2016 FINA World Swimming Championships (25 m) – Men's 1500 metre freestyle
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The Men's 1500 metre freestyle competition of the 2016 FINA World Swimming Championships (25 m) was held on 8 and 9 December 2016.[1]
VenueWFCU Centre
Dates10 December (heats)
11 December (final)
11 December (final)
Competitors42 from 34 nations
Winningtime14:15.51 CR
| Men's 1500 metre freestyle at the 2016 FINA World Swimming Championships (25 m) | ||||||||||
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| Venue | WFCU Centre | |||||||||
| Dates | 10 December (heats) 11 December (final) | |||||||||
| Competitors | 42 from 34 nations | |||||||||
| Winning time | 14:15.51 CR | |||||||||
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Records
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 | 14:16.10 | Doha | 7 December 2014 |
The following records were established during the competition:
| Date | Event | Name | Nation | Time | Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11 December | Final | Park Tae-hwan |  South Korea | 14:15.51 | CR |
Results
Heats
The heats were held at 12:31.[2]
| Rank | Heat | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 5 | 4 | Gregorio Paltrinieri | Italy | 14:24.39 | Q |
| 2 | 3 | 7 | Park Tae-hwan | South Korea | 14:30.14 | Q |
| 3 | 3 | 6 | Anton Ipsen |  Denmark | 14:30.92 | Q |
| 4 | 4 | 5 | Wojciech Wojdak |  Poland | 14:31.06 | Q |
| 5 | 5 | 5 | Henrik Christiansen |  Norway | 14:33.13 | Q |
| 6 | 4 | 7 | Nicolas Sweetser |  United States | 14:34.05 | Q |
| 7 | 4 | 4 | Gabriele Detti | Italy | 14:34.11 | Q |
| 8 | 5 | 3 | Gergely Gyurta |  Hungary | 14:38.07 | Q |
| 9 | 4 | 3 | Poul Zellmann |  Germany | 14:42.28 | |
| 10 | 5 | 2 | Jan Micka |  Czech Republic | 14:43.30 | |
| 11 | 4 | 2 | Qiu Ziao |  China | 14:43.43 | |
| 12 | 3 | 4 | Brent Szurdoki |  South Africa | 14:43.51 | |
| 13 | 5 | 8 | Patrick Ransford | United States | 14:47.13 | |
| 14 | 3 | 5 | Michael Mincham |  New Zealand | 14:47.85 | |
| 15 | 4 | 0 | Shogo Takeda |  Japan | 14:47.94 | |
| 16 | 4 | 6 | Joris Bouchaut |  France | 14:49.29 | |
| 17 | 5 | 6 | Florian Wellbrock | Germany | 14:52.00 | |
| 18 | 3 | 9 | Felix Auböck |  Austria | 14:52.90 | NR |
| 19 | 5 | 9 | Victor Johansson |  Sweden | 14:55.68 | |
| 20 | 5 | 0 | Ayatsugu Hirai | Japan | 14:56.55 | |
| 21 | 3 | 1 | Bogdan Scarlat |  Romania | 15:00.27 | |
| 22 | 2 | 1 | Jarryd Baxter | South Africa | 15:00.36 | |
| 23 | 4 | 8 | Martin Bau |  Slovenia | 15:02.12 | |
| 24 | 4 | 9 | Kristóf Rasovszky | Hungary | 15:03.43 | |
| 25 | 2 | 4 | Cho Cheng-Chi |  Chinese Taipei | 15:04.92 | |
| 26 | 4 | 1 | Lander Hendrickx |  Belgium | 15:05.10 | |
| 27 | 5 | 7 | Lucas Kanieski |  Brazil | 15:05.46 | |
| 28 | 3 | 3 | Erik Gidskehaug | Norway | 15:07.46 | |
| 29 | 3 | 0 | Peter Brothers |  Canada | 15:09.34 | |
| 30 | 5 | 1 | Pál Joensen |  Faroe Islands | 15:13.84 | |
| 31 | 3 | 8 | Oli Mortensen | Faroe Islands | 15:24.57 | |
| 32 | 3 | 2 | Pang Sheng Jun |  Singapore | 15:27.61 | |
| 33 | 2 | 2 | Christian Bayo Punter |  Puerto Rico | 15:33.52 | |
| 34 | 2 | 3 | Wesley Roberts |  Cook Islands | 15:36.13 | NR |
| 35 | 2 | 5 | Felipe Tapia Salinas |  Chile | 15:36.79 | NR |
| 36 | 2 | 9 | Emilio Avila |  Guatemala | 15:57.90 | NR |
| 37 | 2 | 7 | Russell Brown |  Costa Rica | 16:10.47 | NR |
| 38 | 2 | 8 | Walter Caballero Quilla |  Bolivia | 16:10.91 | NR |
| 39 | 1 | 5 | Gabriel Siwady |  Honduras | 16:32.62 | NR |
| 40 | 2 | 0 | Amir Amrollahi Biuoki |  Iran | 16:37.69 | NR |
| 41 | 1 | 4 | Frenc Berdaku |  Albania | 16:37.77 | NR |
| 42 | 1 | 3 | Josue Portillo | Honduras | 18:03.62 | |
| 1 | 6 | Oussama Mellouli |  Tunisia | DNS | ||
| 2 | 6 | Joseph Macías Rubio |  Ecuador | DNS |
Final
The final was held at 18:37.[3]
| Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | 5 | Park Tae-hwan | South Korea | 14:15.51 | CR, AS |
 | 4 | Gregorio Paltrinieri | Italy | 14:21.94 | |
 | 6 | Wojciech Wojdak | Poland | 14:25.37 | |
| 4 | 3 | Anton Ipsen | Denmark | 14:31.53 | |
| 5 | 2 | Henrik Christiansen | Norway | 14:33.56 | |
| 6 | 7 | Nicolas Sweetser | United States | 14:35.51 | |
| 7 | 8 | Gergely Gyurta | Hungary | 14:39.01 | |
| 8 | 1 | Gabriele Detti | Italy | 14:39.34 |