Swimming at the 2020 Summer Olympics – Men's 1500 metre freestyle

The men's 1500 metre freestyle event at the 2020 Summer Olympics will be held in 2021 at the Tokyo Aquatics Centre.[1] It will be the event's twenty-seventh consecutive appearance, having been held at every edition since 1904.

Men's 1500 metre freestyle
at the Games of the XXXII Olympiad
VenueTokyo Aquatics Centre
DatesTBC

Records

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

World record Sun Yang (CHN)14:31.02London, United Kingdom4 August 2012[2][3]
Olympic record Sun Yang (CHN)14:31.02London, United Kingdom4 August 2012[2][3]

Qualification

The Olympic Qualifying Time for the event is 15:00.99. Up to two swimmers per National Olympic Committee (NOC) can automatically qualify by swimming that time at an approved qualification event. The Olympic Selection Time is 15:28.02. Up to one swimmer per NOC meeting that time is eligible for selection, allocated by world ranking until the maximum quota for all swimming events is reached. NOCs without a male swimmer qualified in any event can also use their universality place.[4]

Competition format

The competition consists of two rounds: heats and a final. The swimmers with the best 8 times in the heats advance to the final. Swim-offs are used as necessary to break ties for advancement to the next round.[5]

Schedule

All times are Japan standard time (UTC+9)[1]

Date Time Round
TBC 19:00 Heats
TBC 10:30 Final

Results

Heats

The swimmers with the top 8 times, regardless of heat, advance to the final.

Final

References

  1. "Tokyo 2020: Swimming Schedule". Tokyo 2020. Retrieved 30 January 2020.
  2. Tucker, Jim (5 August 2012). "Sun Yang smashes 1500m freestyle world record at London Olympics". The Daily Telegraph (Sydney). Retrieved 12 July 2013.
  3. Auerbach, Nicole (4 August 2012). "China's Sun crushes world record by 3 seconds in 1,500". USA Today. Retrieved 12 July 2013.
  4. "Tokyo 2020 – FINA Swimming Qualification System" (pdf). Tokyo 2020. FINA. Retrieved 29 January 2020.
  5. "FINA Swimming Rulebook, 2017–21" (PDF). FINA. Retrieved 29 January 2020.
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