Swimming at the 1998 Asian Games – Men's 1500 metre freestyle
# Swimming at the 1998 Asian Games – Men's 1500 metre freestyle

The men's 1500 metre freestyle swimming competition at the 1998 Asian Games in Bangkok was held on 12 December at the Thammasat Aquatic Center.

## Schedule

All times are Indochina Time (UTC+07:00)

| Date | Time | Event |
| - | - | - |
| Saturday, 12 December 1998 | 09:00 | Final 1 |
| Saturday, 12 December 1998 | 18:00 | Final 2 |

## Results

| Rank | Heat | Athlete | Time | Notes |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| | 2 | Masato Hirano (JPN) | 15:22.20 | GR |
| | 2 | Torlarp Sethsothorn (THA) | 15:40.17 | |
| | 2 | Hisham Al-Masri (SYR) | 15:51.60 | |
| 4 | 2 | Yosuke Ichikawa (JPN) | 16:02.61 | |
| 5 | 1 | Li Yun-lun (TPE) | 16:03.13 | |
| 6 | 2 | Torwai Sethsothorn (THA) | 16:07.00 | |
| 7 | 2 | Woo Chul (KOR) | 16:12.85 | |
| 8 | 1 | Carlo Piccio (PHI) | 16:23.73 | |
| 9 | 2 | Lee Kyu-chang (KOR) | 16:28.71 | |
| 10 | 2 | Wang Chuan (CHN) | 16:39.75 | |
| 11 | 1 | Hamed Rezakhani (IRI) | 17:06.98 | |
