2021 LEN EUROPEAN SHORT COURSE CHAMPIONSHIPS
- Tuesday, November 2nd – Sunday, November 7th
- Aquatics Palace, Kazan Russia
- SCM (25m)
- Entries
- Results
During the women’s 1500 freestyle at the 2021 European Swimming Championships, Anastasia Kirpichnikova came within 0.29 seconds of the current world record held by Germany’s 15:18.01. Sarah Kohler delivered that time at the German Championships in November 2019.
Kirpichnikova looked for the majority of the race as if she was going to become the fastest woman in history, splitting less than a second under Kohler’s pace until the mark. At the 1300 meter mark, however, Kirpichnikova split a 13:16.25, which is only 0.01 seconds faster than the 13:16.26 that Kohler split at that point. By the 1400 meter point, Kirpichnikova was off Kohler’s pace and ultimately touched in a 15:18.30 to miss the record by 0.29 seconds.
Splits Comparison
| Kirpichnikova 2021 | Kohler 2019 | |
| 50 | 28.33 | 28.91 |
| 100 | 58.40 | 59.28 |
| 200 | 1:59.50 | 2:00.02 |
| 300 | 3:00.63 | 3:01.23 |
| 400 | 4:02.09 | 4:02.56 |
| 500 | 5:03.70 | 5:03.97 |
| 600 | 6:05.43 | 6:05.22 |
| 700 | 7:06.48 | 07:06.73 |
| 800 | 8:07.49 | 8:08.39 |
| 900 | 9:09.03 | 9:09.75 |
| 1000 | 10:10.71 | 10:11.32 |
| 1100 | 11:12.41 | 11:12.94 |
| 1200 | 12:14.43 | 12:14.63 |
| 1300 | 13:16.25 | 13:16.26 |
| 1400 | 14:18.20 | 14:17.83 |
| 1500 | 15:18.30 | 15:18.01 |
This swim comes just one day after Kirpichnikova hit a 15:26.08 during prelims to take down her own Russian record of 15:41.88 from two years ago. So while she missed the world record, it’s a huge Russian record, as well as a Championships record. Since 2021 is the first year that the women’s 1500 has been contested, Kirpichnikova’s prelim swim of 15:26.08 was technically the former record.
Kirpichnikova now holds the 4th and 2nd fastest time in the history of the event.
All-Time Performances, Women’s 1500 Freestyle (SCM)
- Sarah Kohler (GER), 15:18.01 – 2019
- Anastasia Kirpichnikova (RUS), 15:18.30 – 2021
- Mireia Belmonte (ESP), 15:19.71 – 2014
- Lauren Boyle (NZL), 15:22.68 – 2014
- Anastasia Kirpichnikova (RUS), 15:26.08 – 2021
- Mireia Belmonte (ESP), 15:26.95 – 2013
- Lani Pallister (AUS), 15:28.33 – 2020
- Lotte Friis (DEN), 15:28.65 – 2009
- Simona Quadarella (ITA), 15:29.74 – 2021
- Maddy Gough (AUS), 15:31.19 – 2020
- Kate Ziegler (USA), 15:32.90 – 2007
Must be a bit upsetting to miss the WR by so little.
She will get it at Worlds hopefully and with 50000 $ in the bag.
There’s no women’s 1500 at Worlds. Only M 1500 and W 800.