| Women's 1500 metre freestyle at the 2016 European Aquatics Championships | ||||||||||
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| Dates | 20–21 May | |||||||||
| Competitors | 15 from 10 nations | |||||||||
| Winning time | 15:50.22 | |||||||||
| Medalists | ||||||||||
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| ← 20142018 → | ||||||||||
| 2016 European Aquatics Championships | ||
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| Swimming | ||
| Freestyle | ||
| 50 m | men | women |
| 100 m | men | women |
| 200 m | men | women |
| 400 m | men | women |
| 800 m | men | women |
| 1500 m | men | women |
| Backstroke | ||
| 50 m | men | women |
| 100 m | men | women |
| 200 m | men | women |
| Breaststroke | ||
| 50 m | men | women |
| 100 m | men | women |
| 200 m | men | women |
| Butterfly | ||
| 50 m | men | women |
| 100 m | men | women |
| 200 m | men | women |
| Individual medley | ||
| 200 m | men | women |
| 400 m | men | women |
| Freestyle relay | ||
| 4×100 m | men | women |
| mixed | ||
| 4×200 m | men | women |
| Medley relay | ||
| 4×100 m | men | women |
| mixed | ||
| Diving | ||
| Individual | ||
| 1 m | men | women |
| 3 m | men | women |
| 10 m | men | women |
| Synchronised | ||
| 3 m | men | women |
| 10 m | men | women |
| Mixed | 3 m | 10 m |
| Team | team | |
| Synchronised swimming | ||
| Solo | Free | Technical |
| Duet | Free | Technical |
| Team | Free | Technical |
| Mixed | Free | Technical |
| Combination | Combination | |
The Women's 1500 metre freestyle competition of the 2016 European Aquatics Championships was held on 20 and 21 May 2016.
Records
Prior to the competition, the existing world, European and championship records were as follows.
| Name | Nation | Time | Location | Date | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| World record | Katie Ledecky |  United States |
15:25.48 | Kazan | 4 August 2015 |
| European record | Lotte Friis |  Denmark |
15:38.88 | Barcelona | 30 July 2013 |
| Championship record | Mireia Belmonte |  Spain |
15:57.29 | Berlin | 23 August 2014 |
Results
Heats
The heats were held on 20 May at 11:29.
| Rank | Heat | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 4 | Boglárka Kapás |  Hungary |
16:14.43 | Q |
| 2 | 1 | 5 | Mireia Belmonte | Spain |
16:14.74 | Q |
| 3 | 2 | 3 | María Vilas | Spain |
16:15.50 | Q |
| 4 | 2 | 2 | Tjasa Oder |  Slovenia |
16:19.95 | Q |
| 5 | 2 | 5 | Simona Quadarella |  Italy |
16:26.45 | Q |
| 6 | 1 | 3 | Adél Juhász | Hungary |
16:28.05 | Q |
| 7 | 1 | 2 | Julia Hassler |  Liechtenstein |
16:30.82 | Q |
| 8 | 2 | 6 | Gaja Natlačen | Slovenia |
16:31.56 | Q |
| 9 | 2 | 0 | Fantine Lesaffre |  France |
16:38.84 | |
| 10 | 1 | 1 | Milena Karpisz |  Poland |
16:51.68 | |
| 11 | 2 | 1 | Tereza Závadová |  Czech Republic |
16:51.71 | |
| 12 | 2 | 8 | Alice Dearing |  Great Britain |
16:52.84 | |
| 13 | 1 | 7 | Paulina Piechota | Poland |
16:59.79 | |
| 14 | 2 | 7 | Martina Elhenická | Czech Republic |
17:08.01 | |
| 15 | 1 | 8 | Nejla Karić |  Bosnia and Herzegovina |
17:43.58 | |
| 1 | 4 | Sharon van Rouwendaal |  Netherlands |
DNS | ||
| 1 | 6 | Diletta Carli | Italy |
DNS | ||
Final
The final was held on 21 May at 16:02.
| Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
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4 | Boglárka Kapás | Hungary |
15:50.22 | CR |
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5 | Mireia Belmonte | Spain |
16:00.20 | |
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3 | María Vilas | Spain |
16:01.25 | |
| 4 | 6 | Tjasa Oder | Slovenia |
16:08.67 | |
| 5 | 2 | Simona Quadarella | Italy |
16:22.64 | |
| 6 | 7 | Adél Juhász | Hungary |
16:22.69 | |
| 7 | 1 | Julia Hassler | Liechtenstein |
16:25.83 | |
| 8 | 8 | Gaja Natlačen | Slovenia |
16:26.08 |