The heats for the Women's 1500 m Freestyle race at the 2009 World Championships took place on the morning of 27 July and the final was held in the evening session of 28 July at the Foro Italico in Rome, Italy.
Records
editPrior to this competition, the existing world and competition records were as follows:
| World record |  Kate Ziegler (USA) |
15:42.54 | Mission Viejo, United States | 27 June 2007 |
| Championship record | Kate Ziegler (USA) |
15:53.05 | Melbourne, Australia | 27 March 2007 |
The following records were established during the competition:
| Date | Round | Name | Nationality | Time | Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 28 July | Final | Alessia Filippi |  Italy |
15:44.93 | CR |
Heats
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Final
edit| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Lane | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 |
Alessia Filippi | Italy |
15:44.93 | 6 | ER, CR |
 |
Lotte Friis |  Denmark |
15:46.30 | 4 | NR |
 |
Camelia Potec |  Romania |
15:55.63 | 3 | |
| 4 | Kristel Köbrich |  Chile |
15:57.57 | 5 | SA |
| 5 | Erika Villaécija García |  Spain |
16:00.25 | 2 | NR |
| 6 | Wendy Trott |  South Africa |
16:09.22 | 7 | |
| 7 | Melissa Gorman |  Australia |
16:09.66 | 8 | |
| 8 | Chloe Sutton |  United States |
16:16.10 | 1 |
See also
editExternal links
edit- 2009 Worlds results: Women's 1500m Free Prelims from OmegaTiming.com (official timer of the 2009 World Championships); retrieved 2009-07-28.
- 2009 Worlds results: Women's 1500m Free Final from OmegaTiming.com (official timer of the 2009 World Championships); retrieved 2009-07-28.