| Event: | Men's 1500 metre freestyle |
| Games: | 1988 Summer |
| Venue: | Jamsil Indoor Swimming Pool |
| Date: | 24 September 1988 (heats) 25 September 1988 (final) |
| Competitors: | 35 |
| Nations: | 22 |
| Gold: | Vladimir Salnikov |
| Goldnoc: | URS |
| Silver: | Stefan Pfeiffer |
| Silvernoc: | FRG |
| Bronze: | Uwe Daßler |
| Bronzenoc: | GDR |
| Win Value: | 15:00.40 |
| Prev: | 1984 |
| Next: | 1992 |
The men's 1500 metre freestyle event at the 1988 Summer Olympics took place on 23 September at the Jamsil Indoor Swimming Pool in Seoul, South Korea.[1]
Prior to this competition, the existing world and Olympic records were as follows.
Rule: The eight fastest swimmers advance to final A (Q).[2]
| Rank | Heat | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 5 | 15:07.41 | Q | |||
| 2 | 4 | 15:07.83 | Q | |||
| 3 | 3 | 15:07.85 | Q | |||
| 4 | 4 | 15:08.91 | Q | |||
| 5 | 4 | 15:11.19 | Q | |||
| 6 | 4 | 15:14.13 | Q, | |||
| 7 | 5 | 15:14.64 | Q | |||
| 8 | 5 | 15:16.99 | Q | |||
| 9 | 3 | 15:17.56 | Q | |||
| 10 | 5 | 15:18.80 | ||||
| 11 | 4 | 15:19.36 | ||||
| 12 | 3 | 15:22.19 | ||||
| 13 | 4 | 15:22.66 | ||||
| 14 | 5 | 15:22.85 | ||||
| 15 | 2 | 15:23.01 | ||||
| 16 | 3 | 15:23.22 | ||||
| 17 | 5 | 15:24.33 | ||||
| 18 | 4 | 15:29.16 | ||||
| 19 | 3 | 15:30.31 | ||||
| 20 | 3 | 15:36.54 | ||||
| 21 | 4 | 15:37.52 | ||||
| 22 | 5 | 15:38.75 | ||||
| 23 | 3 | 15:39.51 | ||||
| 24 | 5 | 15:45.96 | ||||
| 25 | 2 | 15:47.35 | ||||
| 26 | 2 | 15:50.50 | ||||
| 27 | 2 | 15:52.06 | ||||
| 28 | 2 | 15:52.80 | ||||
| 29 | 2 | 15:53.67 | ||||
| 30 | 2 | 15:56.13 | ||||
| 31 | 2 | 15:57.54 | ||||
| 32 | 3 | 15:57.89 | ||||
| 33 | 1 | 15:59.74 | ||||
| 34 | 1 | 16:21.10 | ||||
| 35 | 1 | 16:26.77 |
| Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | 15:00.40 | |||||
| 3 | 15:02.69 | |||||
| 6 | 15:06.15 | |||||
| 4 | 4 | 15:06.42 | ||||
| 5 | 2 | 15:14.76 | ||||
| 6 | 7 | 15:18.19 | ||||
| 7 | 8 | 15:21.16 | ||||
| 8 | 1 | 15:37.12 |