1997 FINA Short Course World Championships – Men's 1500m Freestyle

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The finals of the Men's 1500 metres Freestyle event at the 1997 FINA Short Course World Championships were held on the last day of the competition, on Sunday 20 April 1997 in Gothenburg, Sweden.

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Finals

RANKFINAL ATIME
Med 1.png Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Grant Hackett  (AUS)14:39.54
Med 2.png Flag of Germany.svg  Jörg Hoffmann  (GER)14:40.67
Med 3.png Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Graeme Smith  (GBR)14:46.85
4.Flag of the United States.svg  Chad Carvin  (USA)14:56.10
5.Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Ian Wilson  (GBR)14:56.29
6.Flag of Brazil.svg  Luiz Lima  (BRA)15:00.32
7.Flag of Ukraine.svg Denys Zavhorodniy (UKR)15:07.54
8.Flag of Russia.svg  Alexei Butsenin  (RUS)15:09.59


RANKNON-QUALIFIERSTIME
9.Flag of Japan.svg  Masato Hirano  (JPN)15:12.21
10.Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Mark Johnston  (CAN)15:12.69
11.Flag of Brazil.svg  Alexandre Angelotti  (BRA)15:12.85
12.Flag of Russia.svg  Aleksey Akatyev  (RUS)15:17.21
13.Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Brent Sallee  (CAN)15:18.47
14.Flag of Venezuela (1930-1954).svg  Ricardo Monasterio  (VEN)15:20.41
15.Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Trent Steed  (AUS)15:21.41
16.Flag of Thailand.svg  Torlarp Sethsothorn  (THA)15:22.44
17.Flag of Sweden.svg  Mattias Olshed  (SWE)15:23.63
18.Flag of Argentina.svg  Agustín Fiorilli  (ARG)15:24.36
19.Flag of Sweden.svg  Jonas Lundström  (SWE)15:24.54
20.Flag of Belarus.svg  Sergei Mikhnovets  (BLR)15:31.79
21.Flag of Denmark.svg  Anders Jensen  (DEN)15:33.04
22.Flag of South Africa.svg  Ryno Markgraaff  (RSA)15:35.58
23.Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Milan Malena  (CZE)15:40.81
24.Flag of New Zealand.svg  Scott Cameron  (NZL)15:46.24
25.Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg  Fausto Mauri  (SUI)15:52.59
26.Flag of South Africa.svg  Gustav Stander  (RSA)15:53.70
27.Flag of Chile.svg  Pablo Banfi  (CHI)15:55.70

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