| Event: | Men's 1500 metre freestyle |
| Games: | 1979 |
| Venue: | Piscina Olimpica Del Escambron |
| Dates: | July 7 (preliminaries and finals) |
| Competitors: | - |
| Nations: | - |
| Win Label: | Winning score |
| Gold: | Brian Goodell |
| Goldnoc: | USA |
| Silver: | Djan Madruga |
| Silvernoc: | BRA |
| Bronze: | Bobby Hackett |
| Bronzenoc: | USA |
| Prev: | 1975 |
| Next: | 1983 |
See main article: Swimming at the 1979 Pan American Games.
The Men's 1500m Freestyle competition of the swimming events at the 1979 Pan American Games took place on 7 July at the Piscina Olimpica Del Escambron in San Juan, Puerto Rico.[1] The last Pan American Games champion was Bobby Hackett of US.[2] [3] [4] [5] [6] [7]
This race consisted of thirty lengths of the pool, all lengths being in freestyle.[8]
All times are in minutes and seconds.
The first round was held on July 7.
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 15:56.05 | Q | |||
| 2 | 15:56.06 | Q | |||
| 3 | 16:03.73 | Q | |||
| 4 | 16:10.92 | Q | |||
| 5 | 16:11.34 | Q | |||
| 6 | 16:11.50 | Q | |||
| 7 | 16:13.26 | Q | |||
| 8 | 16:21.45 | Q | |||
| 9 | 16:24.01 | ||||
| 10 | 16:24.22 | NR | |||
| 11 | 16:26.68 | ||||
| 12 | 16:34.85 | ||||
| 13 | 16:53.42 | NR | |||
| 14 | 16:58.49 | ||||
| 15 | 17:00.75 | NR | |||
| 16 | 17:23.53 | ||||
| 17 | 17:40.76 | NR | |||
| 18 | 18:32.65 | NR |
The final was held on July 7.
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15:24.36 | NR, GR | ||||
| 15:41.74 | |||||
| 15:46.83 | |||||
| 4 | 15:56.91 | ||||
| 5 | 16:02.34 | NR | |||
| 6 | 16:04.63 | NR | |||
| 7 | 16:08.36 | NR | |||
| 8 | 16:08.85 |