2024 World Aquatics Swimming Championships (25 m) – Men's 1500 metre freestyle
| Men's 1500 metre freestyle at the 2024 World Aquatics Swimming Championships (25 m) | ||||||||||
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| Venue | Duna Arena | |||||||||
| Location | Budapest, Hungary | |||||||||
| Dates | 10 December | |||||||||
| Competitors | 26 from 24 nations | |||||||||
| Winning time | 14:16.40 | |||||||||
| Medalists | ||||||||||
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| 2024 World Aquatics Swimming Championships (25 m) | |||
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| Freestyle | |||
| 50 m | men | women | |
| 100 m | men | women | |
| 200 m | men | women | |
| 400 m | men | women | |
| 800 m | men | women | |
| 1500 m | men | women | |
| Backstroke | |||
| 50 m | men | women | |
| 100 m | men | women | |
| 200 m | men | women | |
| Breaststroke | |||
| 50 m | men | women | |
| 100 m | men | women | |
| 200 m | men | women | |
| Butterfly | |||
| 50 m | men | women | |
| 100 m | men | women | |
| 200 m | men | women | |
| Individual medley | |||
| 100 m | men | women | |
| 200 m | men | women | |
| 400 m | men | women | |
| Freestyle relay | |||
| 4 × 50 m | mixed | ||
| 4 × 100 m | men | women | |
| 4 × 200 m | men | women | |
| Medley relay | |||
| 4 × 50 m | mixed | ||
| 4 × 100 m | men | women | mixed |
The men's 1500 metre freestyle event at the 2024 World Aquatics Swimming Championships (25 m) was held on 10 December 2024 at the Duna Arena in Budapest, Hungary.[1][2]
Records
[edit]Prior to the competition, the existing world and championship records were as follows.
| World record |  Florian Wellbrock (GER) |
14:06.88 | Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates | 21 December 2021 |
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| Competition record | Florian Wellbrock (GER) |
14:06.88 | Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates | 21 December 2021 |
Background
[edit]Florian Wellbrock of Germany headlined the men’s 1500 metre freestyle field as the world record holder, having set a mark of 14:06.88 in 2021. Since then, his fastest time was 14:25.41 from 2022, leaving questions about his current form. France’s Damien Joly, silver medalist at the 2022 Short Course World Championships, entered with a national record of 14:19.62 and made the Olympic final in Paris. Hungary's Zalán Sárkány (14:23.31), along with Tunisia’s Ahmed Jaouadi (14:24.68), posted competitive times over the previous year. Both were Olympic finalists in Paris. Seventeen-year-olds Kuzey Tunçelli (14:38.61) and Kazushi Imafuku (14:36.32), from Turkey and Japan, respectively, also featured. Imafuku won the 1500 m at the Singapore World Cup. Other entries included Sven Schwarz, Luca De Tullio, Victor Johansson, and Charlie Clark. Kirill Martynychev, competing as a neutral athlete, entered with a personal best of 14:25.24 set at the 2024 Russian Short Course Championships.[3]
SwimSwam predicted Jaouadi would win, Wellbrock would come second, and Sárkány would come third.[3]
Results
[edit]The slowest heats were started at 11:45, and the fastest heat at 18:50.[4]
References
[edit]- ^ "Competition Schedule" (PDF). Omega Timing. 8 December 2024. Archived (PDF) from the original on 2025-03-19. Retrieved 9 December 2024.
- ^ "World Aquatics Swimming Championships (25m) 2024 - Hungary | World Aquatics Official". World Aquatics. Archived from the original on 2025-05-05. Retrieved 2025-06-01.
- ^ a b Sutherland, James (2024-12-05). "2024 SC Worlds Previews: Established Vets Versus Rising Stars In Men's Distance Free". SwimSwam. Retrieved 2025-06-08.
- ^ "Men's 1500m Freestyle – Results Summary" (PDF). Omega Timing. 10 December 2024. Retrieved 10 December 2024.
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