World’s Fastest 1500m Freestyle – Women’s Long Course
World Record: Katie Ledecky 15:20.48
Olympic Record: Katie Ledecky 15:30.02 (NEW)
World Junior Record: Katie Ledecky 15:28.36
Commonwealth Record: Lauren Boyle 15:40.14
Top 8 All-time Performers:
- Katie Ledecky (28.09, 30.41, 30.76, 30.99, 30.86, 31.39, 31.21, 31.17, 30.98, 30.96, 30.70, 30.77, 30.99, 30.85, 30.75, 30.82, 30.82, 30.68, 30.76, 30.87, 30.60, 30.72, 30.90, 30.89, 30.68, 30.81, 30.84, 30.44, 30.55, 29.22) 15:20.48
- Lotte Friis (28.39, 30.76, 30.49, 31.07, 30.87, 31.28, 31.14, 31.26, 31.20, 31.51, 31.13, 31.58, 31.46, 31.84, 31.33, 31.85, 31.57, 31.74, 31.56, 31.58, 31.48, 31.76, 31.48, 31.78, 31.56, 31.87, 31.38, 31.62, 31.59, 30.75) 15:38.88
- Lauren Boyle (29.41, 31.43, 31.56, 31.39, 31.47, 31.59, 31.51, 31.55, 31.45, 31.27, 31.41, 31.44, 31.24, 31.21, 31.38, 31.31, 31.29, 31.48, 31.33, 31.33, 31.45, 31.52, 31.60, 31.43, 31.44, 31.63, 31.72, 31.38, 31.40, 30.52) 15:40.14
- Anastasiia Kirpichnikova 15:40.35
- Simona Quadarella (29.20, 30.93, 30.71, 31.18, 30.82, 31.29, 31.13, 31.36, 31.17, 31.36, 31.14, 31.45, 31.38, 31.79, 31.41, 31.63, 31.52, 31.72, 31.50, 31.81, 31.76, 31.84, 31.78, 31.96, 31.72, 32.03, 31.79, 31.78, 31.33, 30.40) 15:40.89
- Isabel Gose 15.41.16
- Erica Sullivan (29.68, 31.56, 31.67, 31.97, 32.21, 32.01, 31.82, 31.81, 31.70, 31.56, 31.45, 31.43, 31.33, 31.37, 31.49, 31.34, 31.52, 31.43, 31.33, 31.50, 31.25, 31.37, 31.08, 31.20, 31.13, 31.12, 31.03, 31.07, 31.20, 30.78) 15:41.41
- Kate Ziegler (29.23, 31.26, 31.60, 31.37, 31.17, 31.57, 31.60, 31.53, 31.54, 31.60, 31.79, 31.68, 31.59, 31.56, 31.43, 31.51, 31.34, 31.51, 31.65, 31.67, 31.45, 31.51, 31.72, 31.75, 31.38, 31.99, 31.59, 31.72, 31.42, 29.27) 15:42.54
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The chart below compares the World’s Fastest 1500m Freestyle – Women’s Long Course swimmers. Swimmers and coaches can looks at the individual Splits, Stroke Counts and the first 50m split compared to swimmers 50m PB. All swim data has been collected from our team reviewing race footage where possible.
| Women's 1500m Freestyle - Long Course | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Katie Ledecky | Lotte Friis | Lauren Boyle | Simona Quadarella | Erica Sullivan | Kate Ziegler | |
| Height: | 6 ft 0 in 183cm | 6 ft 0 in 184cm | 6 ft 0 in 183cm | 5 ft 7 in 170cm | 6 ft 0 in 183cm | |
| Weight: | 160Ib 73kg | 159Ib 72kg | 1148Ib 67kg | 139Ib 63kg | 161 Ib 73kg | |
| Country: | USA | DEN | NZL | ITA | USA | USA |
| DOB: | 1997-03-17 | 1988-02-09 | 1987-12-14 | 1998-12-18 | 2000-08-09 | 1988-06-27 |
| Meet: | 2018 Indianapolis PSS | 15th FINA World Championships 2013 | 16th FINA World Championships 2015 | 18th FINA World Championships 2019 | Tokyo Olympics 2020 (2021) | 2007 CA SMC |
| 1st 50m Split | 28.09 | 28.39 | 29.41 | 29.20 | 29.68 | 29.23 |
| Strokes | 36 | 35 | 41 | |||
| Split Time: | 28.09 | 28.39 | 29.41 | 29.20 | 29.68 | 29.23 |
| 50m PB: | 25.45 | 28.34 | 26.52 | 28.51 | ||
| Time off 50m PB: | 2.64 | 0.05 | 2.89 | 0.69 | ||
| Percentage of 50m PB: | 110.373% | 100.176% | 110.897% | 102.420% | ||
| 2nd 50m Split | 30.41 | 30.76 | 31.43 | 30.93 | 31.56 | 31.26 |
| Strokes | 40 | 42 | 47 | |||
| Split Time: | 58.50 | 59.15 | 1.00.84 | 1.00.13 | 1:01.24 | 1.00.49 |
| 3rd 50m Split | 30.76 | 30.49 | 31.56 | 30.71 | 31.67 | 31.60 |
| Strokes | 40 | 41 | ||||
| Split Time: | 1.29.26 | 1.29.64 | 1.32.40 | 1.30.84 | 1:32.91 | 1.32.09 |
| 4th 50m Split | 30.99 | 31.07 | 31.39 | 31.18 | 31.97 | 31.37 |
| Strokes | 39 | 42 | 47 | |||
| Split Time: | 2.00.25 | 2.00.71 | 2.03.79 | 2.02.02 | 2:04.88 | 2.03.46 |
| 5th 50m Split | 30.86 | 30.87 | 31.47 | 30.82 | 32.21 | 31.17 |
| Strokes | 38 | 41 | 46 | |||
| Split Time: | 2.31.11 | 2.31.58 | 2.35.26 | 2.32.82 | 2:37.09 | 2.35.17 |
| 6th 50m Split | 31.39 | 31.28 | 31.59 | 31.29 | 32.01 | 31.57 |
| Strokes | 38 | 41 | 47 | |||
| Split Time: | 3.02.50 | 3.02.86 | 3.06.85 | 3.04.13 | 3:09.10 | 3.06.74 |
| 7th 50m Split | 31.21 | 31.14 | 31.51 | 31.13 | 31.82 | 31.60 |
| Strokes | 38 | 41 | 47 | |||
| Split Time: | 3.33.71 | 3.34.00 | 3.38.36 | 3.35.26 | 3:40.92 | 3.38.34 |
| 8th 50m Split | 31.17 | 31.26 | 31.55 | 31.36 | 31.81 | 31.53 |
| Strokes | 38 | 42 | 47 | |||
| Split Time: | 4.04.88 | 4.05.26 | 4.09.91 | 4.06.62 | 4:12.73 | 4.09.87 |
| 9th 50m Split | 30.98 | 31.20 | 31.45 | 31.17 | 31.70 | 31.54 |
| Strokes | 38 | 41 | 46 | |||
| Split Time: | 4.35.86 | 4.36.46 | 4.41.36 | 4.37.79 | 4:44.43 | 4.41.41 |
| 10th 50m Split | 30.96 | 31.51 | 31.27 | 31.36 | 31.56 | 31.60 |
| Strokes | 39 | 41 | 47 | |||
| Split Time: | 5.06.82 | 5.07.97 | 5.12.63 | 5.09.15 | 5:15.99 | 5.13.01 |
| 11th 50m Split | 30.70 | 31.13 | 31.41 | 31.14 | 31.45 | 31.79 |
| Strokes | 40 | 41 | 47 | |||
| Split Time: | 5.37.52 | 5.39.10 | 5.44.04 | 5.40.29 | 5:47.44 | 5.44.80 |
| 12th 50m Split | 30.77 | 31.58 | 31.44 | 31.45 | 31.43 | 31.68 |
| Strokes | 39 | 41 | 46 | |||
| Split Time: | 6.08.29 | 6.10.68 | 6.15.48 | 6.11.74 | 6:18.87 | 6.16.48 |
| 13th 50m Split | 30.99 | 31.46 | 31.24 | 31.38 | 31.33 | 31.59 |
| Strokes | 40 | 41 | 47 | |||
| Split Time: | 6.39.28 | 6.42.14 | 6.46.72 | 6.43.12 | 6:50.20 | 6.48.07 |
| 14th 50m Split | 30.85 | 31.84 | 31.21 | 31.79 | 31.37 | 31.56 |
| Strokes | 40 | 41 | 47 | |||
| Split Time: | 7.10.13 | 7.13.98 | 7.17.93 | 7.14.91 | 7:21.57 | 7.19.63 |
| 15th 50m Split | 30.75 | 31.33 | 31.38 | 31.41 | 31.49 | 31.43 |
| Strokes | 40 | 42 | 47 | |||
| Split Time: | 7.40.88 | 7.45.31 | 7.49.31 | 7.46.32 | 7:53.06 | 7.51.06 |
| 16th 50m Split | 30.82 | 31.85 | 31.31 | 31.63 | 31.34 | 31.51 |
| Strokes | 40 | 42 | 48 | |||
| Split Time: | 8.11.70 | 8.17.16 | 8.20.62 | 8.17.95 | 8:24.40 | 8.22.57 |
| 17th 50m Split | 30.82 | 31.57 | 31.29 | 31.52 | 31.52 | 31.34 |
| Strokes | 40 | 41 | 48 | |||
| Split Time: | 8.42.52 | 8.48.73 | 8.51.91 | 8.49.47 | 8:55.92 | 8.53.91 |
| 18th 50m Split | 30.68 | 31.74 | 31.48 | 31.72 | 31.43 | 31.51 |
| Strokes | 40 | 41 | 47 | |||
| Split Time: | 9.13.20 | 9.20.47 | 9.23.39 | 9.21.19 | 9:27.35 | 9.25.42 |
| 19th 50m Split | 30.76 | 31.56 | 31.33 | 31.50 | 31.33 | 31.65 |
| Strokes | 40 | 41 | 49 | |||
| Split Time: | 9.43.96 | 9.52.03 | 9.54.72 | 9.52.69 | 9:58.68 | 9.57.07 |
| 20th 50m Split | 30.87 | 31.58 | 31.33 | 31.81 | 31.50 | 31.67 |
| Strokes | 40 | 40 | 48 | |||
| Split Time: | 10.14.83 | 10.23.61 | 10.26.05 | 10.24.50 | 10:30.18 | 10.28.74 |
| 21st 50m Split | 30.6 | 31.48 | 31.45 | 31.76 | 31.25 | 31.45 |
| Strokes | 40 | 41 | 48 | |||
| Split Time: | 10.45.43 | 10.55.09 | 10.57.50 | 10.56.26 | 11:01.43 | 11.00.19 |
| 22nd 50m Split | 30.72 | 31.76 | 31.52 | 31.84 | 31.37 | 31.51 |
| Strokes | 38 | 41 | 48 | |||
| Split Time: | 11.16.15 | 11.26.85 | 11.29.02 | 11.28.10 | 11:32.80 | 11.31.70 |
| 23rd 50m Split | 30.90 | 31.48 | 31.60 | 31.78 | 31.08 | 31.72 |
| Strokes | 39 | 41 | 48 | |||
| Split Time: | 11.47.05 | 11.58.33 | 12.00.62 | 11.59.88 | 12:03.88 | 12.03.42 |
| 24th 50m Split | 30.89 | 31.78 | 31.43 | 31.96 | 31.20 | 31.75 |
| Strokes | 39 | 41 | 48 | |||
| Split Time: | 12.17.94 | 12.30.11 | 12.32.05 | 12.31.84 | 12:35.08 | 12.35.17 |
| 25th 50m Split | 30.68 | 31.56 | 31.44 | 31.72 | 31.13 | 31.38 |
| Strokes | 40 | 42 | 48 | |||
| Split Time: | 12.48.62 | 13.01.67 | 13.03.49 | 13.03.56 | 13:06.21 | 13.06.55 |
| 26th 50m Split | 30.81 | 31.87 | 31.63 | 32.03 | 31.12 | 31.99 |
| Strokes | 40 | 42 | 48 | |||
| Split Time: | 13.19.43 | 13.33.54 | 13.35.12 | 13.35.59 | 13:37.33 | 13.38.54 |
| 27th 50m Split | 30.84 | 31.38 | 31.72 | 31.79 | 31.03 | 31.59 |
| Strokes | 40 | 42 | 48 | |||
| Split Time: | 13.50.27 | 14.04.92 | 14.06.84 | 14.07.38 | 14:08.36 | 14.10.13 |
| 28th 50m Split | 30.44 | 31.62 | 31.38 | 31.78 | 31.07 | 31.72 |
| Strokes | 41 | 41 | 48 | |||
| Split Time: | 14.20.71 | 14.36.54 | 14.38.22 | 14.39.16 | 14:39.43 | 14.41.85 |
| 29th 50m Split | 30.55 | 31.59 | 31.40 | 31.33 | 31.20 | 31.42 |
| Strokes | 40 | 43 | 48 | |||
| Split Time: | 14.51.26 | 15.08.13 | 15.09.62 | 15.10.49 | 15:10.63 | 15.13.27 |
| 30th 50m Split | 29.22 | 30.75 | 30.52 | 30.40 | 30.78 | 29.27 |
| Strokes | 41 | 44 | 47 | |||
| Total Time: | 15:20.48 | 15:38.88 | 15:40.14 | 15:40.89 | 15:41.41 | 15:42.54 |
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