Swimming at the 2020 European Aquatics Championships – Men's 1500 metre freestyle
| Men's 1500 metre freestyle at the 2020 European Aquatics Championships | ||||||||||
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| Venue | Danube Arena | |||||||||
| Dates | 18 May 2021 (heats) 19 May 2021 (final) | |||||||||
| Competitors | 24 from 16 nations | |||||||||
| Winning time | 14:39.89 | |||||||||
| Medalists | ||||||||||
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| 2020 European Aquatics Championships | ||
|---|---|---|
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| Swimming | ||
| Freestyle | ||
| 50 m | men | women |
| 100 m | men | women |
| 200 m | men | women |
| 400 m | men | women |
| 800 m | men | women |
| 1500 m | women | |
| Backstroke | ||
| 50 m | men | women |
| 100 m | men | women |
| 200 m | men | women |
| Breaststroke | ||
| 50 m | men | women |
| 100 m | men | women |
| 200 m | men | women |
| Butterfly | ||
| 50 m | men | women |
| 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 |
| mixed | ||
| 4 × 200 m | men | women |
| mixed | ||
| Medley relay | ||
| 4 × 100 m | men | women |
| mixed | ||
| Diving | ||
| Individual | ||
| 1 m | men | women |
| 3 m | men | women |
| 10 m | men | women |
| Synchronised | ||
| 3 m | men | women |
| mixed | ||
| 10 m | men | women |
| mixed | ||
| Team | ||
| Mixed team | ||
| Artistic swimming | ||
| Solo | Free | Technical |
| Duet | Free | Technical |
| Mixed | Free | Technical |
| Team | Free | Technical |
| Combination | ||
| Highlights | ||
| Open water swimming | ||
| 5 km | men | women |
| 10 km | men | women |
| 25 km | men | women |
| Team | team | |
The Men's 1500 metre freestyle competition of the 2020 European Aquatics Championships was held on 18 and 19 May 2021.[1][2]
Records
Before 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 |
14:33.10 | Rome | 13 August 2020 |
| Championship record | 14:34.04 | London | 18 May 2016 |
Results
Heats
The heats were started on 18 May at 11:21.[3]
| Rank | Heat | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 4 | Mykhailo Romanchuk |  Ukraine |
14:52.07 | Q |
| 2 | 2 | 7 | Damien Joly |  France |
14:56.09 | Q |
| 3 | 2 | 6 | Domenico Acerenza | Italy |
14:59.47 | Q |
| 4 | 3 | 2 | Ákos Kalmár |  Hungary |
15:02.97 | Q |
| 5 | 3 | 3 | Daniel Jervis |  Great Britain |
15:07.54 | Q |
| 6 | 2 | 5 | Henrik Christiansen |  Norway |
15:08.28 | Q |
| 7 | 3 | 4 | Gregorio Paltrinieri | Italy |
15:08.84 | Q |
| 8 | 3 | 1 | Aleksandr Egorov |  Russia |
15:09.95 | Q |
| 9 | 2 | 2 | Serhiy Frolov | Ukraine |
15:10.41 | |
| 10 | 3 | 9 | Yiğit Aslan |  Turkey |
15:14.80 | |
| 11 | 2 | 1 | Ilya Druzhinin | Russia |
15:16.47 | |
| 12 | 2 | 0 | Dávid Betlehem | Hungary |
15:18.18 | |
| 13 | 3 | 8 | Gergely Gyurta | Hungary |
15:18.85 | |
| 14 | 3 | 6 | Jan Micka |  Czech Republic |
15:28.10 | |
| 15 | 3 | 7 | Marc-Antoine Olivier | France |
15:30.04 | |
| 16 | 2 | 9 | Alejandro Puebla |  Spain |
15:30.35 | |
| 17 | 1 | 4 | Márk Kovacsics | Hungary |
15:35.95 | |
| 18 | 3 | 5 | David Aubry | France |
15:36.51 | |
| 19 | 3 | 0 | Vuk Čelić |  Serbia |
15:37.16 | |
| 20 | 2 | 3 | Alexander Asla Nørgaard |  Denmark |
15:39.39 | |
| 21 | 1 | 5 | Bar Soloveychik |  Israel |
15:40.53 | |
| 22 | 2 | 8 | Dimitrios Negris |  Greece |
15:46.78 | |
| 23 | 1 | 3 | Loris Bianchi |  San Marino |
16:14.61 | |
| 24 | 1 | 6 | Théo Druenne |  Monaco |
16:37.80 |
Final
The final was held on 19 May at 18:00.[4]
| Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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4 | Mykhailo Romanchuk | Ukraine |
14:39.89 | |
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1 | Gregorio Paltrinieri | Italy |
14:42.91 | |
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3 | Domenico Acerenza | Italy |
14:54.36 | |
| 4 | 5 | Damien Joly | France |
14:56.38 | |
| 5 | 2 | Daniel Jervis | Great Britain |
14:58.42 | |
| 6 | 6 | Ákos Kalmár | Hungary |
15:04.61 | |
| 7 | 7 | Henrik Christiansen | Norway |
15:05.19 | |
| 8 | 8 | Aleksandr Egorov | Russia |
15:10.43 |