Swimming at the 2011 World Aquatics Championships – Women's 1500 metre freestyle

The Women's 1500 Freestyle event at the 2011 FINA World Championships was held on July 25 and 26, 2011 in Shanghai, China. Preliminary heats were swum July 25, with the top-8 swimmers advancing to swim again in the final on July 26.

Women's 1500 metre freestyle
at the 2011 World Aquatics Championships
DatesJuly 25, 2011 (heats)
July 26, 2011 (final)
Competitors26 from 23 nations
Winning time15:49.59
Medalists
gold medal    Denmark
silver medal    United States
bronze medal    China
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Records

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Prior to the competition, the existing world and championship records were as follows.

Name Nation Time Location Date
World record Kate Ziegler   United States 15:42.54 Mission Viejo June 17, 2007
Championship record Alessia Filippi   Italy 15:44.93 Rome July 28, 2009

Results

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Heats

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26 swimmer participated in 4 heats.[1]

Rank Heat Lane Name Nationality Time Notes
1 4 4 Lotte Friis   Denmark 16:00.47 Q
2 3 7 Shao Yiwen   China 16:01.72 Q
3 4 5 Kate Ziegler   United States 16:02.53 Q
4 3 6 Kristel Köbrich   Chile 16:03.50 Q
5 4 7 Wendy Trott   South Africa 16:05.63 Q, AF, NR
6 4 3 Li Xuanxu   China 16:05.82 Q
7 3 4 Melissa Gorman   Australia 16:07.39 Q
8 3 5 Erika Villaécija García   Spain 16:12.45 Q
9 4 6 Chloe Sutton   United States 16:13.20
10 2 4 Gráinne Murphy   Ireland 16:14.81
11 3 3 Éva Risztov   Hungary 16:22.60
12 2 5 Keri-Anne Payne   Great Britain 16:23.11
13 3 2 Martina Rita Caramignoli   Italy 16:23.75
14 4 2 Andreina Pinto   Venezuela 16:23.96
15 2 3 Jessica Ashwood   Australia 16:25.85
16 4 8 Patricia Castañeda   Mexico 16:26.36 NR
17 2 6 Camelia Potec   Romania 16:29.79
18 2 8 Julia Hassler   Liechtenstein 16:34.74 NR
19 2 2 Marianna Lymperta   Greece 16:35.16
20 3 1 Savannah King   Canada 16:35.67
21 2 7 Nina Dittrich   Austria 16:37.15
22 2 1 Charetzeni Escobar   Mexico 16:40.09
23 1 4 Han Na-Kyeong   South Korea 17:06.37
24 3 8 Maja Cesar   Slovenia 17:22.42
25 1 5 Yesim Giresunlu   Turkey 17:23.60
26 1 3 Simona Marinova   North Macedonia 17:44.99
4 1 Cecilia Biagioli   Argentina DNS

Final

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The final was held at 18:35.[2]

Rank Lane Name Nationality Time Notes
  4 Lotte Friis   Denmark 15:49.59
  3 Kate Ziegler   United States 15:55.60
  7 Li Xuanxu   China 15:58.02 AS
4 6 Kristel Köbrich   Chile 16:05.11
5 1 Melissa Gorman   Australia 16:05.98
6 2 Wendy Trott   South Africa 16:06.02
7 8 Erika Villaécija García   Spain 16:09.71
8 5 Shao Yiwen   China 16:12.01

References

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  1. ^ "2011 World Aquatics Championships – Women's 1500 metre freestyle (heats)" (PDF). Omega Timing. Retrieved 2011-07-25.[permanent dead link]
  2. ^ "2011 World Aquatics Championships – Women's 1500 metre freestyle (final)" (PDF). Omega Timing. Retrieved 2011-07-26.[permanent dead link]
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