Swimming at the 2012 European Aquatics Championships – Men's 1500 metre freestyle
| Men's 1500 metre freestyle at the 2012 European Aquatics Championships | ||||||||||
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| Dates | May 22, 2012 (heats) May 23, 2012 (final) | |||||||||
| Competitors | 22 from 15 nations | |||||||||
| Winning time | 14:48.92 | |||||||||
| Medalists | ||||||||||
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| 2012 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 |
| 4×200 m | men | women |
| Medley relay | ||
| 4×100 m | men | women |
| Diving | ||
| Individual | ||
| 1 m | men | women |
| 3 m | men | women |
| 10 m | men | women |
| Synchronised | ||
| 3 m | men | women |
| 10 m | men | women |
| Team | team | |
| Synchronised swimming | ||
| Individual | Solo | Duet |
| Team | Team | Combination |
The men's 1500 metre freestyle competition of the swimming events at the 2012 European Aquatics Championships took place May 22 and 23. The heats took place on May 22, the final on May 23.[1]
Records[edit]
Prior to the competition, the existing world, European and championship records were as follows.
| Name | Nation | Time | Location | Date | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| World record | Sun Yang |  China |
14:34.14 | Shanghai | July 31, 2011 |
| European record | Yury Prilukov |  Russia |
14:41.13 | Beijing | August 15, 2008 |
| Championship record | Yury Prilukov | Russia |
14:50.40 | Eindhoven | March 22, 2008 |
Results[edit]
Heats[edit]
23 swimmers participated in 3 heats.[2]
| Rank | Heat | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 4 | Samuel Pizzetti |  Italy |
15:10.26 | Q |
| 2 | 2 | 5 | Gregorio Paltrinieri | Italy |
15:11.06 | Q |
| 3 | 1 | 3 | Gergely Gyurta |  Hungary |
15:15.01 | Q |
| 4 | 2 | 6 | Jan Wolfgarten |  Germany |
15:18.39 | Q |
| 5 | 3 | 4 | Gergő Kis | Hungary |
15:20.66 | Q |
| 6 | 3 | 3 | Sergiy Frolov |  Ukraine |
15:21.49 | Q |
| 7 | 3 | 5 | Anthony Pannier |  France |
15:24.11 | Q |
| 8 | 3 | 2 | Sören Meissner | Germany |
15:24.18 | Q |
| 9 | 1 | 5 | Damien Joly | France |
15:25.81 | |
| 10 | 3 | 6 | Evgeny Kulikov | Russia |
15:26.52 | |
| 11 | 3 | 8 | David Brandl |  Austria |
15:28.99 | |
| 12 | 1 | 1 | Richárd Nagy |  Slovakia |
15:30.77 | NR |
| 13 | 2 | 2 | Ediz Yildirimer |  Turkey |
15:31.78 | |
| 14 | 1 | 4 | Rocco Potenza | Italy |
15:32.69 | |
| 15 | 2 | 3 | Federico Colbertaldo | Italy |
15:34.53 | |
| 16 | 1 | 7 | Jan Micka |  Czech Republic |
15:36.81 | |
| 17 | 1 | 6 | Antonio Arroyo Perez |  Spain |
15:37.59 | |
| 18 | 2 | 1 | Anton Goncharov | Ukraine |
15:37.78 | |
| 19 | 1 | 2 | Ventsislav Aydarski |  Bulgaria |
15:38.45 | |
| 20 | 3 | 7 | Anton Sveinn McKee |  Iceland |
15:39.63 | NR |
| 21 | 2 | 7 | Uladzimir Zhyharau |  Belarus |
15:42.85 | |
| 22 | 3 | 1 | Jovan Mitrovic |  Switzerland |
15:46.49 | |
| 2 | 8 | Stefan Šorak |  Serbia |
DNS |
Final[edit]
The final was held at 17:02.[3]
| Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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5 | Gregorio Paltrinieri | Italy |
14:48.92 | CR |
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2 | Gergő Kis | Hungary |
14:58.15 | |
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3 | Gergely Gyurta | Hungary |
15:04.38 | |
| 4 | 4 | Samuel Pizzetti | Italy |
15:09.83 | |
| 5 | 1 | Anthony Pannier | France |
15:12.02 | |
| 6 | 6 | Jan Wolfgarten | Germany |
15:13.68 | |
| 7 | 7 | Sergiy Frolov | Ukraine |
15:13.99 | |
| 8 | 8 | Sören Meissner | Germany |
15:19.50 |
References[edit]
- ^ 2012 European Aquatics Championships: Men's 1500 metre freestyle entry list, from OmegaTiming.com; retrieved 2012-05-21.
- ^ 2012 European Aquatics Championships: Men's 1500 metre freestyle Heats results, from OmegaTiming.com; retrieved 2012-05-22.
- ^ 2012 European Aquatics Championships: Men's 1500 metre freestyle Final results, from OmegaTiming.com; retrieved 2012-05-23.