| Event: | Women's 1500 metre freestyle |
| Championship: | 2017 World Aquatics Championships |
| Dates: | 24 July (heats) 25 July (final) |
| Venue: | Danube Arena |
| Location: | Budapest, Hungary |
| Competitors: | 22 |
| Nations: | 18 |
| Win Value: | 15:31.82 |
| Gold: | Katie Ledecky |
| Gold Nation: | USA |
| Silver: | Mireia Belmonte |
| Silver Nation: | ESP |
| Bronze: | Simona Quadarella |
| Bronze Nation: | ITA |
| Prev: | 2015 |
| Next: | 2019 |
The Women's 1500 metre freestyle competition at the 2017 World Championships was held on 24 and 25 July 2017.[1] [2]
Prior to the competition, the existing world and championship records were as follows.
The heats were held on 24 July at 10:48.[3]
| Rank | Heat | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 3 | 4 | 15:47.54 | Q | |||
| 2 | 3 | 5 | 16:05.37 | Q | |||
| 3 | 2 | 6 | 16:05.87 | Q | |||
| 4 | 2 | 5 | 16:07.08 | Q | |||
| 5 | 2 | 4 | 16:09.60 | Q | |||
| 6 | 3 | 6 | 16:17.28 | Q | |||
| 7 | 3 | 1 | 16:19.16 | Q, NR | |||
| 8 | 2 | 3 | 16:20.98 | Q | |||
| 9 | 3 | 2 | 16:21.45 | ||||
| 10 | 3 | 7 | 16:24.05 | ||||
| 11 | 3 | 8 | 16:25.78 | ||||
| 12 | 2 | 7 | 16:25.99 | ||||
| 13 | 2 | 1 | 16:32.45 | ||||
| 14 | 2 | 8 | 16:34.50 | ||||
| 15 | 3 | 3 | 16:34.86 | ||||
| 16 | 2 | 2 | 16:53.74 | ||||
| 17 | 2 | 0 | 17:01.85 | ||||
| 18 | 3 | 0 | 17:04.63 | ||||
| 19 | 1 | 3 | 17:15.04 | ||||
| 20 | 1 | 5 | 17:17.64 | ||||
| 21 | 1 | 4 | 17:22.42 | ||||
| 22 | 3 | 9 | 17:25.00 |
The final was held on 25 July at 17:40.[4]
| Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | 15:31.82 | |||||
| 5 | 15:50.89 | NR | ||||
| 6 | 15:53.86 | |||||
| 4 | 2 | 16:06.27 | ||||
| 5 | 3 | 16:08.10 | ||||
| 6 | 7 | 16:13.46 | ||||
| 7 | 1 | 16:14.86 | NR | |||
| 8 | 8 | 16:22.87 |