The Men's 1500 metre freestyle competition of the 2018 European Aquatics Championships was held on 4 and 5 August 2018.[1][2]
| Men's 1500 metre freestyle at the 2018 European Aquatics Championships | ||||||||||
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| Venue | Tollcross International Swimming Centre | |||||||||
| Dates | 4 August (heats) 5 August (final) | |||||||||
| Competitors | 20 from 16 nations | |||||||||
| Winning time | 14:36.15 | |||||||||
| Medalists | ||||||||||
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Records edit
Before the competition, the existing world and championship records were as follows.
| Name | Nation | Time | Location | Date | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| World record | Sun Yang |  China |
14:31.02 | London | 4 August 2012 |
| European record Championship record |
Gregorio Paltrinieri |  Italy |
14:34.04 | London | 18 May 2016 |
Results edit
Heats edit
The heats were started on 4 August at 10:49.[3]
| Rank | Heat | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 6 | Damien Joly |  France |
14:53.52 | Q |
| 2 | 1 | 4 | Mykhailo Romanchuk |  Ukraine |
14:53.79 | Q |
| 3 | 2 | 5 | Florian Wellbrock |  Germany |
14:54.55 | Q |
| 4 | 2 | 4 | Gregorio Paltrinieri | Italy |
14:54.85 | Q |
| 5 | 1 | 5 | Henrik Christiansen |  Norway |
14:58.03 | Q |
| 6 | 1 | 6 | Jan Micka |  Czech Republic |
14:58.94 | Q |
| 7 | 1 | 3 | Domenico Acerenza | Italy |
14:59.35 | Q |
| 8 | 2 | 3 | Serhiy Frolov | Ukraine |
15:02.93 | Q |
| 9 | 2 | 8 | Marin Mogić |  Croatia |
15:04.45 | |
| 10 | 1 | 1 | Anton Ipsen |  Denmark |
15:05.86 | |
| 11 | 1 | 7 | Ilya Druzhinin |  Russia |
15:06.43 | |
| 12 | 2 | 9 | Tom Derbyshire |  United Kingdom |
15:11.45 | |
| 13 | 2 | 0 | Vuk Čelić |  Serbia |
15:11.52 | |
| 14 | 1 | 2 | David Aubry | France |
15:15.61 | |
| 15 | 2 | 1 | Victor Johansson |  Sweden |
15:15.75 | |
| 16 | 2 | 2 | Gergely Gyurta |  Hungary |
15:28.70 | |
| 17 | 1 | 8 | Dávid Lakatos | Hungary |
15:33.96 | |
| 18 | 1 | 0 | Guilherme Pina |  Portugal |
15:39.89 | |
| 19 | 2 | 7 | Andreas Georgakopoulos |  Greece |
16:01.83 | |
| 20 | 1 | 9 | Franc Aleksi |  Albania |
16:29.27 |
Final edit
The final was held on 5 August at 17:00.[4]
| Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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3 | Florian Wellbrock | Germany |
14:36.15 | |
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5 | Mykhailo Romanchuk | Ukraine |
14:36.88 | |
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6 | Gregorio Paltrinieri | Italy |
14:42.85 | |
| 4 | 1 | Domenico Acerenza | Italy |
14:51.88 | |
| 5 | 2 | Henrik Christiansen | Norway |
14:56.47 | |
| 6 | 4 | Damien Joly | France |
14:57.82 | |
| 7 | 8 | Serhiy Frolov | Ukraine |
14:58.46 | |
| 8 | 7 | Jan Micka | Czech Republic |
14:59.49 |