See main article: Swimming at the 2017 Summer Universiade.
| Event: | Women's 1500 metre freestyle |
| Games: | 2017 Summer Universiade |
| Dates: | 22 August (heats) 23 August (final) |
| Venue: | National Taiwan Sport University Arena |
| Location: | Taipei, Taiwan |
| Competitors: | 16 |
| Nations: | 12 |
| Win Value: | 15:57.90 |
| Gold: | Simona Quadarella |
| Gold Nation: | ITA |
| Silver: | Sarah Köhler |
| Silver Nation: | GER |
| Bronze: | Hannah Moore |
| Bronze Nation: | USA |
| Prev: | 2015 |
| Next: | 2019 |
The Women's 1500 metre freestyle competition at the 2017 Summer Universiade was held on 22 and 23 August 2017.[1]
Prior to the competition, the existing world and Universiade records were as follows.The following new records were set during this competition.
The heats were held on 22 August at 10:30.[2]
| Rank | Heat | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 4 | 16:15.14 | Q | |||
| 2 | 2 | 5 | Hannah Moore | 16:16.85 | Q | ||
| 3 | 1 | 4 | Sarah Köhler | 16:21.49 | Q | ||
| 4 | 2 | 6 | Yukimi Moriyama | 16:22.41 | Q | ||
| 5 | 1 | 5 | Julia Hassler | 16:24.42 | Q | ||
| 6 | 1 | 6 | Kiah Melverton | 16:24.95 | Q | ||
| 7 | 1 | 2 | Viviane Jungblut | 16:28.17 | Q | ||
| 8 | 2 | 3 | Giulia Gabbrielleschi | 16:32.36 | Q | ||
| 9 | 1 | 3 | Sierra Schmidt | 16:33.36 | |||
| 10 | 2 | 2 | Kareena Lee | 16:46.63 | |||
| 11 | 2 | 7 | Adeline Furst | 16:49.83 | |||
| 12 | 1 | 1 | Joanna Zachoszcz | 17:03.64 | |||
| 13 | 2 | 1 | 17:07.04 | ||||
| 14 | 1 | 7 | Martina Elhenická | 17:27.24 | |||
| 15 | 2 | 8 | 17:28.34 | ||||
| 16 | 1 | 8 | Tseng Chieh-сhuan | 17:48.72 |
The final was held on 23 August at 19:02.[3]
| Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | Simona Quadarella | 15:57.90 | UR | |||
| 3 | Sarah Köhler | 15:59.85 | NR | |||
| 5 | Hannah Moore | 16:11.68 | ||||
| 4 | 7 | Kiah Melverton | 16:15.83 | |||
| 5 | 2 | Julia Hassler | 16:22.12 | |||
| 6 | 1 | Viviane Jungblut | 16:22.48 | NR | ||
| 7 | 6 | Yukimi Moriyama | 16:23.18 | |||
| 8 | 8 | Giulia Gabbrielleschi | 16:27.92 |