Swimming at the 2012 Summer Olympics – Men's 1500 metre freestyle

The contest over 1500 meters freestyle men at the 2012 Olympics in London was held on 3 and 4 August 2012 at the London Aquatics Centre. 31 athletes took part.

There were four heats. The eight fastest swimmers of all heats qualified for the final.

Abbreviations: WR = World Record, OR = Olympic Record, NR = National record, PB = personal best, JWB = Jahresweltbestzeit

Existing Records

Title holders

Leader

Flow 1

August 3, 2012

Flow 2

August 3, 2012

Forward 3

August 3, 2012

Forward 4

August 3, 2012

Final

August 4, 2012, 19:36 CET Clock

Yang, double Olympic champion, improved the world record by over three seconds. He caused a false start in the finals, for which he was not disqualified because he was irritated by a noise in the crowd. Cochrane's time also meant new North American record.