Men's 1500 metre freestyle at the 1973 World Aquatics Championships | ||||||||||
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Dates | September 8, 1973 | |||||||||
Winning time | 15:31.85 WR | |||||||||
Medalists | ||||||||||
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1973 FINA World Championships | ||
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Diving | ||
Individual | ||
3 m | men | women |
10 m | men | women |
Swimming | ||
Freestyle | ||
100 m | men | women |
200 m | men | women |
400 m | men | women |
800 m | women | |
1500 m | men | |
Backstroke | ||
100 m | men | women |
200 m | men | women |
Breaststroke | ||
100 m | men | women |
200 m | men | women |
Butterfly | ||
100 m | men | women |
200 m | men | women |
Individual medley | ||
200 m | men | women |
400 m | men | women |
Freestyle relay | ||
4 × 100 m | men | women |
4 × 200 m | men | |
Medley relay | ||
4 × 100 m | men | women |
Synchronised swimming | ||
Solo | women | |
Duet | women | |
Team | women | |
Water polo | ||
Tournament | men | |
The men's 1500 metre freestyle competition of the swimming events at the 1973 World Aquatics Championships took place on September 8.
Prior to the competition, the existing world and championship records were as follows.
World record | ![]() | 15:37.80 | Brisbane, Australia | 5 August 1973 |
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Competition record | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
The following records were established during the competition:
Date | Event | Name | Nationality | Time | Record |
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8 September | Timed Final | François Deley | ![]() | 16:41.53 | CR |
8 September | Timed Final | Hakon Iverson | ![]() | 16:28.49 | CR |
8 September | Timed Final | Stephen Holland | ![]() | 15:31.85 | WR |
26 swimmers participated in 4 heats. [1] The event was a timed final. The first three heats were contested in the morning with the fourth and final heat contested in the evening. [2] [3]