Swimming at the 2022 European Aquatics Championships – Men's 1500 metre freestyle

Men's 1500 metre freestyle
at the 2022 European Aquatics Championships
VenueForo Italico
Dates15 August (heats)
16 August (final)
Competitors11 from 8 nations
Winning time14:36.10
Medalists
gold medal    Ukraine
silver medal    Italy
bronze medal    France
← 2020
2024 →

The Men's 1500 metre freestyle competition of the 2022 European Aquatics Championships was held on 15 and 16 August 2022.[1][2]

Records[edit]

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

Name Nationality Time Location Date
World record Sun Yang  China 14:31.02 London 28 July 2012
European record Gregorio Paltrinieri  Italy 14:32.80 Budapest 25 June 2022
Championship record 14:34.04 London 18 May 2016

Results[edit]

Heats[edit]

The heats were started on 15 August at 10:17.[3]

Rank Heat Lane Name Nationality Time Notes
1 2 5 Mykhailo Romanchuk  Ukraine 14:58.20 Q
2 2 3 Damien Joly  France 15:01.44 Q
3 2 4 Gregorio Paltrinieri  Italy 15:01.74 Q
4 1 3 Domenico Acerenza  Italy 15:04.52 Q
5 1 4 Florian Wellbrock  Germany 15:06.18 Q
6 1 6 Luca De Tullio  Italy 15:06.87
7 1 2 Henrik Christiansen  Norway 15:08.14 Q
8 2 2 Carlos Garach  Spain 15:08.78 Q
9 1 5 Oliver Klemet  Germany 15:10.05 Q
10 1 7 Dimitrios Markos  Greece 15:14.11
11 2 1 Yoav Romano  Israel 15:45.21
2 6 Victor Johansson  Sweden Did not start
2 7 Joris Bouchaut  France

Final[edit]

The final was held at 18:52.[4]

Rank Lane Name Nationality Time Notes
1st place, gold medalist(s) 4 Mykhailo Romanchuk  Ukraine 14:36.10 NR
2nd place, silver medalist(s) 3 Gregorio Paltrinieri  Italy 14:39.79
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 5 Damien Joly  France 14:50.86
4 6 Domenico Acerenza  Italy 14:56.15
5 2 Florian Wellbrock  Germany 15:02.51
6 1 Carlos Garach  Spain 15:05.11
7 7 Henrik Christiansen  Norway 15:07.98
8 8 Oliver Klemet  Germany 15:10.57

References[edit]