Swimming at the 2011 World Aquatics Championships – Men's 1500 metre freestyle
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The men's 1500 metre freestyle competition of the swimming events
at the 2011 World Aquatics Championships was held on July 30 with the heats and the semifinals and July 31 with the final.
The following record was established during the competition:
Swimming at the 2011 World Aquatics Championships
The Swimming portion of the 2011 FINA World Championships was held July 24–31 at the Shanghai Oriental Sports Center in Shanghai, China. Swimming is one of five aquatic disciplines at the championships.-Qualifying criteria:...
at the 2011 World Aquatics Championships was held on July 30 with the heats and the semifinals and July 31 with the final.
Record
Prior to the competition, the existing world and championship record were as follows.| Name | Nation | Time | Location | Date | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| World record Championship record |
Grant Hackett Grant Hackett Grant Hackett OAM is an Australian former swimmer most famous for winning the men's 1500 metres freestyle race at both the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney and the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens. This achievement has led him to be regarded as one of the greatest distance swimmers in history... |
14:34.56 | Fukuoka Fukuoka Fukuoka most often refers to the capital city of Fukuoka Prefecture.It can also refer to:-Locations:* Fukuoka, Gifu, a town in Gifu Prefecture, Japan* Fukuoka, Toyama, a town in Toyama Prefecture, Japan... |
July 29, 2001 |
The following record was established during the competition:
| Date | Round | Name | Nation | Time | WR | CR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| July 31, 2011 | Final | Sun Yang Sun Yang Sun Yang is an Olympic and world-record-holding distance swimmer from China. He swam for China at the 2008 Olympics. At the 2010 Asian Games, he won the men's 1500m freestyle in an Asian Record; this swim and his two other medals at the Games were cited in his being named the Rookie of the Year... |
14:34.14 | WR | CR |
Heats
27 swimmers participated in 4 heats.| Rank | Heat | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4 | 4 | Sun Yang Sun Yang Sun Yang is an Olympic and world-record-holding distance swimmer from China. He swam for China at the 2008 Olympics. At the 2010 Asian Games, he won the men's 1500m freestyle in an Asian Record; this swim and his two other medals at the Games were cited in his being named the Rookie of the Year... |
14:48.13 | Q | |
| 2 | 2 | 3 | Gergő Kis Gergo Kis Gergő Kis is a Hungarian freestyle swimmer.Kis participated in the 2004 Summer Olympics in the men's 1500 m freestyle, ranking 23rd in the heats... |
14:52.72 | Q | |
| 3 | 2 | 6 | Peter Vanderkaay Peter Vanderkaay Peter Vanderkaay is an American middle-distance freestyle swimmer. He is a three-time Olympic medalist.-Personal life:... |
14:54.99 | Q | |
| 4 | 2 | 4 | Chad La Tourette | 14:55.59 | Q | |
| 5 | 3 | 4 | Ryan Cochrane Ryan Cochrane (swimmer) Ryan Andrew Cochrane is a Canadian long-distance swimmer. Cochrane is an Olympic bronze medalist as well as the reigning double gold medalist in both the Commonwealth Games and the Pan Pacific Swimming Championships. He holds multiple world championship medals... |
14:55.86 | Q | |
| 6 | 2 | 5 | Pál Joensen Pál Joensen Pál Joensen is a Faroese elite swimmer. He was born in Vágur, Suðuroy, Faroe Islands. Pál is training in a short pool 25 m, because there is no 50 m pool in the Faroe Islands. Pál Joensen still lives in his hometown Vágur, and he is training with Susvim... |
14:56.66 | Q | |
| 7 | 4 | 3 | Yohsuke Miyamoto | 14:57.12 | Q, NR | |
| 8 | 3 | 5 | Samuel Pizzetti | 14:58.30 | Q | |
| 9 | 3 | 3 | Mateusz Sawrymowicz Mateusz Sawrymowicz Mateusz Sawrymowicz is a Polish swimmer who specializes in the 1500 m freestyle. Having won in Melbourne in 2007 he became the first person to beat Grant Hackett at the 1500 m in the World Championships for 10 years... |
15:02.56 | ||
| 10 | 3 | 2 | Job Kienhuis Job Kienhuis Job Kienhuis is a Dutch swimmer who mainly specializes in the middle- and long freestyle events. He is currently training under the guidance of former worldchampion Marcel Wouda alongside olympic champion Hinkelien Schreuder. He is the owner of three national records, two in Long Course 800 m and... |
15:05.27 | NR | |
| 11 | 4 | 5 | Sebastien Rouault Sébastien Rouault Sébastien Rouault is a male freestyle swimmer from France, who competed for his native country at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, PR China.- References :*... |
15:05.88 | ||
| 12 | 3 | 7 | Dai Jun | 15:09.15 | ||
| 13 | 3 | 1 | Mads Glæsner Mads Glæsner Mads Glæsner is a Danish swimmer. He participated for the first time at the 2008 Summer Olympics in the disciplines 400 metre freestyle and the 1500 metre freestyle. His swimming club is Vallensbæk-VAT but he trains at the National Training Center in Copenhagen.-References:... |
15:12.52 | ||
| 14 | 4 | 7 | Daniel Fogg Daniel Fogg Daniel Fogg is a British professional swimmer, specialising in at 1500 metres and Open water swimming.-Early career:... |
15:13.39 | ||
| 15 | 4 | 6 | Oussama Mellouli Oussama Mellouli Oussama "Ous" Mellouli is a Tunisian swimmer who competes in the freestyle and medley events. He currently is an African Record holder, and trains with the USA club based at the University of Southern California, where he went to school and swam, collegiately.... |
15:13.56 | ||
| 16 | 2 | 2 | Sergiy Frolov | 15:14.38 | ||
| 17 | 3 | 6 | Heerden Herman | 15:21.92 | ||
| 17 | 4 | 8 | Juan Martin Pereyra | 15:21.92 | NR | |
| 19 | 4 | 2 | Gregorio Paltrinieri | 15:22.03 | ||
| 20 | 4 | 1 | Gergely Gyurta | 15:22.50 | ||
| 21 | 2 | 7 | Christian Kubusch | 15:27.68 | ||
| 22 | 1 | 4 | Uladzimir Zhyharau | 15:36.23 | ||
| 23 | 3 | 8 | Ventsislav Aydarski | 15:46.33 | ||
| 24 | 2 | 1 | Jarrod Killey | 15:51.66 | ||
| 25 | 1 | 6 | Esteban Enderica | 15:56.30 | ||
| 26 | 1 | 5 | Iacovos Hadjiconstantinou | 17:02.94 | ||
| 27 | 1 | 3 | Omar Nunez | 17:41.77 |
Final
The final was held at 18:49.| Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | Sun Yang Sun Yang Sun Yang is an Olympic and world-record-holding distance swimmer from China. He swam for China at the 2008 Olympics. At the 2010 Asian Games, he won the men's 1500m freestyle in an Asian Record; this swim and his two other medals at the Games were cited in his being named the Rookie of the Year... |
14:34.14 | WR | ||
| 2 | Ryan Cochrane Ryan Cochrane (swimmer) Ryan Andrew Cochrane is a Canadian long-distance swimmer. Cochrane is an Olympic bronze medalist as well as the reigning double gold medalist in both the Commonwealth Games and the Pan Pacific Swimming Championships. He holds multiple world championship medals... |
14:44.46 | |||
| 5 | Gergő Kis Gergo Kis Gergő Kis is a Hungarian freestyle swimmer.Kis participated in the 2004 Summer Olympics in the men's 1500 m freestyle, ranking 23rd in the heats... |
14:45.66 | NR | ||
| 4 | 7 | Pál Joensen Pál Joensen Pál Joensen is a Faroese elite swimmer. He was born in Vágur, Suðuroy, Faroe Islands. Pál is training in a short pool 25 m, because there is no 50 m pool in the Faroe Islands. Pál Joensen still lives in his hometown Vágur, and he is training with Susvim... |
14:46.33 | NR | |
| 5 | 6 | Chad La Tourette | 14:52.36 | ||
| 6 | 3 | Peter Vanderkaay Peter Vanderkaay Peter Vanderkaay is an American middle-distance freestyle swimmer. He is a three-time Olympic medalist.-Personal life:... |
15:00.47 | ||
| 7 | 8 | Samuel Pizzetti | 15:15.81 | ||
| 8 | 1 | Yohsuke Miyamoto | 15:20.67 |
External links
- 2011 World Aquatics Championships: Men's 1500 metre freestyle entry list, from OmegaTiming.com; retrieved 2011-07-23.