1,500 m Freestyle, Men

Competition 1973 World Aquatics Championships
Venue Beograd YUG
Held 8 September 1973
Status Medal
Competitors 26
Countries 18
Pos Athlete(s) Country Final
🥇 Steve Holland AUS 15:31.859
(1 h4)
🥈 Rick DeMont USA 15:35.440
(2 h4)
🥉 Brad Cooper AUS 15:45.040
(3 h4)
4 John Kinsella USA 15:58.708
(4 h4)
5 Bengt Gingsjö SWE 16:06.017
(5 h4)
6 Mark Treffers NZL 16:09.338
(6 h4)
7 Anders Bellbring SWE 16:12.016
(7 h4)
8 Valentin Parinov URS 16:18.241
(8 h4)
9 Håkon Iversøn NOR 16:28.499
(9 h2)
10 Andreas Meier GDR 16:28.787
(10 h3)
11 G. Castillo MEX 16:31.745
(11 h3)
12 Klaus Dockhorn GDR 16:32.004
(12 h3)
13 François Deley BEL 16:41.531
(13 h1)
14 Csaba Tóth HUN 16:44.361
(14 h2)
15 José Bas ESP 16:55.708
(15 h3)
16 Deane Buckboro CAN 16:55.794
(16 h2)
17 Michael Ker CAN 17:00.622
(17 h3)
18 HaJo Geisler GER 17:04.237
(18 h2)
19 Marc Lazzaro FRA 17:08.521
(19 h3)
20 Dusan Grozaj GER 17:09.159
(20 h3)
21 Vladimir Kobelev URS 17:09.541
(21 h2)
22 Luis Fleck BRA 17:11.626
(22 h2)
23 Krasimir Enchev BUL 17:18.019
(23 h1)
24 Francisco Canales PUR 17:43.212
(24 h1)
25 Alberto Vivoni PUR 17:53.294
(25 h1)
26 Eugen Almer ROU 21:40.700
(26 h2)
DNS Ali Moustafa KenawiDNS EGY —
(DNS h1)
DNS L. DíazDNS ARG —
(DNS h1)
DNS Thierry LalotDNS FRA —
(DNS h3)

Final

Heat 1

Pos Athlete(s) Country Mark
13 François Deley BEL 16:41.531
23 Krasimir Enchev BUL 17:18.019
24 Francisco Canales PUR 17:43.212
25 Alberto Vivoni PUR 17:53.294
DNS Ali Moustafa KenawiDNS EGY —
DNS L. DíazDNS ARG —

Heat 2

Pos Athlete(s) Country Mark
9 Håkon Iversøn NOR 16:28.499
14 Csaba Tóth HUN 16:44.361
16 Deane Buckboro CAN 16:55.794
18 HaJo Geisler GER 17:04.237
21 Vladimir Kobelev URS 17:09.541
22 Luis Fleck BRA 17:11.626
26 Eugen Almer ROU 21:40.700

Heat 3

Pos Athlete(s) Country Mark
10 Andreas Meier GDR 16:28.787
11 G. Castillo MEX 16:31.745
12 Klaus Dockhorn GDR 16:32.004
15 José Bas ESP 16:55.708
17 Michael Ker CAN 17:00.622
19 Marc Lazzaro FRA 17:08.521
20 Dusan Grozaj GER 17:09.159
DNS Thierry LalotDNS FRA —

Heat 4

Pos Athlete(s) Country Mark
1 Steve Holland AUS 15:31.859
2 Rick DeMont USA 15:35.440
3 Brad Cooper AUS 15:45.040
4 John Kinsella USA 15:58.708
5 Bengt Gingsjö SWE 16:06.017
6 Mark Treffers NZL 16:09.338
7 Anders Bellbring SWE 16:12.016
8 Valentin Parinov URS 16:18.241