The women's 1500 metre freestyle competition at the 2018 Pan Pacific Swimming Championships took place on August 12 at the Tokyo Tatsumi International Swimming Center.[1] The defending champion was Katie Ledecky of the United States.[2]
| Women's 1500 metre freestyle at the 2018 Pan Pacific Swimming Championships | ||||||||||
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| Venue | Tokyo Tatsumi International Swimming Center | |||||||||
| Dates | 12 August (timed finals) | |||||||||
| Competitors | 18 from 8 nations | |||||||||
| Winning time | 15:38.97 | |||||||||
| Medalists | ||||||||||
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This event was a timed-final where each swimmer swam just once. Early heat was swum at the end of the preliminary heats on that day from slowest to fastest. The fastest timed final heat was swum with the finals.[3]
Records
Prior to this competition, the existing world and Pan Pacific records were as follows:
| World record |  Katie Ledecky (USA) | 15:20.48 | Indianapolis, United States | 16 May 2018 |
| Pan Pacific Championships record | Katie Ledecky (USA) | 15:28.36 | Gold Coast, Australia | 24 August 2014 |
Results
All times are in minutes and seconds.
| KEY: | CR | Championships record | NR | National record | PB | Personal best | SB | Seasonal best |
The timed final was held on 12 August from 10:00 to the slowest heats and from 17:30 to the fastest heat.[4]
Only two swimmers from each country was classified in the award ranking.[3]
Total ranking
| Rank | Heat | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 3 | Katie Ledecky |  United States | 15:38.97 | |
| 2 | 3 | Kiah Melverton |  Australia | 16:00.08 | |
| 3 | 2 | Leah Smith | United States | 16:00.82 | |
| 4 | 3 | Kareena Lee | Australia | 16:03.26 | |
| 5 | 2 | Haley Anderson | United States | 16:04.26 | |
| 6 | 2 | Madeleine Gough | Australia | 16:04.62 | |
| 7 | 3 | Ashley Twichell | United States | 16:07.49 | |
| 8 | 3 | Waka Kobori |  Japan | 16:14.22 | |
| 9 | 2 | Erica Sullivan | United States | 16:16.07 | |
| 10 | 2 | Allyson McHugh | United States | 16:17.29 | |
| 11 | 3 | Zhang Ke |  China | 16:18.55 | |
| 12 | 3 | Yukimi Moriyama | Japan | 16:20.46 | |
| 13 | 2 | Kate Sanderson |  Canada | 16:33.16 | |
| 14 | 2 | Nicole Oliva |  Philippines | 17:06.99 | |
| 15 | 1 | Rosalee Santa Ana | Philippines | 17:32.25 | |
| 16 | 1 | Osisang Chilton |  Palau | 20:06.36 | |
| 17 | 1 | Mineri Gomez |  Guam | 20:54.89 | |
| – | 2 | Hannah Moore | United States | DNS |
Award ranking
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 | Katie Ledecky | United States | 15:38.97 | |
 | Kiah Melverton | Australia | 16:00.08 | |
 | Leah Smith | United States | 16:00.82 | |
| 4 | Kareena Lee | Australia | 16:03.26 | |
| 5 | Waka Kobori | Japan | 16:14.22 | |
| 6 | Zhang Ke | China | 16:18.55 | |
| 7 | Yukimi Moriyama | Japan | 16:20.46 | |
| 8 | Kate Sanderson | Canada | 16:33.16 |