| Event: | Men's 1500 metre freestyle |
| Competition: | 2020 European Aquatics Championships |
| Venue: | Danube Arena |
| Dates: | 18 May 2021 (heats) 19 May 2021 (final) |
| Competitors: | 24 |
| Nations: | 16 |
| Win Value: | 14:39.89 |
| Gold: | Mykhailo Romanchuk |
| Gold Nation: | UKR |
| Silver: | Gregorio Paltrinieri |
| Silver Nation: | ITA |
| Bronze: | Domenico Acerenza |
| Bronze Nation: | ITA |
| Prev: | 2018 |
| Next: | 2022 |
The Men's 1500 metre freestyle competition of the 2020 European Aquatics Championships was held on 18 and 19 May 2021.[1] [2]
Before the competition, the existing world, European and championship records were as follows.
| Name | Nationality | Time | Location | Date | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| World record | 14:31.02 | 28 July 2012 | |||
| European record | 14:33.10 | 13 August 2020 | |||
| Championship record | 14:34.04 | 18 May 2016 |
The heats were started on 18 May at 11:21.[3]
| Rank | Heat | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 4 | 14:52.07 | Q | |||
| 2 | 2 | 7 | 14:56.09 | Q | |||
| 3 | 2 | 6 | 14:59.47 | Q | |||
| 4 | 3 | 2 | 15:02.97 | Q | |||
| 5 | 3 | 3 | 15:07.54 | Q | |||
| 6 | 2 | 5 | 15:08.28 | Q | |||
| 7 | 3 | 4 | 15:08.84 | Q | |||
| 8 | 3 | 1 | 15:09.95 | Q | |||
| 9 | 2 | 2 | 15:10.41 | ||||
| 10 | 3 | 9 | 15:14.80 | ||||
| 11 | 2 | 1 | 15:16.47 | ||||
| 12 | 2 | 0 | 15:18.18 | ||||
| 13 | 3 | 8 | 15:18.85 | ||||
| 14 | 3 | 6 | 15:28.10 | ||||
| 15 | 3 | 7 | 15:30.04 | ||||
| 16 | 2 | 9 | 15:30.35 | ||||
| 17 | 1 | 4 | 15:35.95 | ||||
| 18 | 3 | 5 | 15:36.51 | ||||
| 19 | 3 | 0 | 15:37.16 | ||||
| 20 | 2 | 3 | 15:39.39 | ||||
| 21 | 1 | 5 | 15:40.53 | ||||
| 22 | 2 | 8 | 15:46.78 | ||||
| 23 | 1 | 3 | 16:14.61 | ||||
| 24 | 1 | 6 | 16:37.80 |
The final was held on 19 May at 18:00.[4]
| Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | 14:39.89 | |||||
| 1 | 14:42.91 | |||||
| 3 | 14:54.36 | |||||
| 4 | 5 | 14:56.38 | ||||
| 5 | 2 | 14:58.42 | ||||
| 6 | 6 | 15:04.61 | ||||
| 7 | 7 | 15:05.19 | ||||
| 8 | 8 | 15:10.43 |