Swimming at the 2002 Commonwealth Games – Men's 1500 metre freestyle

The men's 1500 metre freestyle event at the 2002 Commonwealth Games as part of the swimming programme took place on 3 and 4 August at the Manchester Aquatics Centre in Manchester, England.

Men's 1500 metre freestyle at the 2002 Commonwealth Games
Venue	Manchester Aquatics Centre
Dates	3 August 2002 (heats) 4 August 2002 (final)
Competitors	9 from 6 nations
Winning time	14:54.29
Medalists
Grant Hackett    Australia   Graeme Smith    Scotland   Craig Stevens    Australia

Records

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

World record	Grant Hackett (AUS)	14:34.56	Fukuoka, Japan	29 August 2001	[1]
Commonwealth record	Grant Hackett (AUS)	14:34.56	Fukuoka, Japan	29 August 2001	[1]
Games record	Kieren Perkins (AUS)	14:41.66	Victoria, Canada	18 August 1994	[2]

Results

Heats

Rank	Heat	Lane	Name	Nationality	Time	Notes
1	2	4	Grant Hackett	Australia	15:20.63	Q
2	1	4	Graeme Smith	Scotland	15:21.51	Q
3	1	5	Craig Stevens	Australia	15:26.92	Q
4	1	6	David Davies	Wales	15:33.60	Q
5	2	6	Andrew Hurd	Canada	15:41.73	Q
6	2	3	Andrew Jameson	Scotland	15:42.29	Q
7	2	5	Adam Faulkner	England	15:42.44	Q
8	1	3	Stuart Trees	England	15:52.79	Q
9	2	2	Colin Bensadon	Gibraltar	17:34.69

Final

Rank	Lane	Name	Nationality	Time	Notes
	4	Grant Hackett	Australia	14:54.29
	5	Graeme Smith	Scotland	15:07.19
	3	Craig Stevens	Australia	15:09.24
4	1	Adam Faulkner	England	15:13.34
5	2	Andrew Hurd	Canada	15:14.37
6	6	David Davies	Wales	15:17.87
7	7	Andrew Jameson	Scotland	15:31.78
8	8	Stuart Trees	England	15:34.83

References

1. "Swimming – Men's 1500 m freestyle – final". Commonwealth Games. 4 August 2002. Retrieved 18 September 2020.
2. Poirier-Leroy, Olivier (15 July 2014). "Commonwealth Games Flashback: Kieren Perkins Rocks the 800 & 1500m Freestyle World Records". swimswam.com. Retrieved 23 July 2014.

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