The men's 1500 metre freestyle competition at the

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This event was a timed-final where each swimmer swam just once. The top 8 seeded swimmers swam in the evening, and the remaining swimmers swam in the morning session.

Records

Prior to this competition, the existing world and Pan Pacific records were as follows:

Results

All times are in minutes and seconds. The first round was held on August 20, at 11:21, and the final was held on August 20, at 20:05.

References

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