Swimming at the 2018 Asian Games – Women's 1500 metre freestyle
# Swimming at the 2018 Asian Games – Women's 1500 metre freestyle

The women's 1500 metre freestyle event at the 2018 Asian Games took place on 19 August at the Gelora Bung Karno Aquatic Stadium.

## Schedule

All times are Western Indonesia Time (UTC+07:00)

| Date | Time | Event |
| - | - | - |
| Sunday, 19 August 2018 | 09:00 | Slowest heat |
| Sunday, 19 August 2018 | 18:00 | Fastest heat |

## Records

Prior to this competition, the existing world, Asian and Games records were as follows.

| World Record | Katie Ledecky (USA) | 15:20.48 | Indianapolis, United States | 16 May 2018 |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| Asian Record | Li Bingjie (CHN) | 15:52.87 | Tianjin, China | 3 September 2017 |
| Games Record | — | — | — | — |

## Results

### Legend

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| Rank | Heat | Athlete | Time | Notes |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| | 2 | Wang Jianjiahe (CHN) | 15:53.68 | GR |
| | 2 | Li Bingjie (CHN) | 15:53.80 | |
| | 2 | Waka Kobori (JPN) | 16:18.31 | |
| 4 | 2 | Yukimi Moriyama (JPN) | 16:34.23 | |
| 5 | 2 | Gan Ching Hwee (SGP) | 16:39.70 | |
| 6 | 2 | Han Da-kyung (KOR) | 16:58.57 | |
| 7 | 1 | Katii Tang (HKG) | 17:08.39 | |
| 8 | 2 | Lam Hoi Kiu (HKG) | 17:20.65 | |
| 9 | 1 | Gabriella Doueihy (LBN) | 17:37.77 | |
| 10 | 1 | Mai Thị Linh (VIE) | 17:40.56 | |
| — | 2 | Ressa Kania Dewi (INA) | DNS | |
