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Swimming at the 2002 Commonwealth Games – Men's 1500 metre freestyle

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Men's 1500 metre freestyle
at the 2002 Commonwealth Games
VenueManchester Aquatics Centre
Dates3 August 2002 (2002-08-03) (heats)
4 August 2002 (2002-08-04) (final)
Competitors9 from 6 nations
Winning time14:54.29
Medalists
gold medal Grant Hackett   Australia
silver medal Graeme Smith   Scotland
bronze medal Craig Stevens   Australia
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Swimming at the
2002 Commonwealth Games
Sample picture of the event (unofficial)
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Backstroke
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Breaststroke
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Butterfly
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Individual medley
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Freestyle relay
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Medley relay
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The men's 1500 metre freestyle event at the 2002 Commonwealth Games as part of the swimming programme took place on 3 and 4 August at the Manchester Aquatics Centre in Manchester, England.

Records

Prior to this competition, the existing world and Commonwealth Games records were as follows.

World record  Grant Hackett (AUS) 14:34.56 Fukuoka, Japan 29 August 2001
Commonwealth record  Grant Hackett (AUS) 14:34.56 Fukuoka, Japan 29 August 2001
Games record  Kieren Perkins (AUS) 14:41.66 Victoria, Canada 18 August 1994

Results

Heats

Rank Heat Lane Name Nationality Time Notes
1 2 4 Grant Hackett  Australia 15:20.63 Q
2 1 4 Graeme Smith  Scotland 15:21.51 Q
3 1 5 Craig Stevens  Australia 15:26.92 Q
4 1 6 David Davies  Wales 15:33.60 Q
5 2 6 Andrew Hurd  Canada 15:41.73 Q
6 2 3 Andrew Jameson  Scotland 15:42.29 Q
7 2 5 Adam Faulkner  England 15:42.44 Q
8 1 3 Stuart Trees  England 15:52.79 Q
9 2 2 Colin Bensadon  Gibraltar 17:34.69

Final

Rank Lane Name Nationality Time Notes
1st place, gold medalist(s) 4 Grant Hackett  Australia 14:54.29
2nd place, silver medalist(s) 5 Graeme Smith  Scotland 15:07.19
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 3 Craig Stevens  Australia 15:09.24
4 1 Adam Faulkner  England 15:13.34
5 2 Andrew Hurd  Canada 15:14.37
6 6 David Davies  Wales 15:17.87
7 7 Andrew Jameson  Scotland 15:31.78
8 8 Stuart Trees  England 15:34.83

References

  1. ^ "Swimming – Men's 1500 m freestyle – final". Commonwealth Games. 4 August 2002. Retrieved 18 September 2020.
  2. Poirier-Leroy, Olivier (15 July 2014). "Commonwealth Games Flashback: Kieren Perkins Rocks the 800 & 1500m Freestyle World Records". swimswam.com. Retrieved 23 July 2014.

External links

Commonwealth champions in men's 1500 m freestyle
  • 1930 – 1934: 1500 yards
  • 1938 – 1966: 1650 yards
  • 1970 – present: 1500 metres
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