Swimming at the 1998 Commonwealth Games – Men's 1500 metre freestyle
Men's 1500 metre freestyle at the 1998 Commonwealth Games | ||||||||||
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Venue | KL Sports City | |||||||||
Competitors | 13 from 9 nations | |||||||||
Winning time | 14:50.92 | |||||||||
Medalists | ||||||||||
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The men's 1500 metre freestyle event at the 1998 Commonwealth Games was held at KL Sports City.
Records
Prior to this competition, the existing world, Commonwealth and Games records were as follows:
World record | Kieren Perkins (AUS) | 14:41.66 | Victoria, Canada | 24 August 1994 | [1] |
Commonwealth record | Kieren Perkins (AUS) | 14:41.66 | Victoria, Canada | 24 August 1994 | [1] |
Games record | Kieren Perkins (AUS) | 14:41.66 | Victoria, Canada | 24 August 1994 | [1] |
Results
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Heats
Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
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1 | Grant Hackett | Australia | 15:19.63 | Q |
2 | Graeme Smith | Scotland | 15:20.32 | Q |
3 | Ian Wilson | England | 15:34.27 | Q |
4 | Kieren Perkins | Australia | 15:34.75 | Q |
5 | Daniel Kowalski | Australia | 15:43.39 | Q |
6 | Ryk Neethling | South Africa | 15:45.94 | Q |
7 | Tim Peterson | Canada | 15:51.65 | Q |
8 | Brent Sallee | Canada | 15:54.78 | Q |
9 | Dieung Manggang | Malaysia | 16:02.45 | |
10 | Michael McWha | Canada | 16:06.27 | |
11 | Mark Chay | Singapore | 16:41.60 | |
12 | Neil Cameron | Northern Ireland | 16:44.39 | |
13 | Cliff Gittens | Barbados | 17:03.01 |
Final
Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
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4 | Grant Hackett | Australia | 14:50.92 | ||
7 | Ryk Neethling | South Africa | 15:02.88 | ||
6 | Kieren Perkins | Australia | 15:03.00 | ||
4 | 2 | Daniel Kowalski | Australia | 15:03.40 | |
5 | 5 | Graeme Smith | Scotland | 15:23.42 | |
6 | 3 | Ian Wilson | England | 15:29.83 | |
7 | 8 | Brent Sallee | Canada | 15:42.85 | |
8 | 1 | Tim Peterson | Canada | 15:56.56 |
References
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- 1930 – 1934: 1500 yards
- 1938 – 1966: 1650 yards
- 1970 – present: 1500 metres
- 1930: Noel Ryan (AUS)
- 1934: Noel Ryan (AUS)
- 1938: Bob Leivers (ENG)
- 1950: Graham Johnston (SAF)
- 1954: Graham Johnston (SAF)
- 1958: John Konrads (AUS)
- 1962: Murray Rose (AUS)
- 1966: Ron Jackson (AUS)
- 1970: Graham Windeatt (AUS)
- 1974: Stephen Holland (AUS)
- 1978: Max Metzker (AUS)
- 1982: Max Metzker (AUS)
- 1986: Jason Plummer (AUS)
- 1990: Glen Housman (AUS)
- 1994: Kieren Perkins (AUS)
- 1998: Grant Hackett (AUS)
- 2002: Grant Hackett (AUS)
- 2006: David Davies (WAL)
- 2010: Ryan Cochrane (CAN)
- 2014: Ryan Cochrane (CAN)
- 2018: Jack McLoughlin (AUS)
- 2022: Samuel Short (AUS)