Swimming at the 2024 Summer Olympics – Women's 1500 metre freestyle
| Women's 1500 metre freestyle at the Games of the XXXIII Olympiad | |
|---|---|
| Dates | 30 July 2024 (heats) 31 July 2024 (final) |
The women's 1500 metre freestyle event at the 2024 Summer Olympics will be held in 2024 at the Paris La Défense Arena.[1] This will be the event's second consecutive appearance, first appearing in 2020.
Records[edit]
Prior to this competition, the existing world and Olympic records were as follows.
| World record |  Katie Ledecky (USA) |
15:20.48 | Indianapolis, United States | 16 May 2018 | [2] |
| Olympic record | Katie Ledecky (USA) |
15:37.34 | Tokyo, Japan | 27 July 2021 | [3] |
Qualification[edit]
Swimmers must achieve at least the Olympic Qualifying Time (OQT), with NOCs being able to select two of those athletes to send to the Olympics. They may also achieve the Olympic Consideration Time (OCT), with NOCs being able to select one of those athletes to send to the Olympics. The OQT for this event is set at 16:09.09, while the OCT is set at 16:13.94.[4]
Australia[edit]
Lani Pallister and Moesha Johnson qualified to represent Australia during the 2024 Australian Swimming Trials. Pallister won the final with a time of 15:53.79, and Johnson with a 15:57.85.[5] Both swimmers will make their debut in the event.
Germany[edit]
Isabel Gose and Leonie Märtens qualified to represent Germany during the 2024 German Swimming Championships. Gose won the competition with a time of 15:52.02, and Märtens qualified as the second-highest German swimmer, finishing in third with a 16:12.48.[6]
United States[edit]
Katie Ledecky and Katie Grimes qualified to represent the United States during the 2024 United States Olympic trials. Ledecky won the final with a time of 15:37.35, followed by Grimes in second with a 15:57.77.[7] Ledecky will make her second consecutive appearance in the event, while Grimes will make her debut.
New Zealand[edit]
Eve Thomas qualified as the representative for New Zealand for a second consecutive time following her win at the 2024 New Zealand Swimming Championships. She qualified with a time of 16:07.46, finishing over 20 seconds ahead of Deans Caitlin in second place.[8][9] She was officially named on the squad on 30 April 2024.[10]
Schedule[edit]
All times are Central European Time (UTC+1)[11]
| Date | Time | Round |
|---|---|---|
| 30 July | 11:00 | Heats |
| 31 July | 9:04 | Final |
References[edit]
- ^ "Venues". olympics.com. Retrieved 24 June 2024.
- ^ Ross, Andy (16 May 2018). "Katie Ledecky Smashes 1500 Free World Record on First Night of TYR Indianapolis Pro Swim Series". Swimming World Magazine. Retrieved 1 February 2020.
- ^ Goodman, Eric. "Katie Ledecky demolishes field to win first Olympic women's 1500 gold medal". nbcolympics.com. Retrieved 24 June 2024.
- ^ "Paris 2024 - Qualifications". World Aquatics. Retrieved 25 June 2024.
- ^ "Australian Swimming Trials 2024: All Results, Times and Winners - Full List". olympics.com. Retrieved 25 June 2024.
- ^ "Wettkampf-Nr. 115 1500m Freistil Frauen schnellster Zeitlauf" (PDF). Retrieved 25 June 2024.
- ^ "Katie Ledecky Wins the 1500m While Caeleb Dressel and Simone Manuel Make Their Team USA Returns at the 2024 US Olympic Swimming Trials". olympics.com. Retrieved 25 June 2024.
- ^ "Eve Thomas Books Olympic A Cut in 1,500 at NZ Swimming Championships". Swimming World. Retrieved 25 June 2024.
- ^ "1500m Freestyle Women Final last heat". Swimify. Retrieved 25 June 2024.
- ^ "Swimming New Zealand". Swimming Team Selected for the Paris 2024 Olympic Games. Retrieved 25 June 2024.
- ^ "Olympic Schedule Swimming". olympics.com. Retrieved 24 June 2024.
