The Women's 1500 metre freestyle competition of the 2026 European Aquatics Championships was held on 13 and 14 August 2026.
Records Prior to the competition, the existing world, European and championship records were as follows: Name Nation Time Location Date World record Katie Ledecky 15:20.48 Indianapolis 16 May 2018 European record Simona Quadarella 15:31.79 Singapore 29 July 2025 Championship record Boglárka Kapás 15:50.22 London 21 May 2016
Results Heats The heats were started on 13 August at 11:07.
Qualification Rules: The 8 fastest from the heats qualify to the final.
Rank Heat Lane Swimmer Nation Time Notes 1 3 4 Simona Quadarella 16:05.28 Q 2 3 5 Kseniia Misharina Neutral Athletes B 16:08.71 Q 3 2 4 Isabel Gose 16:10.51 Q 4 2 2 Artemis Vasilaki 16:13.81 Q 5 2 5 Vivien Jackl 16:16.34 Q 6 3 3 Maya Werner 16:17.78 Q 7 3 2 María de Valdés 16:18.54 Q 8 2 3 Ángela Martínez 16:22.43 Q 9 3 1 Thilda Häll 16:29.12 10 3 7 Hanne Stamnesfet Næss 16:30.08 NR 11 2 1 Klaudia Tarasiewciz 16:35.12 12 2 6 Anna Arshavskaia Neutral Athletes B 16:35.19 13 3 6 Paula Otero 16:36.80 14 2 8 Vanna Djakovic 16:41.02 15 3 0 Malla Hämäläinen 16:43.31 16 2 0 Anna Sofia Kalandadze 16:43.56 17 3 9 Bea Hovda 16:50.39 18 3 7 Arina Pantina Neutral Athletes B 16:53.30 19 2 7 Marte Hieke van der Kamp 16:55.84 20 1 5 Ada Hakkarainen 17:03.73 21 1 3 Lou Jominet 17:04.69 22 1 4 Leonie-Sarah Tenzer 17:05.82
Final The final was held on 14 August at 19:56.
Rank Lane Swimmer Nation Time Notes 4 Simona Quadarella 15:46.22 CR 3 Isabel Gose 15:49.31 7 Maya Werner 15:52.50 4 2 Vivien Jackl 15:57.39 5 5 Kseniia Misharina Neutral Athletes B 16:09.12 6 8 Ángela Martínez 16:20.35 7 6 Artemis Vasilaki 16:21.26 8 1 María de Valdés 16:32.71
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