Swimming at the 2023 World Aquatics Championships – Men's 1500 metre freestyle explained
| Event: | Men's 1500 metre freestyle |
| Championship: | 2023 World Aquatics Championships |
| Dates: | 29 July (heats)
30 July (final) |
| Venue: | Marine Messe Fukuoka |
| Location: | Fukuoka, Japan |
| Competitors: | 29 |
| Nations: | 24 |
| Win Value: | 14:31.54 |
| Gold: | Ahmed Hafnaoui |
| Gold Nation: | TUN |
| Silver: | Bobby Finke |
| Silver Nation: | USA |
| Bronze: | Samuel Short |
| Bronze Nation: | AUS |
| Prev: | 2022 |
| Next: | 2024 |
The men's 1500 metre freestyle competition at the 2023 World Aquatics Championships was held on 29 and 30 July 2023.[1] [2] [3]
Records
Prior to the competition, the existing world and championship records were as follows.[4]
The following new records were set during this competition.
Results
Heats
The heats were started on 29 July at 11:52.[5]
| Rank | Heat | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|
| 1 | 2 | 5 | | | 14:43.06 | Q |
| 2 | 2 | 4 | | | 14:43.50 | Q |
| 3 | 3 | 8 | | | 14:49.53 | Q |
| 4 | 3 | 3 | | | 14:51.20 | Q |
| 5 | 3 | 5 | | | 14:52.15 | Q |
| 6 | 3 | 6 | | | 14:53.38 | Q |
| 7 | 3 | 7 | | | 14:54.09 | Q |
| 8 | 3 | 1 | | | 14:54.29 | Q |
| 9 | 3 | 0 | | | 14:55.19 | |
| 10 | 2 | 2 | | | 14:56.31 | |
| 11 | 3 | 2 | | | 14:57.16 | |
| 12 | 2 | 3 | | | 14:57.50 | |
| 13 | 2 | 8 | | | 14:57.68 | |
| 14 | 2 | 6 | | | 14:57.88 | |
| 15 | 2 | 1 | | | 14:59.76 | |
| 16 | 1 | 4 | | | 15:01.89 | |
| 17 | 2 | 0 | | | 15:02.31 | |
| 18 | 1 | 5 | | | 15:07.61 | |
| 19 | 2 | 7 | | | 15:08.02 | |
| 20 | 3 | 4 | | | 15:10.33 | |
| 21 | 2 | 9 | | | 15:11.06 | |
| 22 | 1 | 3 | | | 15:14.10 | NR |
| 23 | 1 | 7 | | | 15:33.82 | |
| 24 | 1 | 1 | | | 15:39.46 | |
| 25 | 1 | 2 | | | 15:39.47 | |
| 26 | 1 | 8 | | | 15:49.72 | |
| 27 | 1 | 6 | | | 16:20.45 | |
| 28 | 1 | 0 | | | 16:27.67 | NR |
| 29 | 1 | 9 | | | 17:58.15 | |
| 3 | 9 | | | | |
Final
The final started on 30 July at 20:16.[6]
| Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|
| 3 | | | 14:31.54 | CR, AF |
| 4 | | | 14:31.59 | AM |
| 7 | | | 14:37.28 | |
| 4 | 5 | | | 14:43.01 | |
| 5 | 6 | | | 14:44.51 | |
| 6 | 1 | | | 14:51.46 | |
| 7 | 2 | | | 14:53.21 | |
| 8 | 8 | | | 14:56.63 | | |
Notes and References
- Web site: Schedule . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20240118125431/https://resources.fina.org/fina/document/2023/01/16/8d440e7e-1f63-4fe8-af1c-a96ba1af40bf/20th-FINA-WORLD-CHAMPIONSHIPS-Fukuoka-2023-Schedule-12.01.23.pdf . 18 January 2024 . 17 January 2023.
- Web site: Sutherland . James . 13 January 2023 . World Aquatics Announces Competition Schedule For 2023 World Championships In Fukuoka . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20240118152954/https://swimswam.com/world-aquatics-announces-competition-schedule-for-2023-world-championships-in-fukuoka/ . 18 January 2024 . 13 January 2023 . SwimSwam.
- Web site: 21 July 2023 . Start list . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20231129045021/https://www.omegatiming.com/File/00011600010101F30101FFFFFFFFFF00.pdf . 29 November 2023 . omegatiming.com.
- Web site: 21 July 2023 . Records book . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20240118153205/https://www.omegatiming.com/File/0001160001FFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFF1F.pdf . 18 January 2024 . omegatiming.com.
- Web site: 29 July 2023 . Heats results . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20230729054122/https://www.omegatiming.com/File/00011600010101F30101FFFFFFFFFF01.pdf . 29 July 2023 . omegatiming.com.
- Web site: 30 July 2023 . Final results . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20231102093439/https://www.omegatiming.com/File/00011600010101F30104FFFFFFFFFF01.pdf . 2 November 2023 . omegatiming.com.
