The heats for the men's 1500 m freestyle race at the 2009 World Championships took place on the morning of 1 August, with the final in the evening session of 2 August at the Foro Italico in Rome, Italy.
| Men's 1500 metre freestyle at the 2009 FINA World Championships | ||||||||||
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| Venue | Foro Italico | |||||||||
| Dates | 1 August 2009 (heats, semifinals) 2 August 2009 (final) | |||||||||
| Competitors | 49 from 35 nations | |||||||||
| Winning time | 14:37.28 | |||||||||
| Medalists | ||||||||||
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Records edit
Prior to the competition, the existing world and championship record were as follows:
| World record |  Grant Hackett (AUS) |
14:34.56 | Fukuoka, Japan | 29 July 2001 |
| Championship record | Grant Hackett (AUS) |
14:34.56 | Fukuoka, Japan | 29 July 2001 |
Results edit
Heats edit
Final edit
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Lane | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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Oussama Mellouli |  Tunisia |
5 | 14:37.28 | AF |
 |
Ryan Cochrane |  Canada |
3 | 14:41.38 | |
 |
Sun Yang |  China |
4 | 14:46.84 | |
| 4 | Federico Colbertaldo |  Italy |
7 | 14:48.28 | NR |
| 5 | Zhang Lin | China |
2 | 14:54.23 | |
| 6 | David Davies |  United Kingdom |
1 | 14:57.03 | |
| 7 | Marco Rivera |  Spain |
6 | 15:01.92 | |
| 8 | Samuel Pizzetti | Italy |
8 | 15:19.38 |