Swimming at the 1998 Commonwealth Games – Men's 1500 metre freestyle

Men's 1500 metre freestyle
at the 1998 Commonwealth Games
VenueKL Sports City
Competitors13 from 9 nations
Winning time14:50.92
Medalists
gold medal Grant Hackett   Australia
silver medal Ryk Neethling   South Africa
bronze medal Kieren Perkins   Australia
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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
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
1st place, gold medalist(s) 4 Grant Hackett  Australia 14:50.92
2nd place, silver medalist(s) 7 Ryk Neethling  South Africa 15:02.88
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 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

  1. ^ a b c "Hackett shatters world record". BBC Sport. 2001-07-29. Retrieved 2008-04-11.
  2. ^ "1998 Commonwealth Games". SwimNews.com. Retrieved 19 June 2021.