World record progression 1500 metres freestyle explained
See main article: List of world records in swimming. The first world record in the men's 1500 metres freestyle in a long course (50 metres) swimming pool was recognised by the International Swimming Federation (FINA) in 1908.[1] In short course (25 metres) pools, the world's governing body recognizes world records since March 3, 1991.
Men
Short course
Women
Short course
All-time top 25
Men long course
- Correct as of August 2024[2]
Pos | Time | Swimmer | Date | Venue | Ref |
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1 | 14:30.67 | | 4 August 2024 | | [3] |
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2 | 14:31.02 | | 4 August 2012 | London |
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3 | 14:31.54 | | 30 July 2023 | Fukuoka | [4] |
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4 | 14:32.80 | | 25 June 2022 | Budapest | [5] |
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5 | 14:34.07 | | 18 February 2024 | Doha | [6] |
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6 | 14:34.56 | | 29 July 2001 | Fukuoka |
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7 | 14:34.89 | | 21 April 2023 | Berlin | [7] |
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8 | 14:36.10 | | 16 August 2022 | Rome | [8] |
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9 | 14:37.28 | | 2 August 2009 | Rome |
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| 30 July 2023 | Fukuoka | [9] |
11 | 14:39.48 | | 13 August 2016 | |
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12 | 14:39.54 | | 13 April 2016 | Adelaide |
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13 | 14:39.63 | | 4 August 2012 | London |
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14 | 14:40.28 | | 25 March 2022 | Magdeburg | [10] |
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15 | 14:40.86 | | 13 August 2016 | Rio de Janeiro |
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16 | 14:40.91 | | 4 August 2024 | Paris | [11] |
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17 | 14:41.13 | | 15 August 2008 | Beijing |
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18 | 14:41.22 | | 4 August 2024 | Paris | [12] |
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19 | 14:41.66 | | 24 August 1994 | Victoria |
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20 | 14:43.35 | | 4 August 2024 | Paris | [13] |
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21 | 14:43.53 | | 11 August 2023 | | [14] |
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22 | 14:44.66 | | 4 August 2024 | Paris | [15] |
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23 | 14:45.03 | | 13 August 2016 | Rio de Janeiro |
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24 | 14:45.29 | | 21 August 2004 | Athens |
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25 | 14:45.35 | | 28 July 2019 | Gwangju | |
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Notes
Below is a list of other times equal or superior to 14:45.35:
- Bobby Finke also swam 14:31.59 (2023), 14:36.70 (2022), 14:39.65 (2021), 14:40.28 (2024), 14:42.81 (2023), 14:43.06 (2023), 14:45.31 (2024).
- Gregorio Paltrinieri also swam 14:33.10 (2020), 14:34.04 (2016), 14:34.55 (2024), 14:34.57 (2016), 14:35.85 (2017), 14:37.08 (2017), 14:38.34 (2019), 14:38.75 (2019), 14:39.67 (2015), 14:39.79 (2022), 14:39.93 (2014), 14:40.38 (2021), 14:40.61 (2016), 14:41.38 (2023), 14:42.56 (2024), 14:42.66 (2019), 14:42.85 (2018), 14:42.91 (2016, 2021), 14:43.87 (2015), 14:44.31 (2017), 14:44.39 (2022), 14:44.50 (2014), 14:44.51 (2016), 14:45.01 (2021), 14:45.02 (2020).
- Sun Yang also swam 14:34.14 (2011), 14:35.43 (2010), 14:41.15 (2013), 14:42.30 (2012), 14:42.52 (2011), 14:43.25 (2012), 14:44.10 (2012).
- Daniel Wiffen also swam 14:34.91 (2023), 14:35.79 (2023), 14:39.63 (2024), 14:40.34 (2024), 14:43.01 (2023), 14:43.50 (2023).
- Florian Wellbrock also swam 14:36.15 (2018), 14:36.45 (2021), 14:36.54 (2019), 14:36.94 (2022), 14:40.18 (2023), 14:40.69 (2018), 14:40.91 (2021), 14:42.28 (2024), 14:42.91 (2019), 14:44.61 (2024), 14:44.80 (2019).
- Mykhailo Romanchuk also swam 14:36.88 (2018), 14:37.14 (2017), 14:37.63 (2019), 14:39.89 (2021), 14:40.21 (2023), 14:40.66 (2021), 14:40.98 (2022), 14:41.39 (2023), 14:41.63 (2020), 14:44.11 (2017).
- Oussama Mellouli also swam 14:38.01 (2009), 14:40.31 (2012), 14:40.84 (2008).
- Grant Hackett also swam 14:38.92 (2008), 14:41.53 (2008), 14:41.65 (2002), 14:42.58 (2005), 14:43.14 (2003), 14:43.40 (2004), 14:44.94 (2005).
- Ryan Cochrane also swam 14:40.84 (2008), 14:41.38 (2009), 14:42.48 (2013), 14:42.69 (2008), 14:44.03 (2014), 14:44.46 (2011).
- Lukas Martens also swam 14:40.85 (2023), 14:40.89 (2022), 14:44.51 (2023).
- Connor Jaeger also swam 14:41.20 (2015).
- Kuzey Tuncelli also swam 14:41.89 (2024), 14:45.27 (2024).
- Yuriy Prilukov also swam 14:43.21 (2008).
- Kieren Perkins also swam 14:43.48 (1992).
- Mack Horton also swam 14:44.09 (2015).
- Ahmed Jaouadi 14:44.20 (2024).
- David Aubry also swam 14:44.85 (2024), 14:44.90 (2024).
Men short course
- Correct as of December 2023[16]
Pos | Time | Swimmer | Date | Venue | Ref |
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1 | 14:06.88 | | 21 December 2021 | | [17] |
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2 | 14:08.06 | | 4 December 2015 | Netanya |
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3 | 14:09.11 | | 7 December 2023 | | [18] |
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4 | 14:09.14 | | 16 December 2018 | Huangzhou |
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5 | 14:10.10 | | 7 August 2001 | Australia |
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6 | 14:10.94 | | 21 December 2021 | Abu Dhabi | |
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7 | 14:15.51 | | 11 December 2016 | Windsor |
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8 | 14:16.13 | | 9 December 2006 | Finland |
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9 | 14:18.00 | | 4 December 2015 | Netanya |
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10 | 14:18.15 | | 6 December 2019 | Great Britain |
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11 | 14:18.79 | | 7 December 2014 | Doha |
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12 | 14:19.29 | | 12 December 2015 | United States |
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13 | 14:19.62 | | 13 December 2022 | Melbourne | [19] |
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14 | 14:20.44 | | 12 December 2009 | Istanbul |
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15 | 14:21.78 | | 7 December 2023 | | [20] |
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16 | 14:22.47 | | 21 February 2009 | Tokyo | [21] |
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17 | 14:22.77 | | 27 August 2022 | Sydney | [22] |
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18 | 14:23.27 | | 1 November 2023 | Debrecen | [23] |
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19 | 14:23.31 | | 1 November 2023 | Debrecen | [24] |
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20 | 14:23.35 | | 7 December 2014 | Doha |
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21 | 14:24.00 | | 17 December 2016 | Great Britain |
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22 | 14:24.17 | | 25 November 2023 | Saint Petersburg | [25] |
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23 | 14:24.21 | | 13 December 2008 | Rijeka |
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24 | 14:24.31 | | 21 December 2021 | Abu Dhabi | [26] |
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25 | 14:24.54 | | 15 December 2007 | Budapest | |
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Notes
Below is a list of other times equal or superior to 14:24.54:
- Gregorio Paltrinieri also swam 14:09.87 (2018), 14:13.07 (2021), 14:16.10 (2014), 14:16.88 (2022), 14:17.14 (2019), 14:18.10 (2019), 14:20.24 (2015), 14:21.00 (2021), 14:21.50 (2015), 14:21.94 (2016), 14:22.93 (2017), 14:24.39 (2016).
- Florian Wellbrock also swam 14:09.88 (2021).
- Mykhailo Romanchuk also swam 14:11.47 (2021), 14:14.59 (2017), 14:15.49 (2016), 14:18.53 (2016), 14:21.50 (2018), 14:21.58 (2019), 14:22.18 (2023).
- Daniel Wiffen also swam 14:14.45 (2022).
- Gabriele Detti also swam 14:18.33 (2017).
- Grant Hackett also swam 14:19.55 (1998).
- Henrik Christiansen also swam 14:21.53 (2017), 14:23.00 (2023), 14:23.60 (2015), 14:24.08 (2022).
- Yuriy Prilukov also swam 14:22.98 (2008), 14:23.92 (2006).
- David Aubry also swam 14:23.44 (2018).
- Damien Joly also swam 14:24.00 (2018).
- Oussama Mellouli also swam 14:24.16 (2010).
Women long course
- Correct as of July 2024[27]
Pos | Time | Swimmer | Date | Venue | Ref |
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1 | 15:20.48 | | 16 May 2018 | Indianapolis |
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2 | 15:38.88 | | 30 July 2013 | |
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3 | 15:40.14 | | 4 August 2015 | Kazan |
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4 | 15:40.35 | | 31 July 2024 | | [28] |
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5 | 15:40.89 | | 23 July 2019 | Gwangju |
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6 | 15:41.16 | | 31 July 2024 | Paris | [29] |
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7 | 15:41.41 | | 28 July 2021 | Tokyo | [30] |
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8 | 15:41.49 | | 26 July 2021 | Tokyo | [31] |
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9 | 15:42.54 | | 17 June 2007 | Mission Viejo |
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10 | 15:42.91 | | 28 July 2021 | Tokyo | [32] |
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11 | 15:44.89 | | 20 June 2022 | Budapest | [33] |
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12 | 15:44.93 | | 28 July 2009 | Rome |
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13 | 15:45.71 | | 25 July 2023 | Fukuoka | [34] |
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14 | 15:46.13 | | 15 June 2021 | | [35] |
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15 | 15:47.09 | | 4 August 2015 | Kazan |
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16 | 15:47.26 | | 26 June 2013 | |
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17 | 15:48.96 | | 20 June 2022 | Budapest | [36] |
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18 | 15:50.89 | | 25 July 2017 | Budapest |
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19 | 15:51.68 | | 15 June 2019 | Barcelona |
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20 | 15:52.10 | | 26 March 1988 | Orlando |
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21 | 15:52.17 | | 4 August 2015 | Kazan |
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22 | 15:52.37 | | 22 April 2009 | Montpellier |
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23 | 15:54.19 | | 23 July 2019 | Gwangju |
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24 | 15:54.30 | | 29 July 2013 | Barcelona |
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25 | 15:54.48 | | 21 July 2019 | Gwangju | |
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Notes
Below is a list of other times equal or superior to 15:54.48:
- Katie Ledecky also swam 15:25.48 (2015), 15:26.27 (2023), 15:27.71 (2015), 15:28.36 (2014), 15:29.51 (2020), 15:29.64 (2023), 15:30.02 (2024), 15:30.15 (2022), 15:31.82 (2017), 15:34.23 (2014), 15:35.35 (2021), 15:35.65 (2017), 15:35.98 (2019), 15:36.53 (2013), 15:37.34 (2021), 15:37.35 (2024), 15:37.99 (2023), 15:38.25 (2024), 15:38.81 (2024), 15:38.97 (2018), 15:38.99 (2022), 15:39.45 (2022), 15:39.73 (2024), 15:40.50 (2021), 15:40.55 (2021), 15:40.63 (2022), 15:41.22 (2023), 15:42.23 (2015), 15:42.92 (2021), 15:43.10 (2021), 15:44.13 (2022), 15:45.32 (2021), 15:45.59 (2019), 15:46.38 (2023), 15:47.02 (2022), 15:47.15 (2013), 15:47.43 (2024), 15:47.54 (2017), 15:48.90 (2019), 15:49.26 (2013).
- Simona Quadarella also swam 15:43.31 (2023), 15:46.99 (2024), 15:47.34 (2021), 15:48.27 (2024), 15:48.81 (2021), 15:48.84 (2019), 15:51.19 (2024), 15:51.59 (2019), 15:51.61 (2018), 15:53.24 (2023), 15:53.29 (2023), 15:53.59 (2021), 15:53.86 (2017), 15:53.97 (2021), 15:54.15 (2022).
- Lauren Boyle also swam 15:44.71 (2013).
- Wang Jianjiahe also swam 15:45.59 (2020), 15:46.37 (2021), 15:46.69 (2019), 15:49.07 (2021), 15:49.85 (2019), 15:51.00 (2019), 15:51.33 (2021), 15:53.01 (2018), 15:53.68 (2018)
- Lotte Friis also swam 15:46.30 (2009), 15:49.00 (2015), 15:49.18 (2013), 15:49.59 (2011), 15:54.23 (2015).
- Erica Sullivan also swam 15:46.67 (2021), 15:51.18 (2021).
- Anastasiya Kirpichnikova also swam 15:48.53 (2024), 15:50.22 (2021), 15:52.46 (2024), 15:53.18 (2020).
- Sarah Köhler also swam 15:48.83 (2019), 15:52.20 (2021), 15:52.67 (2021), 15:54.08 (2019).
- Lani Pallister also swam 15:49.17 (2023), 15:49.94 (2023), 15:53.79 (2024).
- Boglárka Kapás also swam 15:50.22 (2016).
- Isabel Gose also swam 15:50.56 (2024), 15:52.02 (2024), 15:53.27 (2024).
- Li Bingjie also swam 15:51.18 (2023), 15:51.21 (2023), 15:52.31 (2021), 15:52.87 (2017), 15:53.80 (2018).
- Katie Grimes also swam 15:51.36 (2022), 15:52.12 (2021).
- Kate Ziegler also swam 15:53.05 (2007).
Women short course
- Correct as of December 2023[37]
Pos | Time | Swimmer | Date | Venue | Ref |
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1 | 15:08.24 | | 29 October 2022 | Toronto | [38] |
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2 | 15:18.01 | | 16 November 2019 | Berlin |
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3 | 15:18.30 | | 5 November 2021 | Kazan | [39] |
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4 | 15:19.71 | | 12 December 2014 | Sabadell |
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5 | 15:21.43 | | 16 December 2022 | Melbourne | [40] |
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6 | 15:22.68 | | 9 August 2014 | Wellington |
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7 | 15:25.50 | | 18 November 2023 | Wuppertal | [41] |
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8 | 15:28.65 | | 28 November 2009 | Birkerød |
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9 | 15:29.74 | | 5 March 2021 | Rome | [42] |
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24 April 2021 | Pietralata | [43] |
10 | 15:31.19 | | 26 September 2020 | Brisbane |
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11 | 15:32.90 | | 14 October 2007 | Essen |
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12 | 15:34.31 | | 26 November 2020 | Brisbane |
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13 | 15:36.43 | | 5 March 2021 | Rome | [44] |
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14 | 15:37.78 | | 26 November 2009 | Castellon |
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15 | 15:38.64 | | 26 November 2020 | Brisbane |
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16 | 15:40.05 | | 25 October 2019 | Wuppertal | [45] |
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17 | 15:40.52 | | 26 November 2020 | Brisbane |
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18 | 15:41.80 | | 28 October 2022 | Beijing | [46] |
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19 | 15:42.05 | | 4 November 2022 | Indianapolis | [47] |
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20 | 15:42.39 | | 20 November 2004 | La Roche-sur-Yon |
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21 | 15:43.31 | | 10 January 1982 | Gainesville |
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22 | 15:43.83 | | 25 November 2015 | Sydney |
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23 | 15:44.84 | | 14 February 2021 | Yokohama | [48] |
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24 | 15:45.29 | | 22 December 2020 | Istanbul |
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25 | 15:45.89 | | 22 August 2013 | Sydney | |
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Notes
Below is a list of other times equal or superior to 15:45.89:
Notes and References
- Web site: Swimming World Record progression - Men 1500 m freestyle. 12 July 2002. International Olympic Committee. pdf. https://web.archive.org/web/20030418030353/http://multimedia.olympic.org/pdf/en_report_213.pdf. 18 April 2003.
- Web site: Men's 1500m Freestyle Long Course All-Time Ranking. FINA. 19 October 2021. 19 October 2021.
- Web site: Men's 1500m Freestyle Final Results. olympics.com. 4 August 2024. 8 August 2024.
- Web site: Men's 1500m Freestyle Final Results. Omega Timing. 30 July 2023. 30 July 2023.
- Web site: Men's 1500m Freestyle Final Results. Omega Timing. 25 June 2022. 13 July 2022.
- Web site: Men's 1500m Freestyle Results. Omega Timing. 18 February 2024. 18 February 2024.
- Web site: Men's 1500m Freestyle Results. berlinswimopen.de. 21 April 2023. 24 April 2023.
- Web site: Men's 1500m Freestyle Final Results. Microplus Informatica. 16 August 2022. 28 August 2022.
- Web site: Men's 1500m Freestyle Final Results. Omega Timing. 30 July 2023. 30 July 2023.
- News: 14:40! Weltklasse-Zeit von Lukas Märtens – Auch Isabel Gose knackt WM-Norm. swimsportnews.de. German. 25 March 2022. 27 March 2022.
- Web site: Men's 1500m Freestyle Final Results. olympics.com. 4 August 2024. 7 August 2024.
- Web site: Men's 1500m Freestyle Final Results. olympics.com. 4 August 2024. 7 August 2024.
- Web site: Men's 1500m Freestyle Final Results. olympics.com. 4 August 2024. 7 August 2024.
- 2023 LEN U23 CHAMPIONSHIPS: DAY 1 FINALS LIVE RECAP. SwimSwam. James Sutherland. 11 August 2023. 13 August 2023.
- Web site: Men's 1500m Freestyle Final Results. olympics.com. 4 August 2024. 7 August 2024.
- Web site: Men's 1500m Freestyle Short Course All-Time Ranking. World Aquatics. 8 December 2023.
- Web site: Men's 1500m Freestyle Final Results. Omega Timing. 21 December 2021. 21 December 2021.
- Web site: Men's 1500m Freestyle Final Results. Omega Timing. 7 December 2023. 8 December 2023.
- Web site: Men's 1500m Freestyle Results. Omega Timing. 13 December 2022. 19 December 2022.
- Web site: Men's 1500m Freestyle Final Results. Omega Timing. 7 December 2023. 8 December 2023.
- Web site: Men's 1500m Freestyle Final Results. swim.seiko.co.jp. 21 February 2009. 27 December 2021.
- Web site: Men' 1500m Freestyle Results. swimming.org.au. 27 August 2022. 9 September 2022.
- David Betlehem Fires Off Hungarian Record In SCM 1500 Free. SwimSwam. Retta Race. 1 November 2023. 2 November 2023.
- David Betlehem Fires Off Hungarian Record In SCM 1500 Free. SwimSwam. Retta Race. 1 November 2023. 2 November 2023.
- Web site: Men's 1500m Freestyle Final Results. russwimming.ru. 25 November 2023. 27 November 2023.
- Web site: Men's 1500m Freestyle Final Results. Omega Timing. 21 December 2021. 21 December 2021.
- Web site: Women's 1500m Freestyle Long Course All-Time Ranking. FINA. 19 October 2021. 19 October 2021.
- Web site: Women's 1500m Freestyle Final Results. olympics.com. 31 July 2024. 3 August 2024.
- Web site: Women's 1500m Freestyle Final Results. olympics.com. 31 July 2024. 3 August 2024.
- Web site: Women's 1500m Freestyle Final Results. olympics.com. 28 July 2021. 5 August 2021. 21 August 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210821105541/https://olympics.com/tokyo-2020/olympic-games/resOG2020-/pdf/OG2020-/SWM/OG2020-_SWM_C73A1_SWMW1500MFR-----------FNL-000100--.pdf. dead.
- Web site: Women's 1500m Freestyle Heats Results. olympics.com. 28 July 2021. 5 August 2021. 26 July 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210726144343/https://olympics.com/tokyo-2020/olympic-games/resOG2020-/pdf/OG2020-/SWM/OG2020-_SWM_C74A_SWMW1500MFR-----------HEAT--------.pdf. dead.
- Web site: Women's 1500m Freestyle Final Results. olympics.com. 28 July 2021. 5 August 2021. 21 August 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210821105541/https://olympics.com/tokyo-2020/olympic-games/resOG2020-/pdf/OG2020-/SWM/OG2020-_SWM_C73A1_SWMW1500MFR-----------FNL-000100--.pdf. dead.
- Web site: Women's 1500m Freestyle Final Results. Omega Timing. 20 June 2022. 20 September 2022.
- Web site: Women's 1500m Freestyle Final Results. Omega Timing. 25 July 2023. 25 July 2023.
- Web site: Women's 1500m Freestyle Results. swimming.org.au. 15 June 2021. 1 July 2021. 16 June 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210616043259/http://liveresults.swimming.org.au/SAL/2021TRIALS/210612F037.htm. dead.
- Web site: Women's 1500m Freestyle Final Results. Omega Timing. 20 June 2022. 20 September 2022.
- Web site: Women's 1500m Freestyle Short Course All-Time Ranking. World Aquatics. 8 December 2023.
- Web site: Women's 1500m Freestyle Results. Omega Timing. 29 October 2022. 30 October 2022.
- Web site: Women's 1500m Freestyle Final Results. microplustiming.com. 5 November 2021. 28 March 2022.
- Web site: Women's 1500m Freestyle Results. Omega Timing. 16 December 2022. 19 December 2022.
- Web site: Women's 1500m Freestyle Results. 18 November 2023. 20 November 2023.
- News: Simona Quadarella Takes 6 Seconds Off Italian Record in 1500 Free. swimswam.com. Braden Keith. 5 March 2021. 28 October 2021.
- Web site: Women's 1500m Freestyle Results. 13. aquatime.it. 24 April 2021. 28 October 2021.
- News: Simona Quadarella Takes 6 Seconds Off Italian Record in 1500 Free. swimswam.com. Braden Keith. 5 March 2021. 28 October 2021.
- Web site: Women' 1500m Freestyle Results. swimrankings.net. 25 October 2019. 19 October 2022.
- LI BINGJIE POSTS 1:51.25 200 FREE CHN RECORD, 15:41.80 1500 ASIAN RECORD. SwimSwam. Retta Race. 28 October 2022. 30 October 2022.
- Web site: Women's 1500m Freestyle Results. swimswam.com. 4 November 2022. 5 November 2022.
- News: KOBORI TAKES DOWN JAPAN’S LONGEST-STANDING NATIONAL RECORD. SwimSwam. Retta Race. 17 February 2021. 28 October 2021.