| Event: | Women's 1500 metre freestyle |
| Competition: | 2018 European Aquatics Championships |
| Venue: | Tollcross International Swimming Centre |
| Dates: | 6 August (heats) 7 August (final) |
| Competitors: | 15 |
| Nations: | 12 |
| Win Value: | 15:51.61 |
| Gold: | Simona Quadarella |
| Gold Nation: | ITA |
| Silver: | Sarah Köhler |
| Silver Nation: | GER |
| Bronze: | Ajna Késely |
| Bronze Nation: | HUN |
| Prev: | 2016 |
| Next: | 2020 |
The Women's 1500 metre freestyle competition of the 2018 European Aquatics Championships was held on 6 and 7 August 2018.[1] [2]
Before the competition, the existing world and championship records were as follows.
| Name | Nation | Time | Location | Date | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| World record | Katie Ledecky | 15:20.48 | Indianapolis | 16 May 2018 | ||
| European record | Lotte Friis | 15:38.88 | Barcelona | 30 July 2013 | ||
| Championship record | Boglárka Kapás | 15:50.22 | London | 21 May 2016 |
The heats were started on 6 August at 10:48.[3]
| Rank | Heat | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 4 | 16:05.33 | Q | |||
| 2 | 1 | 4 | 16:06.72 | Q | |||
| 3 | 2 | 5 | 16:19.14 | Q | |||
| 4 | 1 | 5 | 16:19.89 | Q | |||
| 5 | 2 | 2 | 16:21.82 | Q | |||
| 6 | 1 | 3 | 16:25.02 | Q | |||
| 7 | 2 | 6 | 16:25.29 | Q | |||
| 8 | 1 | 6 | 16:27.79 | Q | |||
| 9 | 2 | 3 | 16:36.03 | ||||
| 10 | 2 | 1 | 16:48.05 | ||||
| 11 | 1 | 2 | 16:49.10 | ||||
| 12 | 1 | 7 | 16:54.92 | ||||
| 13 | 1 | 1 | 16:59.16 | ||||
| 14 | 2 | 8 | 17:00.94 | ||||
| 15 | 1 | 8 | 17:25.11 | ||||
| 2 | 7 | Did not start | |||||
The final was started on 7 August at 16:30.[4]
| Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | 15:51.61 | |||||
| 5 | 15:57.85 | |||||
| 3 | 16:03.22 | |||||
| 4 | 2 | 16:10.46 | ||||
| 5 | 6 | 16:14.15 | ||||
| 6 | 7 | 16:16.41 | ||||
| 7 | 1 | 16:26.82 | ||||
| 8 | 8 | 16:26.83 |