Swimming at the 2002 Commonwealth Games – Men's 1500 metre freestyle

The men's 1500 metre freestyle event at the 2002 Commonwealth Games as part of the swimming programme took place on 3 and 4 August at the Manchester Aquatics Centre in Manchester, England.

Men's 1500 metre freestyle
at the 2002 Commonwealth Games
VenueManchester Aquatics Centre
Dates3 August 2002 (2002-08-03) (heats)
4 August 2002 (2002-08-04) (final)
Competitors9 from 6 nations
Winning time14:54.29
Medalists
gold medal    Australia
silver medal    Scotland
bronze medal    Australia
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Records

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

World record   Grant Hackett (AUS) 14:34.56 Fukuoka, Japan 29 August 2001 [1]
Commonwealth record   Grant Hackett (AUS) 14:34.56 Fukuoka, Japan 29 August 2001 [1]
Games record   Kieren Perkins (AUS) 14:41.66 Victoria, Canada 18 August 1994 [2]

Results

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Heats

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Rank Heat Lane Name Nationality Time Notes
1 2 4 Grant Hackett   Australia 15:20.63 Q
2 1 4 Graeme Smith   Scotland 15:21.51 Q
3 1 5 Craig Stevens   Australia 15:26.92 Q
4 1 6 David Davies   Wales 15:33.60 Q
5 2 6 Andrew Hurd   Canada 15:41.73 Q
6 2 3 Andrew Jameson   Scotland 15:42.29 Q
7 2 5 Adam Faulkner   England 15:42.44 Q
8 1 3 Stuart Trees   England 15:52.79 Q
9 2 2 Colin Bensadon   Gibraltar 17:34.69

Final

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Rank Lane Name Nationality Time Notes
  4 Grant Hackett   Australia 14:54.29
  5 Graeme Smith   Scotland 15:07.19
  3 Craig Stevens   Australia 15:09.24
4 1 Adam Faulkner   England 15:13.34
5 2 Andrew Hurd   Canada 15:14.37
6 6 David Davies   Wales 15:17.87
7 7 Andrew Jameson   Scotland 15:31.78
8 8 Stuart Trees   England 15:34.83

References

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  1. ^ a b "Swimming – Men's 1500 m freestyle – final". Commonwealth Games. 4 August 2002. Retrieved 18 September 2020.
  2. ^ Poirier-Leroy, Olivier (15 July 2014). "Commonwealth Games Flashback: Kieren Perkins Rocks the 800 & 1500m Freestyle World Records". swimswam.com. Retrieved 23 July 2014.
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