| Men's 1500 metre freestyle at the 2020 European Aquatics Championships | ||||||||||
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| Venue | Danube Arena | |||||||||
| Dates | 18 May 2021 (heats) 19 May 2021 (final) | |||||||||
| Competitors | 24 from 16 nations | |||||||||
| Winning time | 14:39.89 | |||||||||
| Medalists | ||||||||||
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| ← 20182022 → | ||||||||||
| 2020 European Aquatics Championships | ||
|---|---|---|
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| Swimming | ||
| Freestyle | ||
| 50 m | men | women |
| 100 m | men | women |
| 200 m | men | women |
| 400 m | men | women |
| 800 m | men | women |
| 1500 m | men | women |
| Backstroke | ||
| 50 m | men | women |
| 100 m | men | women |
| 200 m | men | women |
| Breaststroke | ||
| 50 m | men | women |
| 100 m | men | women |
| 200 m | men | women |
| Butterfly | ||
| 50 m | men | women |
| 100 m | men | women |
| 200 m | men | women |
| Individual medley | ||
| 200 m | men | women |
| 400 m | men | women |
| Freestyle relay | ||
| 4×100 m | men | women |
| mixed | ||
| 4×200 m | men | women |
| mixed | ||
| Medley relay | ||
| 4×100 m | men | women |
| mixed | ||
| Diving | ||
| Individual | ||
| 1 m | men | women |
| 3 m | men | women |
| 10 m | men | women |
| Synchronised | ||
| 3 m | men | women |
| mixed | ||
| 10 m | men | women |
| mixed | ||
| Team | ||
| Mixed team | ||
| Artistic swimming | ||
| Solo | Free | Technical |
| Duet | Free | Technical |
| Mixed | Free | Technical |
| Team | Free | Technical |
| Combination | ||
| Highlights | ||
| Open water swimming | ||
| 5 km | men | women |
| 10 km | men | women |
| 25 km | men | women |
| Team | team | |
The Men's 1500 metre freestyle competition of the 2020 European Aquatics Championships was held on 18 and 19 May 2021.
Records
Before the competition, the existing world, European and championship records were as follows.
| Name | Nationality | Time | Location | Date | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| World record | Sun Yang |  China |
14:31.02 | London | 28 July 2012 |
| European record | Gregorio Paltrinieri |  Italy |
14:33.10 | Rome | 13 August 2020 |
| Championship record | 14:34.04 | London | 18 May 2016 |
Results
Heats
The heats were started on 18 May at 11:21.
| Rank | Heat | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 4 | Mykhailo Romanchuk |  Ukraine |
14:52.07 | Q |
| 2 | 2 | 7 | Damien Joly |  France |
14:56.09 | Q |
| 3 | 2 | 6 | Domenico Acerenza | Italy |
14:59.47 | Q |
| 4 | 3 | 2 | Ákos Kalmár |  Hungary |
15:02.97 | Q |
| 5 | 3 | 3 | Daniel Jervis |  Great Britain |
15:07.54 | Q |
| 6 | 2 | 5 | Henrik Christiansen |  Norway |
15:08.28 | Q |
| 7 | 3 | 4 | Gregorio Paltrinieri | Italy |
15:08.84 | Q |
| 8 | 3 | 1 | Aleksandr Egorov |  Russia |
15:09.95 | Q |
| 9 | 2 | 2 | Serhiy Frolov | Ukraine |
15:10.41 | |
| 10 | 3 | 9 | Yiğit Aslan |  Turkey |
15:14.80 | |
| 11 | 2 | 1 | Ilya Druzhinin | Russia |
15:16.47 | |
| 12 | 2 | 0 | Dávid Betlehem | Hungary |
15:18.18 | |
| 13 | 3 | 8 | Gergely Gyurta | Hungary |
15:18.85 | |
| 14 | 3 | 6 | Jan Micka |  Czech Republic |
15:28.10 | |
| 15 | 3 | 7 | Marc-Antoine Olivier | France |
15:30.04 | |
| 16 | 2 | 9 | Alejandro Puebla |  Spain |
15:30.35 | |
| 17 | 1 | 4 | Márk Kovacsics | Hungary |
15:35.95 | |
| 18 | 3 | 5 | David Aubry | France |
15:36.51 | |
| 19 | 3 | 0 | Vuk Čelić |  Serbia |
15:37.16 | |
| 20 | 2 | 3 | Alexander Asla Nørgaard |  Denmark |
15:39.39 | |
| 21 | 1 | 5 | Bar Soloveychik |  Israel |
15:40.53 | |
| 22 | 2 | 8 | Dimitrios Negris |  Greece |
15:46.78 | |
| 23 | 1 | 3 | Loris Bianchi |  San Marino |
16:14.61 | |
| 24 | 1 | 6 | Théo Druenne |  Monaco |
16:37.80 |
Final
The final was held on 19 May at 18:00.
| Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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4 | Mykhailo Romanchuk | Ukraine |
14:39.89 | |
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1 | Gregorio Paltrinieri | Italy |
14:42.91 | |
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3 | Domenico Acerenza | Italy |
14:54.36 | |
| 4 | 5 | Damien Joly | France |
14:56.38 | |
| 5 | 2 | Daniel Jervis | Great Britain |
14:58.42 | |
| 6 | 6 | Ákos Kalmár | Hungary |
15:04.61 | |
| 7 | 7 | Henrik Christiansen | Norway |
15:05.19 | |
| 8 | 8 | Aleksandr Egorov | Russia |
15:10.43 |