Swimming at the 1973 World Aquatics Championships – Men's 1500 metre freestyle


The men's 1500 metre freestyle competition of the swimming events at the 1973 World Aquatics Championships took place on September 8.

Records

Prior to the competition, the existing world and championship records were as follows.
The following records were established during the competition:
DateEventNameNationalityTimeRecord
8 SeptemberTimed FinalFrançois Deley16:41.53CR
8 SeptemberTimed FinalHakon Iverson16:28.49CR
8 SeptemberTimed FinalStephen Holland15:31.85WR

Results

26 swimmers participated in 4 heats. The event was a timed final. The first three heats were contested in the morning with the fourth and final heat contested in the evening.
RankHeatLaneNameNationalityTimeNotes
4-Stephen Holland15:31.85WR
4-Rick DeMont15:35.44
4-Brad Cooper15:45.04
4-John Kinsella15:58.70
4-Bengt Gingsjö16:06.01
4-Mark Treffers16:09.33
4-Anders Bellbring16:12.01
4-Valentin Parinov16:18.24
2-Hakon Iverson16:28.49CR
3-Andreas Meier16:28.78
113-G. Castillo16:31.74
123-Klaus Dockhorn16:32.00
131-François Deley16:41.53CR
142-Csaba Tóth16:44.36
153-José Bas16:55.70
162-Deane Buckboro16:55.79
173-Michael Ker17:00.62
182-Hans-Joachim Geisler17:04.23
193-Marc Lazzaro17:08.52
203-Dusan Grozaj17:09.15
212-Vladimir Kobelev17:09.54
222-Luis Reinaldo Fleck17:11.62
231-Krasimir Enchev17:18.01
241-Fernando Cañales17:43.21
251-Alberto Vivoni17:53.29
262-Eugen Almer21:40.70
1-L. DíazDid not start
1-Ali KinawiDid not start
3-Thierry LalotDid not start