title: Swimming at the 2012 European Aquatics Championships – Women's 1500 metre freestyle
text: # Swimming at the 2012 European Aquatics Championships – Women's 1500 metre freestyle
  
  The women's 1500 metre freestyle competition of the swimming events at the 2012 European Aquatics Championships took place May 25 and 26. The heats took place on May 25, the final on May 26.
  
  ## Records
  
  Prior to the competition, the existing world, European and championship records were as follows.
  
  | | Name | Nation | Time | Location | Date |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | World record | Kate Ziegler | United States | 15:42.54 | Mission Viejo | June 17, 2007 |
  | European record | Alessia Filippi | Italy | 15:44.93 | Rome | July 28, 2009 |
  | Championship record | Flavia Rigamonti | Switzerland | 15:58.54 | Eindhoven | March 23, 2008 |
  
  ## Results
  
  ### Heats
  
  12 swimmers participated in 2 heats.
  
  | Rank | Heat | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | 2 | 7 | Mireia Belmonte García | Spain | 16:21.60 | Q |
  | 2 | 2 | 4 | Erika Villaécija García | Spain | 16:32.69 | Q |
  | 3 | 1 | 4 | Éva Risztov | Hungary | 16:33.56 | Q |
  | 4 | 2 | 5 | Camelia Potec | Romania | 16:35.46 | Q |
  | 5 | 1 | 3 | Julia Hassler | Liechtenstein | 16:37.75 | Q |
  | 6 | 1 | 5 | Marianna Lymperta | Greece | 16:47.02 | Q |
  | 7 | 1 | 6 | Donata Kilijanska | Poland | 16:55.08 | Q |
  | 8 | 2 | 2 | Theodora Giareni | Greece | 17:06.85 | Q |
  | 9 | 2 | 6 | Nina Dittrich | Austria | 17:08.49 | |
  | 10 | 1 | 7 | Iryna Glavnyk | Ukraine | 17:16.21 | |
  | | 1 | 2 | Nuala Murphy | Ireland | DNS | |
  | | 2 | 3 | Martina Grimaldi | Italy | DNS | |
  
  ### Final
  
  The final was held at 17:02.
  
  | Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | 4 | Mireia Belmonte García | Spain | 16:05.34 | |
  | | 3 | Éva Risztov | Hungary | 16:10.04 | NR |
  | | 5 | Erika Villaécija García | Spain | 16:15.85 | |
  | 4 | 6 | Camelia Potec | Romania | 16:17.88 | |
  | 5 | 2 | Julia Hassler | Liechtenstein | 16:31.66 | NR |
  | 6 | 7 | Marianna Lymperta | Greece | 16:36.97 | |
  | 7 | 8 | Theodora Giareni | Greece | 17:01.57 | |
  | 8 | 1 | Donata Kilijanska | Poland | 17:08.61 | |
  