The Women's 1500 metre freestyle competition at the 2017 World Championships was held on 24 and 25 July 2017.Schedule Start list
Records Prior to the competition, the existing world and championship records were as follows.
Results Heats The heats were held on 24 July at 10:48.Heats results
Rank Heat Lane Name Nationality Time Notes 1 3 4 15:47.54 Q 2 3 5 16:05.37 Q 3 2 6 Hou Yawen 16:05.87 Q 4 2 5 16:07.08 Q 5 2 4 16:09.60 Q 6 3 6 16:17.28 Q 7 3 1 16:19.16 Q, NR 8 2 3 16:20.98 Q 9 3 2 16:21.45 10 3 7 16:24.05 11 3 8 16:25.78 12 2 7 16:25.99 13 2 1 16:32.45 14 2 8 16:34.50 15 3 3 16:34.86 16 2 2 Chen Yejie 16:53.74 17 2 0 17:01.85 18 3 0 17:04.63 19 1 3 17:15.04 20 1 5 Ho Nam Wai 17:17.64 21 1 4 17:22.42 22 3 9 17:25.00
Final The final was held on 25 July at 17:40.Final results
Rank Lane Name Nationality Time Notes 4 Katie Ledecky 15:31.82 5 Mireia Belmonte 15:50.89 NR 6 Simona Quadarella 15:53.86 4 2 Boglárka Kapás 16:06.27 5 3 Hou Yawen 16:08.10 6 7 Kristel Köbrich 16:13.46 7 1 Julia Hassler 16:14.86 NR 8 8 Ajna Késely 16:22.87
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