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

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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
gold medal    Italy
silver medal    Germany
bronze medal    China
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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]

Records

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

World record  Katie Ledecky (USA) 15:20.48 Indianapolis, United States 16 May 2018
Competition record  Katie Ledecky (USA) 15:25.48 Kazan, Russia 4 August 2015

Results

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Heats

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

Rank Heat Lane Name Nationality Time Notes
1 3 4 Katie Ledecky  United States 15:48.90 Q, WD
2 2 4 Simona Quadarella  Italy 15:51.59 Q
3 3 6 Sarah Köhler  Germany 15:54.08 Q, NR
4 2 6 Ajna Késely  Hungary 15:54.48 Q
5 2 5 Ashley Twichell  United States 15:56.22 Q
6 2 3 Kiah Melverton  Australia 15:59.92 Q
7 3 5 Wang Jianjiahe  China 16:00.17 Q
8 3 3 Maddy Gough  Australia 16:02.75 Q
9 3 3 Mireia Belmonte  Spain 16:08.37 Q
10 3 7 Tjaša Oder  Slovenia 16:10.14
11 2 2 Giulia Gabbrielleschi  Italy 16:16.01
12 2 7 Kristel Köbrich  Chile 16:16.26
13 3 1 Jimena Pérez  Spain 16:19.61
14 3 8 Julia Hassler  Liechtenstein 16:25.59
15 3 0 Anastasiya Kirpichnikova  Russia 16:27.59
16 2 0 Tamila Holub  Portugal 16:29.57
17 2 9 Emma O'Croinin  Canada 16:30.46
18 2 8 Diana Durães  Portugal 16:30.67
19 1 4 Marlene Kahler  Austria 16:32.00
20 3 9 Viviane Jungblut  Brazil 16:36.25
21 1 3 Gan Ching Hwee  Singapore 16:44.65
22 1 5 Han Da-kyung  South Korea 16:49.13
23 2 1 Zhang Ke  China 16:50.55
24 1 7 Arianna Valloni  San Marino 16:56.98
25 1 2 Ho Nam Wai  Hong Kong 16:59.13
26 1 6 Matea Sumajstorčić  Croatia 17:02.01
27 1 8 Julia Arino  Argentina 17:17.99
28 1 1 Souad Cherouati  Algeria 17:25.12
29 1 0 Eva Petrovska  North Macedonia 17:35.18

Final

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

Rank Lane Name Nationality Time Notes
1st place, gold medalist(s) 4 Simona Quadarella  Italy 15:40.89 NR
2nd place, silver medalist(s) 5 Sarah Köhler  Germany 15:48.83 NR
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 7 Wang Jianjiahe  China 15:51.00
4 6 Ashley Twichell  United States 15:54.19
5 1 Maddy Gough  Australia 15:59.40
6 3 Ajna Késely  Hungary 16:01.35
7 2 Kiah Melverton  Australia 16:01.38
8 8 Mireia Belmonte  Spain 16:02.10

References

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  1. ^ "Schedule" (PDF). Retrieved 11 March 2023.
  2. ^ "Start list" (PDF). Retrieved 11 March 2023.
  3. ^ Savage, Claire; Staff • •, NBC Washington (22 July 2019). "Katie Ledecky Drops Out of 2 World Championship Races Due to Illness".
  4. ^ World Championships Olympic Channel [dead link]
  5. ^ "Heats results" (PDF). Retrieved 11 March 2023.
  6. ^ "Final results" (PDF). Retrieved 11 March 2023.