2019 FINA WORLD AQUATICS CHAMPIONSHIPS
- All sports: Friday, July 12 – Sunday, July 28, 2019
- Pool swimming: Sunday, July 21 – Sunday, July 28, 2019
- The Nambu University Municipal Aquatics Center, Gwangju, Korea
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Norwegian Henrik Christiansen lowered his National Record in the final of the men’s 1500 free on day eight of the 2019 World Championships to finish fifth overall.
The 22-year-old put up a time of 14:45.35, getting well under his previous best of 14:49.67 set this past April at the Swim Open – Stockholm. Prior to that, his Norwegian mark stood at 14:53.77, set at the same meet in 2016.
SPLIT COMPARISON
Relative to his swim earlier in the year, Christiansen sat slightly under its pace throughout most of the race. The biggest difference came on the final 200, where he closed in 1:56.53 compared to 1:58.90 in Stockholm.
| Christiansen, Swim Open-Stockholm | Christiansen, 2019 Worlds |
| 56.64 | 56.78 |
| 1:56.26 (59.62) | 1:56.34 (59.56) |
| 2:56.04 (59.78) | 2:55.68 (59.34) |
| 3:55.76 (59.72) | 3:55.05 (59.37) |
| 4:55.30 (59.54) | 4:54.37 (59.32) |
| 5:54.89 (59.59) | 5:53.71 (59.34) |
| 6:54.30 (59.41) | 6:52.94 (59.23) |
| 7:53.54 (59.24) | 7:52.25 (59.31) |
| 8:52.88 (59.34) | 8:51.28 (59.03) |
| 9:52.49 (59.61) | 9:50.67 (59.39) |
| 10:51.51 (59.02) | 10:50.08 (59.41) |
| 11:51.17 (59.66) | 11:49.61 (59.53) |
| 12:50.77 (59.60) | 12:48.82 (59.21) |
| 13:50.70 (59.93) | 13:47.99 (59.17) |
| 14:49.67 (58.97) | 14:45.35 (57.36) |
Entering the meet ranked 30th all-time in the event, the Skjetten native makes his way all the way up into 16th.
ALL-TIME PERFORMERS, MEN’S 1500 FREE
- Sun Yang (CHN), 14:31.02 – 2012
- Gregorio Paltrinieri (ITA), 14:34.04 – 2016
- Grant Hackett (AUS), 14:34.56 – 2001
- Florian Wellbrock (GER), 14:36.15 – 2018
- Mykhailo Romanchuk (UKR), 14:36.88
- Oussama Mellouuli (TUN), 14:37.28 – 2009
- Connor Jaeger (USA), 14:39.48 – 2016
- Mack Horton (AUS), 14:39.54 – 2016
- Ryan Cochrane (CAN), 14:39.63 – 2012
- Gabriele Detti (ITA), 14:40.86 – 2016
- Yury Prilukov (RUS), 14:41.13 – 2008
- Kieran Perkins (AUS), 14:41.66 – 1994
- David Aubry (FRA), 14:44.72 – 2019
- Jordan Wilimovsky (USA), 14:45.03 – 2016
- Larsen Jensen (USA), 14:45.29 – 2004
- Henrik Christiansen (NOR), 14:45.35 – 2019
David Aubry of France also entered the top-20 in history in the final, improving from 40th to 13th with his French Record of 14:44.72 to place fourth.
German Florian Wellbrock won gold in a time of 14:36.88, as he was able to out-kick Mykhailo Romanchuk (14:37.63) and two-time defending champ Gregorio Paltrinieri (14:38.75) on the last 100. The three medalists are the same (and in identical order) to last year’s European Championships, where Christiansen also placed fifth.