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 | ||||||||||
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| Venue | KL Sports City | |||||||||
| Competitors | 13 from 9 nations | |||||||||
| Winning time | 14:50.92 | |||||||||
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The men's 1500 metre freestyle event at the 1998 Commonwealth Games was held at KL Sports City.
Records[edit]
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[edit]
Heats[edit]
| 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[edit]
| Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | 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[edit]
- ^ a b c "Hackett shatters world record". BBC Sport. 2001-07-29. Retrieved 2008-04-11.
- ^ "1998 Commonwealth Games". SwimNews.com. Retrieved 19 June 2021.
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