Swimming at the 2015 African Games – Men's 1500 metre freestyle
# Swimming at the 2015 African Games – Men's 1500 metre freestyle

The Men's 1500 metre freestyle event at the 2015 African Games took place on 10 September 2015 at Kintele Aquatic Complex.

## Schedule

All times are Congo Standard Time (UTC+01:00)

| Date | Time | Event |
| - | - | - |
| Thursday, 10 September 2015 | 18:22 | Final |

## Records

Prior to the competition, the existing world and championship records were as follows.

| | Name | Nation | Time | Location | Date |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| World record | Sun Yang | China | 14:31.02 | London | 4 August 2012 |
| African record | Oussama Mellouli | Tunisia | 14:37.28 | Rome | 2 August 2009 |
| Games record | Troyden Prinsloo | South Africa | 15:24.93 | Algiers | 18 July 2007 |

The following new records were set during this competition.

| Date | Event | Name | Nation | Time | Record |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 10 September | Final | Ahmed Akram | Egypt | 15:11.68 | GR |

## Results

### Final

The final were held on 10 September.

| Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | 4 | Ahmed Akram | Egypt | 15:11.68 | GR |
| | 3 | Ahmed Mathlouthi | Tunisia | 15:30.35 | |
| | 6 | Brent Szurdoki | South Africa | 15:35.48 | |
| 4 | 5 | Marwan El-Amrawy | Egypt | 16:12.82 | |
| 5 | 2 | Imad Tchouar | Algeria | 16:18.80 | |
