Subject: top 100 1500 free swims of all time (long course)

Author: Henry Weld

Date: 1998/04/10

Forums: rec.sport.swimming

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Here is a list of the top 1500 free long course swims of all time.

I'm sure there are errors and omissions. The omissions will mostly be pre-1996 and from various national and regional meets that I can't find records for, and possibly heats for some of the major events.

Anyway feel free to send me any info to make the list more accurate. Oh yeah, I left Hoffman's swims in, for now at least.

Henry Weld

1500 free long course

1 14:41.66 Kieren Perkins AUS August 1994 Commonwealth Games

2 14:43.48 Kieren Perkins AUS July 1992 Olympics

3 14:48.40 Kieren Perkins AUS 1992 Aust Titles

4 14:50.36 Joerg Hoffman GER 1991 World Championships

5 14:50.52 Kieren Perkins AUS September 1994 World Championships

6 14:50.58 Kieren Perkins AUS January 1991 World Championships

7 14:50.92 Grant Hackett AUS September 1998 Commonwealth Games

8 14:51:70 Grant Hackett AUS January 1998 World Championships

9 14:53.42 Daniel Kowalski AUS 1994 World Championships

10 14:53.59 Glen Housman AUS 1989 Adelaide

11 14:53.61 Daniel Kowalski AUS August 1994 Commonwealth Games

12 14:55.25 Glen Housman AUS January 1990 Commonwealth Games

13 14:55.29 Glen Housman AUS 1992 Olympics

14 14:55.92 Kieren Perkins AUS August 1993 Pan-Pacifics

15 14:56.40 Kieren Perkins AUS July 1996 Olympics

16 14:56.23 Grant Hackett AUS 1998 Australian titles

17 14:58.27 Vladimir Salnikov URS 1980 Olympics

18 14:58.08 Kieren Perkins AUS January 1990 Commonwealth Games

19 14:58.65 Emiliano Brembilla ITA August 1997 Euro Championships

20 14:58.92 Kieren Perkins AUS August 1995 Pan-Pacifics

21 14:59.34 Stefan Pfeiffer GER 1991 World Championships

22 14:59.79 Kieren Perkins AUS August 1991 Pan-Pacifics

23 15:00.40 Vladmir Salnikov URS 1988 Olympics

24 15:00.59 Emiliano Brembilla ITA January 1998 World Championships

25 15:01.46 Grant Hackett AUS October 1997 Aust Titles

26 15:01.51 George DiCarlo USA 1984

27 15:01.77 Vladimir Salnikov URS 1982 World Championships

28 15:02.20 Daniel Kowalski AUS AUS 1995 Pan-Pacifics

29 15:02.29 Joerg Hoffmann GER 1992 Olympics

30 15:02.40 Brian Goodell USA 1976 Olympics

31 15:02.43 Daniel Kowalski AUS July 1996 Olympics

32 15:02.48 Graeme Smith ENG July 1996 Olympics

33 15:02.59 Glen Housman AUS August 1994 Commonwealth Games

34 15:02.69 Stefan Pfeiffer FRG 1988 Olympics

35 15:02.83 Vladimir Salnikov URS 1983 World University Games

36 15:02:88 Ryk Neethling RSA September 1998 Commonwealth Games

37 15.03.00 Kieren Perkins AUS September 1998 Commonwealth Games

38 15.03.40 Daniel Kowalski AUS September 1998 Commonwealth Games

39 15:03.43 Graeme Smith 1996 UK Olympic Trials

40 15:03.67 Grant Hackett AUS 1997 Aust Summer nationals

41 15:03.91 Bobby Hackett USA 1976 Olympics

42 15:03.94 Daniel Kowalski AUS January 1998 World Championships

43 15:03.99 Vladimir Salnikov URS 1978 World Championships

44 15:04.30 Igor Snitko UKR January 1998 World Championships

45 15:04.49 Mike O'Brien USA 1984

46 15:04.66 Stephen Holland AUS 1976 Olympics

== 15:04.66 Kieren Perkins AUS October 1990 Aust Titles

48 15:05.20 Mike O'Brien USA 1984 Olympics

49 15:05.31 Rainer Henkel FRG 1986 World Championships

50 15:05.54 Sviatoslav Semenov URS 1982 World Championships

51 15:05.93 Matt Cetlinski USA August 1988 USA Titles

52 15:06.00 Glen Housman AUS 1989 Pan-Pacifics

53 15:06.15 Uwe Dassier GDR 1988 Olympics

54 15:06.42 Matt Cetlinski USA 1988 Olympics

55 15:06.77 Daniel Kowalski AUS AUS 1993 Pan-Pacifics

56 15:06.89 Daniel Kowalski AUS 1998 Australian titles

57 15:07.21 Sean Killion USA March 1992 USA Titles

58 15:07.85 Igor Snitko UKR August 1997 Euro Championships

59 15:08.05 Daniel Kowalski AUS October 1997 Aust Titles

60 15:08.08 Michael McKenzie AUS 1987 Pan-Pacifics

== 15:08.08 Graeme Smith ENG July 1998 GB Titles

62 15:08.58 Emiliano Brembilla ITA 1996 Olympics

63 15:09.20 Steffen Zesner GER 1994 World Championships

== 15:09.20 Jorg Hoffman GER 1994 World Championships

65 15:09.35 Alexei Akatiev 1996 Russian titles

66 15:09.93 L. Frostad USA 1992

67 15:10.17 Lars Jorgenson USA 1988

68 15:10.20 Darjan Petric YUG 1982 World Championships

69 15:10.44 Daniel Kowalski AUS 1996 Australian titles

70 15:10.50 Erik Vendt USA 1998 Usa Titles

71 15:10.59 George DiCarlo USA 1984 Olympics

72 15:10.74 Daniel Kowalski AUS 1996 Victorian titles

73 15:10.87 Vladimir Salnikov URS 1986 Goodwill Games

74 15:11.14 Jorg Hoffman GDR 1990 Goodwill Games

75 15:11.17 Ian Wilson GBR 1991 World Championships

76 15:11.24 Carlton Bruner USA 1992

77 15:11.25 Jorg Hoffmann GER 1995 Euro

titles

78 15:11.50 Kieren Perkins AUS April 1996 Olympic trials

79 15:11.52 Ryk Neethling RSA January 1998 World Championships (Heats)

80 15:11.60 Graeme Smith GBR April 1997 British Titles

81 15:11.86 Denis Zavgorodny UKR January 1998 World Championships

(Heats)

82 15:11.90 Graeme Smith GBR 1995 Euro titles

== 15:11.90 Igor Snitko UKR January 1998 World Championships (Heats)

84 15:12.09 Dan Jorgenson USA 1987 Pan-Pacifics

85 15:12.11 Stefan Pfeiffer FRG 1984 Olympics

86 15:12.23 Kieren Perkins AUS April 1998 Australian Titles

87 15:12.37 Carlton Bruner USA Aug 1994 USA Titles

88 15:12.41 Matt Cetlinski USA March 1988 USA Titles

89 15:12.42 Glen Housman AUS 1991 World Championships

90 15:12.44 Jorg Hoffmann GER 1996 German titles

91 15:12.47 Kieren Perkins AUS 1993 Aust Titles

92 15:12.50 Ryk Neethling RSA January 1998 World Championships

Final

93 15:12.55 Daniel Kowalski AUS 1996 Olympics Heats

94 15:12.62 Jason Plummer AUS 1986 Commonwealth Games

95 15:12.63 Harry Taylor CAN 1990 Commonwealth Games

96 15:12.85 Carlton Bruner USA 1996 USA Olympic trials

97 15:13.02 Scott Brackett USA 1988

98 15:13.03 Kieren Perkins AUS 1994 Aust Titles

99 15:13.25 Grant Hackett AUS 1997 Pan-Pacifics

100 15:13.45 Emiliano Brembilla ITA 1997 Italian Winter nationals

Most appearances in the list:

Perkins 16

Kowalski 12

Salnikov 6

Housman 6

Hoffman 6

Hackett (G) 6

Smith 5

Brembilla 4

Pfeiffer 3

Neethling 3

Bruner 3

Cetlinski 3

Snitko 3