975

The men's 1500 metre freestyle competition of the swimming events at the 1973 World Aquatics Championships took place on September 8.

Records

Prior to the competition, the existing world and championship records were as follows.

The following records were established during the competition:

Date	Event	Name	Nationality	Time	Record
8 September	Timed Final			16:41.53	CR
8 September	Timed Final			16:28.49	CR
8 September	Timed Final			15:31.85	WR

Results

26 swimmers participated in 4 heats.^[1] The event was a timed final. The first three heats were contested in the morning with the fourth and final heat contested in the evening.^{[2] [3]}

Rank	Heat	Lane	Name	Nationality	Time	Notes
	4	-			15:31.85	WR
	4	-			15:35.44
	4	-			15:45.04
	4	-			15:58.70
	4	-			16:06.01
	4	-			16:09.33
	4	-			16:12.01
	4	-			16:18.24
	2	-			16:28.49	CR
	3	-			16:28.78
11	3	-	G. Castillo		16:31.74
12	3	-			16:32.00
13	1	-			16:41.53	CR
14	2	-			16:44.36
15	3	-			16:55.70
16	2	-			16:55.79
17	3	-			17:00.62
18	2	-			17:04.23
19	3	-			17:08.52
20	3	-			17:09.15
21	2	-			17:09.54
22	2	-			17:11.62
23	1	-			17:18.01
24	1	-			17:43.21
25	1	-			17:53.29
26	2	-			21:40.70
	1	-	L. Díaz
	1	-
	3	-

Notes and References

1. Web site: Todor. Krastev. Men 1500m Freestyle Swimming World Championship 1973 Belgrade (YUG). todor66.com. 7 June 2013.
2. News: Aust second in swim relay. The Sun-Herald. AAP. John Fairfax and Sons. 9 September 1973. 91.
3. Web site: Official results. FINA.org. 17 July 2019.