The Women's 1500 metre freestyle competition of the 2020 European Aquatics Championships was held on 20 and 21 May 2021.[1][2]
| Women's 1500 metre freestyle at the 2020 European Aquatics Championships | ||||||||||
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| Venue | Danube Arena | |||||||||
| Dates | 20 May 2021 (heats) 21 May 2021 (final) | |||||||||
| Competitors | 23 from 13 nations | |||||||||
| Winning time | 15:53.59 | |||||||||
| Medalists | ||||||||||
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Records
editBefore the competition, the existing world, European and championship records were as follows.
| Name | Nationality | Time | Location | Date | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| World record | Katie Ledecky |  United States | 15:20.48 | Indianapolis | 16 May 2018 |
| European record | Lotte Friis |  Denmark | 15:38.88 | Barcelona | 30 July 2013 |
| Championship record | Boglárka Kapás |  Hungary | 15:50.22 | London | 21 May 2016 |
Results
editHeats
editThe heats were started on 20 May at 11:29.[3]
| Rank | Heat | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 3 | 4 | Simona Quadarella |  Italy | 16:05.60 | Q |
| 2 | 3 | 7 | Viktória Mihályvári-Farkas | Hungary | 16:14.12 | Q |
| 3 | 3 | 2 | Tamila Holub |  Portugal | 16:15.50 | Q |
| 4 | 3 | 6 | María de Valdés |  Spain | 16:16.21 | Q |
| 5 | 2 | 4 | Anastasiya Kirpichnikova |  Russia | 16:19.06 | Q |
| 6 | 3 | 5 | Ajna Késely | Hungary | 16:20.25 | Q |
| 7 | 2 | 5 | Martina Caramignoli | Italy | 16:20.31 | Q |
| 8 | 3 | 3 | Jimena Pérez | Spain | 16:22.37 | Q |
| 9 | 2 | 6 | Julia Hassler |  Liechtenstein | 16:24.50 | |
| 10 | 2 | 2 | Katja Fain |  Slovenia | 16:28.66 | |
| 11 | 2 | 3 | Diana Durães | Portugal | 16:31.97 | |
| 12 | 1 | 4 | Lia Csulák | Hungary | 16:44.64 | |
| 13 | 2 | 7 | Marlene Kahler |  Austria | 16:44.69 | |
| 14 | 2 | 0 | Marina Heller Hansen | Denmark | 16:46.96 | |
| 15 | 3 | 8 | Anna Olasz | Hungary | 16:48.87 | |
| 16 | 2 | 1 | Paulina Piechota |  Poland | 16:49.86 | |
| 17 | 3 | 0 | Daša Tušek | Slovenia | 16:52.66 | |
| 18 | 2 | 9 | Matea Sumajstorčić |  Croatia | 16:54.19 | |
| 19 | 1 | 5 | Klara Bošnjak | Croatia | 16:54.20 | |
| 20 | 3 | 9 | Arianna Valloni |  San Marino | 16:55.60 | |
| 21 | 1 | 6 | Johanna Enkner | Austria | 17:03.31 | |
| 22 | 1 | 3 | Sasha Gatt |  Malta | 17:10.43 | |
| 23 | 1 | 2 | Nika Špehar | Croatia | 17:18.67 | |
| 2 | 8 | Malene Rypestøl |  Norway | Did not start | ||
| 3 | 1 | Helena Rosendahl Bach | Denmark | |||
Final
editThe final was held on 21 May at 18:00.[4]
| Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | 4 | Simona Quadarella | Italy | 15:53.59 | |
 | 2 | Anastasiya Kirpichnikova | Russia | 16:01.06 | |
 | 1 | Martina Caramignoli | Italy | 16:05.81 | |
| 4 | 7 | Ajna Késely | Hungary | 16:10.50 | |
| 5 | 6 | María de Valdés | Spain | 16:14.77 | |
| 6 | 5 | Viktória Mihályvári-Farkas | Hungary | 16:17.27 | |
| 7 | 8 | Jimena Pérez | Spain | 16:19.11 | |
| 8 | 3 | Tamila Holub | Portugal | 16:32.20 |