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The first world record in the men's 1500 metres freestyle in a long course (50 metres) swimming pool was recognised by the International Swimming Federation (FINA) in 1908. [1] In short course (25 metres) pools, the world's governing body recognizes world records since March 3, 1991.
The 1,500-meter freestyle is the most grueling event in swimming, 30 muscle-burning, lung-busting laps of a 50-meter pool that tests an athlete’s physical stamina and mental toughness.
Ryan Murphy broke the men's 100 m backstroke world record in the final of the men's 4×100 m medley relay. ^ Sarah Sjöström broke the Olympic record in semifinal 2 of the women's 50 m freestyle. ^ Regan Smith broke the women's 100 m backstroke Olympic record in the final of the women's 4×100 m medley relay.
Katie Ledecky's dominance in the pool continued on Wednesday when she won gold in the 1,500-meter freestyle event at the Paris Olympics. Ledecky broke the Olympic record with a time of 15 minutes ...
U.S. distance legend Katie Ledecky won gold in the inaugural Olympic women's 1500-meter freestyle, only an hour and 13 minutes after competing in the 200 m freestyle. The world-record holder in the event, Ledecky led from the start to finish in 15:37.34, almost two seconds off her Olympic record in the heats.
She sailed to victory in the 1500-meter freestyle, finishing in an Olympic record time of 15:30.02, 10.33 seconds ahead of the silver medalist, France's Anastasiia Kirpichnikova (15:40.35 ...
American Beata Nelson won the women’s 100 backstroke, and Shaine Casas of the U.S. finished first in the men’s 200-meter medley. One of the biggest roars from the near-capacity crowd came at ...
The men's 1500 metre freestyle was a swimming event held as part of the swimming at the 1936 Summer Olympics programme. [1] It was the seventh appearance of the event, which was established in 1908. The competition was held from Thursday to Saturday, 13 to 15 August 1936. Twenty-one swimmers from ten nations competed.