The women's 1500 metre freestyle competition of the swimming events at the 2012 European Aquatics Championships took place May 25 and 26. The heats took place on May 25, the final on May 26.[1]
| Women's 1500 metre freestyle at the 2012 European Aquatics Championships | ||||||||||
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| Dates | May 25, 2012 (heats) May 26, 2012 (final) | |||||||||
| Competitors | 10 from 8 nations | |||||||||
| Winning time | 16:05.34 | |||||||||
| Medalists | ||||||||||
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Records
editPrior to the competition, the existing world, European and championship records were as follows.
| Name | Nation | Time | Location | Date | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| World record | Kate Ziegler |  United States |
15:42.54 | Mission Viejo | June 17, 2007 |
| European record | Alessia Filippi |  Italy |
15:44.93 | Rome | July 28, 2009 |
| Championship record | Flavia Rigamonti |  Switzerland |
15:58.54 | Eindhoven | March 23, 2008 |
Results
editHeats
edit12 swimmers participated in 2 heats.[2]
| Rank | Heat | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 7 | Mireia Belmonte García |  Spain |
16:21.60 | Q |
| 2 | 2 | 4 | Erika Villaécija García | Spain |
16:32.69 | Q |
| 3 | 1 | 4 | Éva Risztov |  Hungary |
16:33.56 | Q |
| 4 | 2 | 5 | Camelia Potec |  Romania |
16:35.46 | Q |
| 5 | 1 | 3 | Julia Hassler |  Liechtenstein |
16:37.75 | Q |
| 6 | 1 | 5 | Marianna Lymperta |  Greece |
16:47.02 | Q |
| 7 | 1 | 6 | Donata Kilijanska |  Poland |
16:55.08 | Q |
| 8 | 2 | 2 | Theodora Giareni | Greece |
17:06.85 | Q |
| 9 | 2 | 6 | Nina Dittrich |  Austria |
17:08.49 | |
| 10 | 1 | 7 | Iryna Glavnyk |  Ukraine |
17:16.21 | |
| 1 | 2 | Nuala Murphy |  Ireland |
DNS | ||
| 2 | 3 | Martina Grimaldi | Italy |
DNS |
Final
editThe final was held at 17:02.[3]
| Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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4 | Mireia Belmonte García | Spain |
16:05.34 | |
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3 | Éva Risztov | Hungary |
16:10.04 | NR |
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5 | Erika Villaécija García | Spain |
16:15.85 | |
| 4 | 6 | Camelia Potec | Romania |
16:17.88 | |
| 5 | 2 | Julia Hassler | Liechtenstein |
16:31.66 | NR |
| 6 | 7 | Marianna Lymperta | Greece |
16:36.97 | |
| 7 | 8 | Theodora Giareni | Greece |
17:01.57 | |
| 8 | 1 | Donata Kilijanska | Poland |
17:08.61 |
References
edit- ^ 2012 European Aquatics Championships: Women's 1500 metre freestyle entry list, from OmegaTiming.com; retrieved 2012-05-23.
- ^ 2012 European Aquatics Championships: Women's 1500 metre freestyle Heats results, from OmegaTiming.com; retrieved 2012-05-26.
- ^ 2012 European Aquatics Championships: Women's 1500 metre freestyle Final results, from OmegaTiming.com; retrieved 2012-05-26.