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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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  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.