| Women's 1500 metre freestyle at the 2017 Summer Universiade | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Venue | National Taiwan Sport University Arena | |||||||||
| Location | Taipei, Taiwan | |||||||||
| Dates | 22 August (heats) 23 August (final) | |||||||||
| Competitors | 16 from 12 nations | |||||||||
| Winning time | 15:57.90 | |||||||||
| Medalists | ||||||||||
| ||||||||||
The Women's 1500 metre freestyle competition at the 2017 Summer Universiade was held on 22 and 23 August 2017. [1]
Prior to the competition, the existing world and Universiade records were as follows.
| World record |  Katie Ledecky (USA) | 15:25.48 | Kazan, Russia | 4 August 2015 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Competition record | Stephanie Peacock (USA) | 16:04.44 | Kazan, Russia | 13 July 2013 |
The following new records were set during this competition.
| Date | Event | Name | Nationality | Time | Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 23 August | Final | Simona Quadarella |  Italy | 15:57.90 | UR |
The heats were held on 22 August at 10:30. [2]
| Rank | Heat | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 4 | Simona Quadarella | Italy | 16:15.14 | Q |
| 2 | 2 | 5 | Hannah Moore | United States | 16:16.85 | Q |
| 3 | 1 | 4 | Sarah Köhler |  Germany | 16:21.49 | Q |
| 4 | 2 | 6 | Yukimi Moriyama |  Japan | 16:22.41 | Q |
| 5 | 1 | 5 | Julia Hassler |  Liechtenstein | 16:24.42 | Q |
| 6 | 1 | 6 | Kiah Melverton |  Australia | 16:24.95 | Q |
| 7 | 1 | 2 | Viviane Jungblut |  Brazil | 16:28.17 | Q |
| 8 | 2 | 3 | Giulia Gabbrielleschi | Italy | 16:32.36 | Q |
| 9 | 1 | 3 | Sierra Schmidt | United States | 16:33.36 | |
| 10 | 2 | 2 | Kareena Lee | Australia | 16:46.63 | |
| 11 | 2 | 7 | Adeline Furst |  France | 16:49.83 | |
| 12 | 1 | 1 | Joanna Zachoszcz |  Poland | 17:03.64 | |
| 13 | 2 | 1 | Tereza Závadová |  Czech Republic | 17:07.04 | |
| 14 | 1 | 7 | Martina Elhenická | Czech Republic | 17:27.24 | |
| 15 | 2 | 8 | Dóra Kiss |  Hungary | 17:28.34 | |
| 16 | 1 | 8 | Tseng Chieh-сhuan |  Chinese Taipei | 17:48.72 |
The final was held on 23 August at 19:02. [3]
| Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | 4 | Simona Quadarella | Italy | 15:57.90 | UR |
 | 3 | Sarah Köhler | Germany | 15:59.85 | NR |
 | 5 | Hannah Moore | United States | 16:11.68 | |
| 4 | 7 | Kiah Melverton | Australia | 16:15.83 | |
| 5 | 2 | Julia Hassler | Liechtenstein | 16:22.12 | |
| 6 | 1 | Viviane Jungblut | Brazil | 16:22.48 | NR |
| 7 | 6 | Yukimi Moriyama | Japan | 16:23.18 | |
| 8 | 8 | Giulia Gabbrielleschi | Italy | 16:27.92 |