Swimming at the 2023 World Aquatics Championships – Women's 1500 metre freestyle explained
| Event: | Women's 1500 metre freestyle |
| Championship: | 2023 World Aquatics Championships |
| Dates: | 24 July (heats)
25 July (final) |
| Venue: | Marine Messe Fukuoka |
| Location: | Fukuoka, Japan |
| Competitors: | 31 |
| Nations: | 23 |
| Win Value: | 15:26.27 |
| Gold: | Katie Ledecky |
| Gold Nation: | USA |
| Silver: | Simona Quadarella |
| Silver Nation: | ITA |
| Bronze: | Li Bingjie |
| Bronze Nation: | CHN |
| Prev: | 2022 |
| Next: | 2024 |
The women's 1500 metre freestyle competition at the 2023 World Aquatics Championships was held on 24 and 25 July 2023.[1] [2] [3]
Records
Prior to the competition, the existing world and championship records were as follows.[4]
Results
Heats
The heats were started on 24 July at 11:55.[5]
| Rank | Heat | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|
| 1 | 4 | 4 | | | 15:41.22 | Q |
| 2 | 4 | 3 | | | 15:55.05 | Q |
| 3 | 4 | 5 | | | 15:58.11 | Q |
| 4 | 3 | 5 | | | 15:58.81 | Q |
| 5 | 3 | 2 | | | 15:59.67 | Q |
| 6 | 4 | 6 | | | 16:00.40 | Q |
| 7 | 3 | 4 | | | 16:01.47 | Q |
| 8 | 4 | 7 | | | 16:01.95 | Q, NR |
| 9 | 3 | 3 | | | 16:05.01 | |
| 10 | 4 | 1 | | | 16:11.25 | |
| 11 | 3 | 6 | | | 16:12.94 | |
| 12 | 3 | 9 | | | 16:15.77 | |
| 13 | 4 | 0 | | | 16:18.66 | |
| 14 | 2 | 1 | | | 16:20.88 | NR |
| 15 | 4 | 9 | | | 16:24.38 | |
| 16 | 2 | 4 | | | 16:24.56 | |
| 17 | 3 | 1 | | | 16:24.88 | |
| 18 | 2 | 5 | | | 16:25.15 | |
| 19 | 4 | 2 | | | 16:25.16 | |
| 20 | 3 | 0 | | | 16:30.39 | |
| 21 | 3 | 7 | | | 16:30.99 | |
| 22 | 2 | 6 | | | 16:34.63 | |
| 23 | 3 | 8 | | | 16:38.73 | |
| 24 | 4 | 8 | | | 16:39.30 | |
| 25 | 2 | 2 | | | 16:51.22 | |
| 26 | 2 | 7 | | | 17:01.57 | |
| 27 | 1 | 4 | | | 17:04.19 | |
| 28 | 2 | 3 | | | 17:05.18 | |
| 29 | 1 | 5 | | | 17:09.98 | NR |
| 30 | 2 | 8 | | | 17:25.13 | |
| 31 | 1 | 3 | | | 17:46.69 | | |
Final
The final was held on 25 July at 20:10.[6]
| Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|
| 4 | | | 15:26.27 | |
| 5 | | | 15:43.31 | |
| 6 | | | 15:45.71 | |
| 4 | 7 | | | 15:48.53 | NR |
| 5 | 3 | | | 15:49.17 | |
| 6 | 2 | | | 15:54.58 | |
| 7 | 8 | | | 16:03.70 | |
| 8 | 1 | | | 16:04.21 | | |
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/20230723152448/https://www.omegatiming.com/File/00011600010201F30101FFFFFFFFFF00.pdf . 23 July 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: 23 July 2023 . Heats results . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20230724041819/https://www.omegatiming.com/File/00011600010201F30101FFFFFFFFFF01.pdf . 24 July 2023 . omegatiming.com.
- Web site: 25 July 2023 . Final results . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20230725113214/https://www.omegatiming.com/File/00011600010201F30104FFFFFFFFFF01.pdf . 25 July 2023 . omegatiming.com.
