2024 PARIS SUMMER OLYMPIC GAMES
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MEN’S 1500 FREESTYLE – FINALS
World Record: 14:31.02 – Sun Yang, CHN (2012)World Junior Record: 14:46.09 – Franko Grgic, CRO (2019)Olympic Record: 14:31.02 – Sun Yang, CHN (2012)- 2021 Winning Time: 14:39.65 – Bobby Finke, USA
- 2021 Time to Win Bronze: 14:40.91
Podium
- Bobby Finke (USA) – 14:30.67 ***NEW WORLD RECORD***
- Gregorio Paltrinieri (ITA) – 14:34.55
- Daniel Wiffen (IRE) – 14:39.63
- David Bethlehem (HUN) – 14:40.91
- Kuzey Tuncelli (TUR) – 14:41.22 ***NEW WORLD JUNIOR RECORD***
- Ahmed Jaouadi (ALG) – 14:43.35
- David Aubry (FRA) – 14:44.66
- Damien Joly (FRA) – 14:52.61
Turkey’s Kuzey Tuncelli broke his own World Junior record with a 14:41.22 in the men’s 1500 freestyle in Paris. That broke his previous record of a 14:41.89 that he swam at the beginning of July at the European Junior Championships.
Split Comparison
| GRGIC, 2019 (Record before Tuncelli) | TUNCELLI, Euro Juniors 2024 | Tuncelli, Paris 2024 |
| 27.21 | 26.75 | 27.02 |
| 56.52 (29.31) | 55.36 (28.61) | 56.21 (29.19) |
| 1:26.03 (29.51) | 1:24.85 (29.49) | 1:25.74 (29.53) |
| 1:55.88 (29.85) | 1:54.40 (29.55) | 1:55.37 (29.63) |
| 2:25.64 (29.76) | 2:23.74 (29.34) | 2:25.02 (29.65) |
| 2:55.57 (29.93) | 2:53.23 (29.49) | 2:54.92 (29.90) |
| 3:25.49 (29.92) | 3:22.78 (29.55) | 3:24.44 (29.52) |
| 3:55.53 (30.04) | 3:52.52 (29.74) | 3:54.00 (29.56) |
| 4:25.10 (29.57) | 4:22.04 (29.52) | 4:23.58 (29.58) |
| 4:54.84 (29.74) | 4:51.74 (29.70) | 4:53.36 (29.78) |
| 5:24.57 (29.73) | 5:21.37 (29.63) | 5:22.99 (29.63) |
| 5:54.31 (29.74) | 5:50.82 (29.45) | 5:52.77 (29.78) |
| 6:24.02 (29.71) | 6:20.33 (29.51) | 6:22.09 (29.32) |
| 6:53.66 (29.64) | 6:49.72 (29.39) | 6:51.58 (29.49) |
| 7:23.47 (29.81) | 7:19.27 (29.55) | 7:21.00 (29.42) |
| 7:53.07 (29.60) | 7:48.99 (29.72) | 7:50.74 (29.74) |
| 8:22.76 (29.69) | 8:18.42 (29.43) | 8:20.35 (29.61) |
| 8:52.49 (29.73) | 8:47.98 (29.56) | 8:50.05 (29.70) |
| 9:22.12 (29.63) | 9:17.33 (29.35) | 9:19.57 (29.52) |
| 9:51.66 (29.54) | 9:47.22 (29.89) | 9:49.29 (29.72) |
| 10:21.32 (29.66) | 10:16.74 (29.52) | 10:18.70 (29.41) |
| 10:50.93 (29.61) | 10:46.56 (29.82) | 10:48.10 (29.40) |
| 11:20.63 (29.70) | 11:16.42 (29.86) | 11:17.34 (29.24) |
| 11:50.21 (29.58) | 11:46.51 (30.09) | 11:46.90 (29.56) |
| 12:19.93 (29.72) | 12:16.33 (29.82) |
12:16.26 (29.36)
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| 12:49.43 (29.50) | 12:45.66 (29.33) | 12:46.13 (29.87) |
| 13:19.30 (29.87) | 13:15.14 (29.48) | 13:15.60 (29.47) |
| 13:48.71 (29.41) | 13:45.23 (30.09) | 13:45.14 (29.54) |
| 14:17.80 (29.09) | 14:14.46 (29.23) | 14:14.31 (29.17) |
| 14:46.09 (28.29) | 14:41.89 (27.43) | 14:41.22 (26.91) |
The difference maker today was his final 150, with the biggest difference coming on the final 50 as he was over half a second faster today.
He was behind his record pace by about two seconds for much of the race but slowly began to inch closer to his record, splitting slightly faster from about the 1050 meter mark on. He notably was out in a 7:21.00 at the halfway point today, about two seconds off his 7:19.27 from July.
Tuncelli finished 5th in the race today, just over a second and a half off of the podium. His time of a 14:41.22 notably was just off of the 14:40.92 that it took to medal in podium, while it took a 14:39.63 today.
He has dropped almost 13 seconds off his best time in the last year now. Coming into the season, his best time was a 14:54.16 from July 2023.
wont be long before he crosses the rubicon
need him to meet the sharpshooter
How old is he? When does he age up? Might be helpful information when discussing WJRs
Born 30 Aug 2007
So currently 16, turns 17 in just over 3 weeks
He will turn 17 on August 30.
With the trajectory of Turkish age grouper prodigies, I wouldn’t be surprised if he went to Georgia Tech or something and disappeared from swimming
I kept an eye on him throughout. Rowdy and Hicks really did a disservice to the audience by not mentioning him
Distance Popovici indeed