Swimming at the 2017 World Aquatics Championships – Women's 1500 metre freestyle

Women's 1500 metre freestyle
at the 2017 World Aquatics Championships
VenueDanube Arena
LocationBudapest, Hungary
Dates24 July (heats)
25 July (final)
Competitors22 from 18 nations
Winning time15:31.82
Medalists
gold medal    United States
silver medal    Spain
bronze medal    Italy
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The Women's 1500 metre freestyle competition at the 2017 World Championships was held on 24 and 25 July 2017.[1][2]

Records

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

World record  Katie Ledecky (USA) 15:25.48 Kazan, Russia 4 August 2015
Competition record  Katie Ledecky (USA) 15:25.48 Kazan, Russia 4 August 2015

Results

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Heats

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The heats were held on 24 July at 10:48.[3]

Rank Heat Lane Name Nationality Time Notes
1 3 4 Katie Ledecky  United States 15:47.54 Q
2 3 5 Mireia Belmonte  Spain 16:05.37 Q
3 2 6 Hou Yawen  China 16:05.87 Q
4 2 5 Simona Quadarella  Italy 16:07.08 Q
5 2 4 Boglárka Kapás  Hungary 16:09.60 Q
6 3 6 Kristel Köbrich  Chile 16:17.28 Q
7 3 1 Julia Hassler  Liechtenstein 16:19.16 Q, NR
8 2 3 Ajna Késely  Hungary 16:20.98 Q
9 3 2 Jimena Pérez  Spain 16:21.45
10 3 7 Tamila Holub  Portugal 16:24.05
11 3 8 Emma Robinson  New Zealand 16:25.78
12 2 7 Celine Rieder  Germany 16:25.99
13 2 1 Gaja Natlačen  Slovenia 16:32.45
14 2 8 Olivia Anderson  Canada 16:34.50
15 3 3 Tjaša Oder  Slovenia 16:34.86
16 2 2 Chen Yejie  China 16:53.74
17 2 0 María Bramont-Arias  Peru 17:01.85
18 3 0 Martina Elhenická  Czech Republic 17:04.63
19 1 3 Alicia Mancilla  Guatemala 17:15.04
20 1 5 Ho Nam Wai  Hong Kong 17:17.64
21 1 4 Samantha Randle  South Africa 17:22.42
22 3 9 Souad Cherouati  Algeria 17:25.00

Final

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The final was held on 25 July at 17:40.[4]

Rank Lane Name Nationality Time Notes
1st place, gold medalist(s) 4 Katie Ledecky  United States 15:31.82
2nd place, silver medalist(s) 5 Mireia Belmonte  Spain 15:50.89 NR
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 6 Simona Quadarella  Italy 15:53.86
4 2 Boglárka Kapás  Hungary 16:06.27
5 3 Hou Yawen  China 16:08.10
6 7 Kristel Köbrich  Chile 16:13.46
7 1 Julia Hassler  Liechtenstein 16:14.86 NR
8 8 Ajna Késely  Hungary 16:22.87

References

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