The final of the men's 1500 metres freestyle event at the 1998 World Aquatics Championships was held on Sunday 18 January in Perth, Western Australia.
| Men's 1500 metre freestyle at the 1998 FINA World Championships | ||||||||||
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| Dates | 17 January 1998 (heats) 18 January 1998 (final) | |||||||||
| Competitors | 20 from 14 nations | |||||||||
| Winning time | 14 minutes 51.70 seconds | |||||||||
| Medalists | ||||||||||
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Finals edit
| Rank | Athlete | Time |
|---|---|---|
|
 Grant Hackett (AUS)
|
14:51.70 |
|
 Emiliano Brembilla (ITA)
|
15:00.59 |
|
Daniel Kowalski (AUS)
|
15:03.94 |
| 4 |  Igor Snitko (UKR)
|
15:04.30 |
| 5 |  Ryk Neethling (RSA)
|
15:12.50 |
| 6 |  Luiz Lima (BRA)
|
15:17.55 |
| 7 | Denys Zavhorodnyy (UKR)
|
15:22.43 |
| 8 |  Tyler Painter (USA)
|
15:23.40 |
Qualifying heats edit
- Held on Saturday 17 January 1998
| Rank | Athlete | Time |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ryk Neethling (RSA)
|
15:11.52 |
| 2 | Denys Zavhorodnyy (UKR)
|
15:11.86 |
| 3 | Igor Snitko (UKR)
|
15:11.90 |
| 4 | Daniel Kowalski (AUS)
|
15:19.31 |
| 5 | Emiliano Brembilla (ITA)
|
15:19.36 |
| 6 | Grant Hackett (AUS)
|
15:19.38 |
| Luiz Lima (BRA)
| ||
| 8 | Tyler Painter (USA)
|
15:20.18 |
| 9 |  Ian Wilson (GBR)
|
15:23.72 |
| 10 |  Masato Hirano (JPN)
|
15:28.79 |
| 11 | Marco Formentini (ITA)
|
15:29.22 |
| 12 | Graeme Smith (GBR)
|
15:35.71 |
| 13 |  Sergi Roure (ESP)
|
15:41.36 |
| 14 |  Torlarp Sethsothorn (THA)
|
15:42.78 |
| 15 | Frederik Hviid (ESP)
|
15:43.80 |
| 16 | Tim Siciliano (USA)
|
15:49.09 |
| 17 |  Yevgeni Bezruchenko (RUS)
|
15:57.75 |
| 18 |  Scott Cameron (NZL)
|
15:57.90 |
| 19 |  Jure Bučar (SLO)
|
16:03.77 |
| 20 |  Mark Kwok (HKG)
|
16:03.96 |