1,500 m Freestyle, Men

Competition 1938 European Aquatics Championships
Venue London GBR
Held 12 – 13 August 1938
Status Medal
Competitors 11
Countries 8

Heats held on 12 August 1938, final held on 13 August 1938.

Pos Athlete(s) Country Preliminary Round Final
🥇 Björn Borg SWE 20:08.6
(2 h1)
19:55.6
(1 F)
🥈 Bobby Leivers GBR 20:08.2
(1 h1)
19:57.0
(2 F)
🥉 Heinz Arendt GER 20:58.8
(1 h2)
20:12.6
(3 F)
4 Ödön Gróf HUN
(3 h1)
20:16.2
(4 F)
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5 Kenneth Deane GBR 21:25.0
(3 h2)
20:40.6
(5 F)
6 Vilmos Gajári-Kuhinka HUN 21:10.4
(2 h2)
21:26.2
(6 F)
7 Hans Freese GER 20:31.2
(4 h1)
8 Paolo Costoli ITA 21:18.6
(5 h1)
9 Sam Moolenaar NED 21:53.0
(4 h2)
10 Jónas Halldórsson ISL 21:56.0
(5 h2)
11 Marcel Neumann LUX 22:07.8
(6 h1)
DNS Poul PetersenDNS DEN
(DNS h1)

Preliminary Round

Heat 1

Pos Athlete(s) Country Mark
1 Bobby Leivers GBR 20:08.2
2 Björn Borg SWE 20:08.6
3 Ödön Gróf HUN
4 Hans Freese GER 20:31.2
5 Paolo Costoli ITA 21:18.6
6 Marcel Neumann LUX 22:07.8
DNS Poul PetersenDNS DEN

Heat 2

Pos Athlete(s) Country Mark
1 Heinz Arendt GER 20:58.8
2 Vilmos Gajári-Kuhinka HUN 21:10.4
3 Kenneth Deane GBR 21:25.0
4 Sam Moolenaar NED 21:53.0
5 Jónas Halldórsson ISL 21:56.0

Final

Pos Athlete(s) Country Mark
1 Björn Borg SWE 19:55.6
2 Bobby Leivers GBR 19:57.0
3 Heinz Arendt GER 20:12.6
4 Ödön Gróf HUN 20:16.2
5 Kenneth Deane GBR 20:40.6
6 Vilmos Gajári-Kuhinka HUN 21:26.2