Swimming at the 1973 World Aquatics Championships – Men's 1500 metre freestyle
| Men's 1500 metre freestyle at the 1973 World Aquatics Championships | ||||||||||
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| Dates | September 8, 1973 | |||||||||
| Winning time | 15:31.85 WR | |||||||||
| Medalists | ||||||||||
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| 1973 FINA World Championships Belgrade, Yugoslavia | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Diving | ||||
| Individual | ||||
| 3 m | men | women | ||
| 10 m | men | women | ||
| Swimming | ||||
| Freestyle | ||||
| 100 m | men | women | ||
| 200 m | men | women | ||
| 400 m | men | women | ||
| 800 m | women | |||
| 1500 m | men | |||
| Backstroke | ||||
| 100 m | men | women | ||
| 200 m | men | women | ||
| Breaststroke | ||||
| 100 m | men | women | ||
| 200 m | men | women | ||
| Butterfly | ||||
| 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 | |||
| Medley relay | ||||
| 4×100 m | men | women | ||
| Synchronised swimming | ||||
| Solo | women | |||
| Duet | women | |||
| Team | women | |||
| Water polo | ||||
The men's 1500 metre freestyle competition of the swimming events at the 1973 World Aquatics Championships took place on September 8.
Records
Prior to the competition, the existing world and championship records were as follows.
| World record |  Stephen Holland (AUS) | 15:37.80 | Brisbane, Australia | 5 August 1973 |
| Championship record | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
The following records were established during the competition:
| Date | Event | Name | Nationality | Time | Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 September | Timed Final | François Deley | .svg.png){kind=small} Belgium | 16:41.53 | CR |
| 8 September | Timed Final | Hakon Iverson |  Norway | 16:28.49 | CR |
| 8 September | Timed Final | Stephen Holland |  United States | 15:31.85 | WR |
Results
?? swimmers participated in 4 heats.[1] The event was a timed final. The first three heats were contested in the morning with the fourth and final heat contested in the evening.[2]
| Rank | Heat | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | 4 | - | Stephen Holland | Australia | 15:31.85 | WR |
 | 4 | - | Rick DeMont | United States | 15:35.44 | |
 | 4 | - | Brad Cooper | Australia | 15:45.04 | |
| 4 | 4 | - | John Kinsella | United States | 15:58.70 | |
| 5 | 4 | - | Bengt Gingsjö |  Sweden | 16:06.01 | |
| 6 | 4 | - | Mark Treffers |  New Zealand | 16:09.33 | |
| 7 | 4 | - | Anders Bellbring | Sweden | 16:12.01 | |
| 8 | 4 | - | Valentin Parinov |  Soviet Union | 16:18.24 | |
| 9 | 2 | - | Hakon Iverson | Norway | 16:28.49 | CR |
| 10 | 3 | - | Andreas Meier |  East Germany | 16:28.78 | |
| - | 1 | - | François Deley | Belgium | 16:41.53 | CR |
| - | 2 | - | Csaba Toth |  Hungary | 16:44.36 | |
| - | 2 | - | Deane Buckboro |  Canada | 16:55.79 | |
| - | 1 | - | Krasimir Enchev |  Bulgaria | 17:18.01 | |
| - | 1 | - | Fernando Cañales |  Puerto Rico | 17:43.21 |
References
- ↑ Krastev, Todor. "Men 1500m Freestyle Swimming World Championship 1973 Belgrade (YUG)". todor66.com. Retrieved 7 June 2013.
- ↑ "Aust second in swim relay". The Sun-Herald. John Fairfax and Sons. AAP. 9 September 1973. p. 91.
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