Swimming at the 1996 Summer Olympics - Men's 1500 metre freestyle
| Men's 1500 metre freestyle at the Games of the XXVI Olympiad
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| Venue | Georgia Tech Aquatic Center | ||||||||||||
| Date | 26 July 1996 (heats & final) | ||||||||||||
| Competitors | 34 from 26 nations | ||||||||||||
| Winning time | 14:56.40 | ||||||||||||
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Kieren Perkins |
 Australia
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Daniel Kowalski |
Australia
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Graeme Smith |
 Great Britain
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The men's 1500 metre freestyle event at the 1996 Summer Olympics took place on 26 July at the Georgia Tech Aquatic Center in Atlanta, United States.
Prior to this competition, the existing world and Olympic records were as follows.
Rule: The eight fastest swimmers advance to final A (Q).
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