| Event: | Men's 1500 metre freestyle |
| Competition: | 2018 European Aquatics Championships |
| Venue: | Tollcross International Swimming Centre |
| Dates: | 4 August (heats) 5 August (final) |
| Competitors: | 20 |
| Nations: | 16 |
| Win Value: | 14:36.15 |
| Gold: | Florian Wellbrock |
| Gold Nation: | GER |
| Silver: | Mykhailo Romanchuk |
| Silver Nation: | UKR |
| Bronze: | Gregorio Paltrinieri |
| Bronze Nation: | ITA |
| Prev: | 2016 |
| Next: | 2020 |
The Men's 1500 metre freestyle competition of the 2018 European Aquatics Championships was held on 4 and 5 August 2018.[1] [2]
Before the competition, the existing world and championship records were as follows.
| Name | Nation | Time | Location | Date | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| World record | Sun Yang | 14:31.02 | London | 4 August 2012 | ||
| European record Championship record | Gregorio Paltrinieri | 14:34.04 | London | 18 May 2016 |
The heats were started on 4 August at 10:49.[3]
| Rank | Heat | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 6 | 14:53.52 | Q | |||
| 2 | 1 | 4 | 14:53.79 | Q | |||
| 3 | 2 | 5 | 14:54.55 | Q | |||
| 4 | 2 | 4 | 14:54.85 | Q | |||
| 5 | 1 | 5 | 14:58.03 | Q | |||
| 6 | 1 | 6 | 14:58.94 | Q | |||
| 7 | 1 | 3 | 14:59.35 | Q | |||
| 8 | 2 | 3 | 15:02.93 | Q | |||
| 9 | 2 | 8 | 15:04.45 | ||||
| 10 | 1 | 1 | 15:05.86 | ||||
| 11 | 1 | 7 | 15:06.43 | ||||
| 12 | 2 | 9 | 15:11.45 | ||||
| 13 | 2 | 0 | 15:11.52 | ||||
| 14 | 1 | 2 | 15:15.61 | ||||
| 15 | 2 | 1 | 15:15.75 | ||||
| 16 | 2 | 2 | 15:28.70 | ||||
| 17 | 1 | 8 | 15:33.96 | ||||
| 18 | 1 | 0 | 15:39.89 | ||||
| 19 | 2 | 7 | 16:01.83 | ||||
| 20 | 1 | 9 | 16:29.27 |
The final was held on 5 August at 17:00.[4]
| Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | 14:36.15 | |||||
| 5 | 14:36.88 | |||||
| 6 | 14:42.85 | |||||
| 4 | 1 | 14:51.88 | ||||
| 5 | 2 | 14:56.47 | ||||
| 6 | 4 | 14:57.82 | ||||
| 7 | 8 | 14:58.46 | ||||
| 8 | 7 | 14:59.49 |