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]
| Women's 1500 metre freestyle at the 2019 World Aquatics Championships | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Venue | Nambu University Municipal Aquatics Center | |||||||||
| Location | Gwangju, South Korea | |||||||||
| Dates | 22 July (heats) 23 July (final) | |||||||||
| Competitors | 29 from 23 nations | |||||||||
| Winning time | 15:40.89 | |||||||||
| Medalists | ||||||||||
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Records
editPrior 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
editHeats
editThe heats were started on 22 July at 11:23.[5]
Final
editThe final was held on 23 July at 20:10.[6]
| Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 |
4 | Simona Quadarella |  Italy |
15:40.89 | NR |
 |
5 | Sarah Köhler |  Germany |
15:48.83 | NR |
 |
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
edit- ^ "Schedule" (PDF). Retrieved 11 March 2023.
- ^ "Start list" (PDF). Retrieved 11 March 2023.
- ^ Savage, Claire; Staff • •, NBC Washington (22 July 2019). "Katie Ledecky Drops Out of 2 World Championship Races Due to Illness".
- ^ World Championships Olympic Channel [dead link]
- ^ "Heats results" (PDF). Retrieved 11 March 2023.
- ^ "Final results" (PDF). Retrieved 11 March 2023.