Swimming at the 2024 Summer Olympics – Women's 1500 metre freestyle

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Women's 1500 metre freestyle
at the Games of the XXXIII Olympiad
VenueOlympic Aquatics Centre.
Paris La Défense Arena
Dates30 July 2024 (heats)
31 July 2024 (final)
Competitors17 from 12 nations
Winning time15:30.02 OR
Medalists
1st place, gold medalist(s) Katie Ledecky  United States
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Anastasiya Kirpichnikova  France
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Isabel Gose  Germany
← 2020
2028 →

The women's 1500 metre freestyle event at the 2024 Summer Olympics was held on 30 and 31 July 2024 at the Paris La Défense Arena.[1] This was the event's second consecutive appearance, first appearing in 2020.

Records

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Prior to this competition, the existing world and Olympic records were as follows.

World record  Katie Ledecky (USA) 15:20.48 Indianapolis, United States 16 May 2018 [2]
Olympic record  Katie Ledecky (USA) 15:35.35 Tokyo, Japan 26 July 2021

The following record was established during the competition:

Date Round Name Nationality Time Record
31 July Final Katie Ledecky  United States 15:30.02 OR

Qualification

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Swimmers must achieve at least the Olympic Qualifying Time (OQT), with NOCs being able to select two of those athletes to send to the Olympics. They may also achieve the Olympic Consideration Time (OCT), with NOCs being able to select one of those athletes to send to the Olympics. The OQT for this event is set at 16:09.09, while the OCT is set at 16:13.94.[3]

Australia

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Lani Pallister and Moesha Johnson qualified to represent Australia during the 2024 Australian Swimming Trials. Pallister won the final with a time of 15:53.79, and Johnson with a 15:57.85.[4] Both swimmers will make their debut in the event.

Brazil

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Beatriz Dizotti qualified to represent Brazil during the 2024 Brazillian Swimming Championships. Dizotti won the competition with a time of 16:14.02, which would not have met the OCT, however, she swam a time of 16:01.95 at the 2023 World Aquatics Championships.[5] This will be her second consecutive appearance in the event.

Germany

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Isabel Gose and Leonie Märtens qualified to represent Germany during the 2024 German Swimming Championships. Gose won the competition with a time of 15:52.02, and Märtens qualified as the second-highest German swimmer, finishing in third with a 16:12.48.[6]

New Zealand

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Eve Thomas qualified as the representative for New Zealand for a second consecutive time following her win at the 2024 New Zealand Swimming Championships. She qualified with a time of 16:07.46, finishing over 20 seconds ahead of Deans Caitlin in second place.[7][8] She was officially named on the squad on 30 April 2024.[9]

Singapore

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Gan Ching Hwee was invited to the Olympics by the Singapore National Olympic Council following her time of 16:10.61 in early June. The time was enough to meet the OCT, and broke the Singaporean records.[10]

United States

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Katie Ledecky and Katie Grimes qualified to represent the United States during the 2024 United States Olympic trials. Ledecky won the final with a time of 15:37.35, followed by Grimes in second with a 15:57.77.[11] Ledecky will make her second consecutive appearance in the event, while Grimes will make her debut.

Other athletes

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OQT

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Other athletes that have qualified through the OQT are: Gao Weizhong and Li Bingjie of China, Anastasiia Kirpichnikova of France, Vivien Jackl of Hungary, and Simona Quadarella and Ginevra Taddeucci of Italy.

OCT

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One other athlete has qualified through the OCT: Kristel Köbrich of Chile.[12]

Universality Places

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Sasha Gatt was selected by Malta for a universality place on 5 July 2024.[13]

Schedule

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All times are Central European Summer Time (UTC+2)[14]

Date Time Round
30 July 11:51 Heats
31 July 21:13 Final

Results

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Heats

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The heats took place on 30 July. The top 8 fastest swimmers, regardless of heat, qualified for the final.

Rank Heat Lane Athlete Nation Time Notes
1 3 4 Katie Ledecky  United States 15:47.43 Q
2 2 2 Simona Quadarella  Italy 15:51.19 Q
3 2 5 Anastasiya Kirpichnikova  France 15:52.46 Q
4 2 3 Isabel Gose  Germany 15:53.27 Q
5 2 6 Moesha Johnson  Australia 16:04.02 Q
6 3 5 Li Bingjie  China 16:05.26 Q
7 3 2 Beatriz Dizotti  Brazil 16:05.40 Q
8 3 1 Leonie Märtens  Germany 16:08.69 Q
9 1 5 Gan Ching Hwee  Singapore 16:10.13 NR
10 3 6 Katie Grimes  United States 16:12.11
11 2 1 Ginevra Taddeucci  Italy 16:12.45
12 2 7 Eve Thomas  New Zealand 16:13.74
13 2 2 Gao Weizhong  China 16:27.11
14 1 4 Kristel Köbrich  Chile 16:27.18
15 3 7 Vivien Jackl  Hungary 16:31.25
16 1 3 Sasha Gatt  Malta 17:00.54
3 3 Lani Pallister  Australia DNS

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Final

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Rank Lane Name Nation Time Notes
1st place, gold medalist(s) 4 Katie Ledecky  United States 15:30.02 OR
2nd place, silver medalist(s) 3 Anastasiya Kirpichnikova  France 15:40.35 NR
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 6 Isabel Gose  Germany 15:41.16 NR
4 5 Simona Quadarella  Italy 15:44.05
5 7 Li Bingjie  China 16:01.03
6 2 Moesha Johnson  Australia 16:02.70
7 1 Beatriz Dizotti  Brazil 16:02.86
8 8 Leonie Märtens  Germany 16:12.57

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References

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  5. ^ "2024 Brazillian Swimming Championships". Swimswam. 8 May 2024. Retrieved 5 July 2024.
  6. ^ "Wettkampf-Nr. 115 1500m Freistil Frauen schnellster Zeitlauf" (PDF). Retrieved 25 June 2024.
  7. ^ "Eve Thomas Books Olympic A Cut in 1,500 at NZ Swimming Championships". Swimming World. 9 April 2024. Retrieved 25 June 2024.
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  9. ^ "Swimming New Zealand". Swimming Team Selected for the Paris 2024 Olympic Games. 29 April 2024. Retrieved 25 June 2024.
  10. ^ "Swimmer Gan Ching Hwee set to replace Quah Ting Wen at 2024 Paris Olympics". CNA. Retrieved 7 July 2024.
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  12. ^ "Kristel Köbrich tras clasificar a sus sextos Juegos Olímpicos consecutivos: "Es un orgullo"". OneFootball. Agricultura. Retrieved 5 July 2024.
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  14. ^ "Olympic Schedule Swimming". olympics.com. Retrieved 24 June 2024.
  15. ^ "Women's 1500m Freestyle - Heats results" (PDF). Olympics. 30 July 2024. Retrieved 1 August 2024.
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  17. ^ "Women's 1500m Freestyle - Finals results" (PDF). Olympics. 31 July 2024. Retrieved 1 August 2024.