Swimming at the 2022 European Aquatics Championships – Men's 1500 metre freestyle explained

Event:Men's 1500 metre freestyle
Competition:2022 European Aquatics Championships
Venue:Foro Italico
Dates:15 August (heats)
16 August (final)
Competitors:11
Nations:8
Win Value:14:36.10
Gold:Mykhailo Romanchuk
Gold Nation:UKR
Silver:Gregorio Paltrinieri
Silver Nation:ITA
Bronze:Damien Joly
Bronze Nation:FRA
Prev:2020
Next:2024

The Men's 1500 metre freestyle competition of the 2022 European Aquatics Championships was held on 15 and 16 August 2022.[1] [2]

Records

Prior to 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 14:32.80 25 June 2022
Championship record 14:34.04 18 May 2016

Results

Heats

The heats were started on 15 August at 10:17.[3]

Rank Heat Lane Name Nationality Time Notes
1 2 5 14:58.20 Q
2 2 3 15:01.44 Q
3 2 4 15:01.74 Q
4 1 3 15:04.52 Q
5 1 4 15:06.18 Q
6 1 6 15:06.87
7 1 2 15:08.14 Q
8 2 2 15:08.78 Q
9 1 5 15:10.05 Q
10 1 7 15:14.11
11 2 1 15:45.21
2 6
2 7

Final

The final was held at 18:52.[4]

Rank Lane Name Nationality Time Notes
4 14:36.10 NR
3 14:39.79
5 14:50.86
4 6 14:56.15
5 2 15:02.51
6 1 15:05.11
7 7 15:07.98
8 8 15:10.57

Notes and References

  1. https://www.roma2022.eu/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/Timing-SWIMMING-elite-1.5.pdf Schedule
  2. https://roma2022.microplustimingservices.com/export/NU_ROMA2022/NU/pdf/SWMM1500MFR-----------HEAT--------_51A1%201.0.pdf Start list
  3. https://roma2022.microplustimingservices.com/export/NU_ROMA2022/NU/pdf/SWMM1500MFR-----------HEAT--------_74A%201.0.pdf Heats results
  4. https://roma2022.microplustimingservices.com/export/NU_ROMA2022/NU/pdf/SWMM1500MFR-----------FNL---------_73A2%201.0.pdf Final results