Swimming at the 1998 Commonwealth Games – Men's 1500 metre freestyle

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Men's 1500 metre freestyle
at the 1998 Commonwealth Games
VenueKL Sports City
Competitors13 from 9 nations
Winning time14:50.92
Medalists
gold medal Grant Hackett   Australia
silver medal Ryk Neethling   
bronze medal Kieren Perkins   Australia
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The men's 1500 metre freestyle event at the 1998 Commonwealth Games was held at KL Sports City.

Records[]

Prior to this competition, the existing world, Commonwealth and Games records were as follows:

World record  Kieren Perkins (AUS) 14:41.66 Victoria, Canada 24 August 1994 [1]
Commonwealth record  Kieren Perkins (AUS) 14:41.66 Victoria, Canada 24 August 1994 [1]
Games record  Kieren Perkins (AUS) 14:41.66 Victoria, Canada 24 August 1994 [1]

Results[]

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Heats[]

Rank Name Nationality Time Notes
1 Grant Hackett  Australia 15:19.63 Q
2 Graeme Smith  Scotland 15:20.32 Q
3 Ian Wilson  England 15:34.27 Q
4 Kieren Perkins  Australia 15:34.75 Q
5 Daniel Kowalski  Australia 15:43.39 Q
6 Ryk Neethling   15:45.94 Q
7 Tim Peterson   15:51.65 Q
8   15:54.78 Q
9 Dieung Manggang  Malaysia 16:02.45
10   16:06.27
11 Mark Chay   16:41.60
12   16:44.39
13   17:03.01

Final[]

Rank Lane Name Nationality Time Notes
1st place, gold medalist(s) 4 Grant Hackett  Australia 14:50.92
2nd place, silver medalist(s) 7 Ryk Neethling   15:02.88
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 6 Kieren Perkins  Australia 15:03.00
4 2 Daniel Kowalski  Australia 15:03.40
5 5 Graeme Smith  Scotland 15:23.42
6 3 Ian Wilson  England 15:29.83
7 8   15:42.85
8 1 Tim Peterson   15:56.56

References[]

  1. ^ a b c "Hackett shatters world record". BBC Sport. 2001-07-29. Retrieved 2008-04-11.
  2. ^ "1998 Commonwealth Games". SwimNews.com. Retrieved 19 June 2021.
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