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2018 FINA World Swimming Championships (25 m) – Men's 1500 metre freestyle
The men's 1500 metre freestyle competition of the 2018 FINA World Swimming Championships (25 m) was on 15 and 16 December 2018.[1]
Records edit
Prior to the competition, the existing world and championship records were as follows.
| Name | Nation | Time | Location | Date | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| World record | Gregorio Paltrinieri | Italy | 14:08.06 | Netanya | 4 December 2015 |
| Championship record | Park Tae-hwan | South Korea | 14:15.51 | Windsor | 11 December 2016 |
The following records were established during the competition:
| Date | Event | Name | Nation | Time | Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16 December | Final | Mykhailo Romanchuk | Ukraine | 14:09.14 | CR |
Results edit
Heats edit
The heats were started on 15 December at 12:11.[2]
| Rank | Heat | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 3 | 4 | Mykhailo Romanchuk | Ukraine | 14:21.50 | Q |
| 2 | 3 | 6 | Damien Joly | France | 14:28.25 | Q, NR |
| 3 | 2 | 4 | Henrik Christiansen | Norway | 14:28.90 | Q |
| 4 | 3 | 5 | Gregorio Paltrinieri | Italy | 14:28.97 | Q |
| 5 | 2 | 1 | Zane Grothe | United States | 14:29.03 | Q |
| 6 | 2 | 6 | David Aubry | France | 14:30.72 | Q |
| 7 | 2 | 0 | Ákos Kalmár | Hungary | 14:31.94 | Q |
| 8 | 2 | 5 | Jan Micka | Czech Republic | 14:33.15 | Q |
| 9 | 2 | 3 | Yaroslav Potapov | Russia | 14:33.82 | |
| 10 | 3 | 1 | Domenico Acerenza | Italy | 14:33.89 | |
| 11 | 3 | 7 | Serhiy Frolov | Ukraine | 14:38.42 | |
| 12 | 1 | 5 | Marcelo Acosta | El Salvador | 14:45.78 | NR |
| 13 | 3 | 3 | Wojciech Wojdak | Poland | 14:47.17 | |
| 14 | 3 | 2 | Ji Xinjie | China | 14:51.47 | |
| 15 | 3 | 8 | Marwan Elkamash | Egypt | 15:00.64 | |
| 16 | 3 | 9 | Aryan Makhija | India | 15:01.44 | NR |
| 17 | 1 | 3 | Ahmed Hafnaoui | Tunisia | 15:02.25 | |
| 18 | 3 | 0 | Huang Guo-ting | Chinese Taipei | 15:05.16 | |
| 19 | 1 | 4 | Quinton Hurley | New Zealand | 15:14.65 | |
| 20 | 2 | 9 | Óli Mortensen | Faroe Islands | 15:17.47 | |
| 21 | 2 | 8 | Cheuk Ming Ho | Hong Kong | 15:20.46 | |
| 22 | 1 | 2 | Pit Brandenburger | Luxembourg | 15:25.72 | NR |
| 23 | 2 | 7 | Qiu Ziao | China | 15:26.35 | |
| 24 | 1 | 6 | Amir Abbas Amrollahi Biuoki | Iran | 16:29.26 | NR |
| 2 | 2 | Gergely Gyurta | Hungary | DNS |
Final edit
The final was held on 16 December at 18:07.[3]
| Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | Mykhailo Romanchuk | Ukraine | 14:09.14 | CR, NR | |
| 6 | Gregorio Paltrinieri | Italy | 14:09.87 | ||
| 3 | Henrik Christiansen | Norway | 14:19.39 | NR | |
| 4 | 7 | David Aubry | France | 14:23.44 | NR |
| 5 | 5 | Damien Joly | France | 14:24.00 | |
| 6 | 8 | Jan Micka | Czech Republic | 14:27.73 | |
| 7 | 1 | Ákos Kalmár | Hungary | 14:35.94 | |
| 8 | 2 | Zane Grothe | United States | 14:51.22 |