Swimming at the 2000 Summer Olympics – Men's 1500 metre freestyle Heats Heats

| Heat | Lane | Name_ | Nationality | Time_ |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | 4 | Kieren Perkins | Australia | 14:58.34 |
| 5 | 4 | Erik Vendt | United States | 15:05.11 |
| 6 | 4 | Grant Hackett | Australia | 15:07.50 |
| 6 | 5 | Ryk Neethling | South Africa | 15:09.12 |
| 4 | 3 | Alexei Filipets | Russia | 15:10.94 |
| 5 | 5 | Chris Thompson | United States | 15:11.21 |
| 5 | 6 | Heiko Hell | Germany | 15:11.91 |
| 4 | 5 | Igor Chervynskiy | Ukraine | 15:12.30 |
| 6 | 6 | Dragoș Coman | Romania | 15:12.64 |
| 6 | 2 | Christian Minotti | Italy | 15:12.72 |
| 6 | 1 | Nicolas Rostoucher | France | 15:13.26 |
| 4 | 2 | Frederik Hviid | Spain | 15:14.37 |
| 5 | 2 | Masato Hirano | Japan | 15:14.43 |
| 5 | 3 | Igor Snitko | Ukraine | 15:14.67 |
| 3 | 5 | Ricardo Monasterio | Venezuela | 15:17.00 |
| 6 | 8 | Yota Arase | Japan | 15:18.20 |