Swimming at the 2019 World Aquatics Championships – Women's 1500 metre freestyle

The Women's 1500 metre freestyle competition at the 2019 World Championships was held on 22 and 23 July 2019.[1][2] The defending champion was Katie Ledecky, but she was forced to withdraw due to illness.[3][4]

Women's 1500 metre freestyle
at the 2019 World Aquatics Championships
VenueNambu University Municipal Aquatics Center
LocationGwangju, South Korea
Dates22 July (heats)
23 July (final)
Competitors29 from 23 nations
Winning time15:40.89
Medalists
    Italy
    Germany
    China

Records

Prior to the competition, the existing world and championship records were as follows.

World record  Katie Ledecky (USA)15:20.48Indianapolis, United States16 May 2018
Competition record  Katie Ledecky (USA)15:25.48Kazan, Russia4 August 2015

Results

Heats

The heats were started on 22 July at 11:23.[5]

RankHeatLaneNameNationalityTimeNotes
134Katie Ledecky United States15:48.90Q, WD
224Simona Quadarella Italy15:51.59Q
336Sarah Köhler Germany15:54.08Q, NR
426Ajna Késely Hungary15:54.48Q
525Ashley Twichell United States15:56.22Q
623Kiah Melverton Australia15:59.92Q
735Wang Jianjiahe China16:00.17Q
833Maddy Gough Australia16:02.75Q
933Mireia Belmonte Spain16:08.37Q
1037Tjaša Oder Slovenia16:10.14
1122Giulia Gabbrielleschi Italy16:16.01
1227Kristel Köbrich Chile16:16.26
1331Jimena Pérez Spain16:19.61
1438Julia Hassler Liechtenstein16:25.59
1530Anastasiya Kirpichnikova Russia16:27.59
1620Tamila Holub Portugal16:29.57
1729Emma O'Croinin Canada16:30.46
1828Diana Durães Portugal16:30.67
1914Marlene Kahler Austria16:32.00
2039Viviane Jungblut Brazil16:36.25
2113Gan Ching Hwee Singapore16:44.65
2215Han Da-kyung South Korea16:49.13
2321Zhang Ke China16:50.55
2417Arianna Valloni San Marino16:56.98
2512Ho Nam Wai Hong Kong16:59.13
2616Matea Sumajstorčić Croatia17:02.01
2718Julia Arino Argentina17:17.99
2811Souad Cherouati Algeria17:25.12
2910Eva Petrovska North Macedonia17:35.18

Final

The final was held on 23 July at 20:10.[6]

RankLaneNameNationalityTimeNotes
4Simona Quadarella Italy15:40.89NR
5Sarah Köhler Germany15:48.83NR
7Wang Jianjiahe China15:51.00
46Ashley Twichell United States15:54.19
51Maddy Gough Australia15:59.40
63Ajna Késely Hungary16:01.35
72Kiah Melverton Australia16:01.38
88Mireia Belmonte Spain16:02.10

References

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