The Men's 1500 metre freestyle competition of the 2014 European Aquatics Championships was held on 19–20 August.[1]
| Men's 1500 metre freestyle at the Swimming at the 2014 European Aquatics Championships | ||||||||||
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| Dates | 19–20 August | |||||||||
| Competitors | 27 from 15 nations | |||||||||
| Winning time | 14:39.93 | |||||||||
| Medalists | ||||||||||
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Records
editPrior to the competition, the existing world, European and championship records were as follows.
| Name | Nation | Time | Location | Date | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| World record | Sun Yang |  China |
14:31.02 | London | 4 August 2012 |
| European record | Yury Prilukov |  Russia |
14:41.13 | Beijing | 15 August 2008 |
| Championship record | Gregorio Paltrinieri |  Italy |
14:48.92 | Debrecen | 23 May 2012 |
Results
editHeats
editThe heats were held at 10:48.[2]
Final
editThe final was held at 18:07.[3]
| Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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4 | Gregorio Paltrinieri | Italy |
14:39.93 | ER, CR |
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1 | Pál Joensen |  Faroe Islands |
14:50.59 | |
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5 | Gabriele Detti | Italy |
14:52.53 | |
| 4 | 3 | Stephen Milne |  Great Britain |
14:53.83 | |
| 5 | 2 | Jay Lelliott | Great Britain |
14:58.74 | |
| 6 | 6 | Gergely Gyurta |  Hungary |
15:03.26 | |
| 7 | 7 | Richárd Nagy |  Slovakia |
15:11.97 | |
| 8 | 8 | Antonio Arroyo |  Spain |
15:16.21 |