2018 Pan Pacific Swimming Championships – Women's 1500 metre freestyle

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Women's 1500 metre freestyle
at the 2018 Pan Pacific Swimming Championships
VenueTokyo Tatsumi International Swimming Center
Dates12 August (timed finals)
Competitors18 from 8 nations
Winning time15:38.97
Medalists
gold medal    United States
silver medal    Australia
bronze medal    United States
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The women's 1500 metre freestyle competition at the 2018 Pan Pacific Swimming Championships took place on August 12 at the Tokyo Tatsumi International Swimming Center.[1] The defending champion was Katie Ledecky of the United States.[2]

This event was a timed-final where each swimmer swam just once. Early heat was swum at the end of the preliminary heats on that day from slowest to fastest. The fastest timed final heat was swum with the finals.[3]

Records[]

Prior to this competition, the existing world and Pan Pacific records were as follows:

World record  Katie Ledecky (USA) 15:20.48 Indianapolis, United States 16 May 2018
Pan Pacific Championships record  Katie Ledecky (USA) 15:28.36 Gold Coast, Australia 24 August 2014

Results[]

All times are in minutes and seconds.

KEY: CR Championships record NR National record PB Personal best SB Seasonal best

The timed final was held on 12 August from 10:00 to the slowest heats and from 17:30 to the fastest heat.[4]

Only two swimmers from each country was classified in the award ranking.[3]

Total ranking[]

Rank Heat Name Nationality Time Notes
1 3 Katie Ledecky  United States 15:38.97
2 3 Kiah Melverton  Australia 16:00.08
3 2 Leah Smith  United States 16:00.82
4 3 Kareena Lee  Australia 16:03.26
5 2 Haley Anderson  United States 16:04.26
6 2  Australia 16:04.62
7 3 Ashley Twichell  United States 16:07.49
8 3 Waka Kobori  Japan 16:14.22
9 2 Erica Sullivan  United States 16:16.07
10 2  United States 16:17.29
11 3  China 16:18.55
12 3 Yukimi Moriyama  Japan 16:20.46
13 2 Kate Sanderson  Canada 16:33.16
14 2 Nicole Oliva  Philippines 17:06.99
15 1  Philippines 17:32.25
16 1 Osisang Chilton  Palau 20:06.36
17 1 Mineri Gomez  Guam 20:54.89
2 Hannah Moore  United States DNS

Award ranking[]

Rank Name Nationality Time Notes
1st place, gold medalist(s) Katie Ledecky  United States 15:38.97
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Kiah Melverton  Australia 16:00.08
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Leah Smith  United States 16:00.82
4 Kareena Lee  Australia 16:03.26
5 Waka Kobori  Japan 16:14.22
6  China 16:18.55
7 Yukimi Moriyama  Japan 16:20.46
8 Kate Sanderson  Canada 16:33.16

References[]

  1. ^ "Schedule Pan Pacs 2018". Pan Pacs 2018. Retrieved 13 August 2018.
  2. ^ "Results of the 1500-metre freestyle at 2014 Pan Pacific". Australia Swimming. 23 August 2014. Retrieved 13 August 2018.
  3. ^ a b "Pan Pacs 2018 – Information Bulletin #2" (PDF). Pan Pacs 2018. 12 April 2018. Retrieved 13 August 2018.
  4. ^ "Pan Pacific Championships 2018 – Women 1500m Freestyle Timed-Finals" (PDF). Seiko.co.jp. 12 August 2018. Retrieved 13 August 2018.
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