Swimming at the 2011 World Aquatics Championships – Men's 1500 metre freestyle

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Men's 1500 metre freestyle
at the 2011 World Aquatics Championships
DatesJuly 30, 2011 (heats)
July 31, 2011 (final)
Competitors27 from 23 nations
Winning time14:34.14 WR
Medalists
gold medal    China
silver medal    Canada
bronze medal    Hungary
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The men's 1500 metre freestyle competition of the swimming events at the 2011 World Aquatics Championships was held on July 30 with the heats and the semifinals and July 31 with the final.

Record[]

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

Name Nation Time Location Date
World record
Championship record
Grant Hackett  Australia 14:34.56 Fukuoka July 29, 2001

The following record was established during the competition:

Date Round Name Nation Time WR CR
July 31, 2011 Final Sun Yang  China 14:34.14 WR CR

Results[]

Heats[]

27 swimmers participated in 4 heats.[1]

Rank Heat Lane Name Nationality Time Notes
1 4 4 Sun Yang  China 14:48.13 Q
2 2 3 Gergő Kis  Hungary 14:52.72 Q
3 2 6 Peter Vanderkaay  United States 14:54.99 Q
4 2 4 Chad La Tourette  United States 14:55.59 Q
5 3 4 Ryan Cochrane  Canada 14:55.86 Q
6 2 5 Pál Joensen  Faroe Islands 14:56.66 Q
7 4 3  Japan 14:57.12 Q, NR
8 3 5 Samuel Pizzetti  Italy 14:58.30 Q
9 3 3 Mateusz Sawrymowicz  Poland 15:02.56
10 3 2 Job Kienhuis  Netherlands 15:05.27 NR
11 4 5 Sebastien Rouault  France 15:05.88
12 3 7 Dai Jun  China 15:09.15
13 3 1 Mads Glæsner  Denmark 15:12.52
14 4 7 Daniel Fogg  Great Britain 15:13.39
15 4 6 Oussama Mellouli  Tunisia 15:13.56
16 2 2 Sergiy Frolov  Ukraine 15:14.38
17 3 6 Heerden Herman  South Africa 15:21.92
17 4 8 Juan Martin Pereyra  Argentina 15:21.92 NR
19 4 2 Gregorio Paltrinieri  Italy 15:22.03
20 4 1 Gergely Gyurta  Hungary 15:22.50
21 2 7 Christian Kubusch  Germany 15:27.68
22 1 4 Uladzimir Zhyharau  Belarus 15:36.23
23 3 8 Ventsislav Aydarski  Bulgaria 15:46.33
24 2 1  Australia 15:51.66
25 1 6 Esteban Enderica  Ecuador 15:56.30
26 1 5 Iacovos Hadjiconstantinou  Cyprus 17:02.94
27 1 3 Omar Nunez  Nicaragua 17:41.77

Final[]

The final was held at 18:49.[2]

Rank Lane Name Nationality Time Notes
1st place, gold medalist(s) 4 Sun Yang  China 14:34.14 WR
2nd place, silver medalist(s) 2 Ryan Cochrane  Canada 14:44.46
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 5 Gergő Kis  Hungary 14:45.66 NR
4 7 Pál Joensen  Faroe Islands 14:46.33 NR
5 6 Chad La Tourette  United States 14:52.36
6 3 Peter Vanderkaay  United States 15:00.47
7 8 Samuel Pizzetti  Italy 15:15.81
8 1  Japan 15:20.67

References[]

  1. ^ "2011 World Aquatics Championships – Men's 1500 metre freestyle (heats)" (PDF). Omega Timing. Retrieved 2011-07-30.[permanent dead link]
  2. ^ "2011 World Aquatics Championships – Men's 1500 metre freestyle (final)" (PDF). Omega Timing. Retrieved 2011-07-31.[permanent dead link]

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