| Event: | Women's 1500 metre freestyle |
| Competition: | 2013 World Aquatics Championships |
| Venue: | Palau Sant Jordi |
| Dates: | July 29, 2013 (heats) July 30, 2013 (final) |
| Competitors: | 23 |
| Nations: | 20 |
| Win Value: | 15:36.53 |
| Gold: | Katie Ledecky |
| Goldnoc: | USA |
| Silver: | Lotte Friis |
| Silvernoc: | DEN |
| Bronze: | Lauren Boyle |
| Bronzenoc: | NZL |
| Prev: | 2011 |
| Next: | 2015 |
The women's 1500 metre freestyle event in swimming at the 2013 World Aquatics Championships took place on 29–30 July at the Palau Sant Jordi in Barcelona, Spain.[1] [2]
Prior to this competition, the existing world and championship records were:
The following new records were set during this competition.
The Heats were held at 11:12.[3]
| Rank | Heat | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | 4 | 15:49.18 | Q | |||
| 2 | 3 | 4 | 15:49.26 | Q | |||
| 3 | 1 | 5 | 15:54.30 | Q, NR | |||
| 4 | 3 | 3 | 16:00.31 | Q | |||
| 5 | 2 | 6 | 16:02.58 | Q, NR | |||
| 6 | 1 | 6 | 16:02.90 | Q | |||
| 7 | 2 | 5 | 16:04.72 | Q | |||
| 8 | 3 | 5 | 16:05.59 | Q | |||
| 9 | 2 | 4 | 16:06.46 | ||||
| 10 | 2 | 3 | 16:15.65 | ||||
| 11 | 1 | 7 | 16:15.99 | ||||
| 12 | 1 | 3 | 16:17.12 | ||||
| 13 | 2 | 2 | 16:21.82 | ||||
| 14 | 3 | 6 | 16:24.42 | ||||
| 15 | 3 | 2 | 16:25.07 | ||||
| 16 | 1 | 2 | 16:33.61 | ||||
| 17 | 3 | 7 | 16:35.96 | ||||
| 18 | 2 | 7 | 16:39.24 | ||||
| 19 | 2 | 1 | 16:47.59 | ||||
| 20 | 3 | 1 | 16:55.46 | ||||
| 21 | 3 | 8 | 17.14.19 | ||||
| 22 | 1 | 1 | 17:38.41 | ||||
| 23 | 2 | 8 | 17:56.85 |
The final was held at 18:36.[4]
| Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | 15:36.53 | |||||
| 4 | 15:38.88 | ER | ||||
| 7 | 15:44.71 | OC | ||||
| 4 | 6 | 15:58.83 | NR | |||
| 5 | 8 | 16:00.44 | ||||
| 6 | 3 | 16:01.94 | ||||
| 7 | 2 | 16:06.89 | ||||
| 8 | 1 | 16:09.65 |