Swimming at the 2017 Summer Universiade – Women's 1500 metre freestyle
The Women's 1500 metre freestyle competition at the 2017 Summer Universiade was held on 22 and 23 August 2017.Records
Prior to the competition, the existing world and Universiade records were as follows.
The following new records were set during this competition.
| Date | Event | Name | Nationality | Time | Record |
| 23 August | Final | Simona Quadarella | | 15:57.90 | UR |
Results
Heats
The heats were held on 22 August at 10:30.
| Rank | Heat | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
| 1 | 2 | 4 | Simona Quadarella | | 16:15.14 | Q |
| 2 | 2 | 5 | Hannah Moore | | 16:16.85 | Q |
| 3 | 1 | 4 | Sarah Köhler | | 16:21.49 | Q |
| 4 | 2 | 6 | Yukimi Moriyama | | 16:22.41 | Q |
| 5 | 1 | 5 | Julia Hassler | | 16:24.42 | Q |
| 6 | 1 | 6 | Kiah Melverton | | 16:24.95 | Q |
| 7 | 1 | 2 | Viviane Jungblut | | 16:28.17 | Q |
| 8 | 2 | 3 | Giulia Gabbrielleschi | | 16:32.36 | Q |
| 9 | 1 | 3 | Sierra Schmidt | | 16:33.36 | |
| 10 | 2 | 2 | Kareena Lee | | 16:46.63 | |
| 11 | 2 | 7 | Adeline Furst | | 16:49.83 | |
| 12 | 1 | 1 | Joanna Zachoszcz | | 17:03.64 | |
| 13 | 2 | 1 | Tereza Závadová | | 17:07.04 | |
| 14 | 1 | 7 | Martina Elhenická | | 17:27.24 | |
| 15 | 2 | 8 | Dóra Kiss | | 17:28.34 | |
| 16 | 1 | 8 | Tseng Chieh-сhuan | | 17:48.72 | |
Final
The final was held on 23 August at 19:02.
| Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
| 4 | Simona Quadarella | | 15:57.90 | UR |
| 3 | Sarah Köhler | | 15:59.85 | NR |
| 5 | Hannah Moore | | 16:11.68 | |
| 4 | 7 | Kiah Melverton | | 16:15.83 | |
| 5 | 2 | Julia Hassler | | 16:22.12 | |
| 6 | 1 | Viviane Jungblut | | 16:22.48 | NR |
| 7 | 6 | Yukimi Moriyama | | 16:23.18 | |
| 8 | 8 | Giulia Gabbrielleschi | | 16:27.92 | |
