The Men's 1,500m freestyle event at the 2010 South American Games was held on March 28, with the slow heat at 10:15 and the fast heat at 18:00.
Medalists
edit| Gold | Silver | Bronze |
Luiz Arapiraca Brazil
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Lucas Kanieski Brazil
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Alejandro Gómez Venezuela
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Records
edit| Standing records prior to the 2010 South American Games | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| World record |  Grant Hackett (AUS)
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14:34.56 | Fukuoka, Japan | 29 July 2001 |
| Games Record | Luiz Lima (BRA)
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15:38.98 | Buenos Aires, Argentina | 17 November 2006 |
| South American record | Luiz Arapiraca (BRA)
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15:13.13 | Palhoça, Brazil | 2 September 2009 |
Results
editFinal
edit| Rank | Heat | Lane | Athlete | Result | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 |
2 | 4 | Luiz Arapiraca (BRA)
|
15:41.91 | |
 |
2 | 5 | Lucas Kanieski (BRA)
|
15:43.69 | |
 |
2 | 7 | Alejandro Gómez (VEN)
|
15:53.07 | |
| 4 | 2 | 8 |  Esteban Enderica (ECU)
|
15:56.24 | |
| 5 | 2 | 3 |  Esteban Paz (ARG)
|
15:58.26 | |
| 6 | 2 | 6 | Ricardo Monasterio (VEN)
|
16:02.81 | |
| 7 | 1 | 4 |  Mateo de Angulo (COL)
|
16:16.59 | |
| 8 | 1 | 3 | Miguel Peñaloza (COL)
|
16:19.16 | |
| 9 | 2 | 1 | Ivan Alejandro Ochoa (ECU)
|
16:21.44 | |
| 10 | 2 | 2 | Juan Martin Pereyra (ARG)
|
16:22.87 | |
| 11 | 1 | 5 |  Roberto Penailillo (CHI)
|
16:39.93 | |
| 12 | 1 | 6 | Alvaro Pfeifer (CHI)
|
17:19.96 | |
| 13 | 1 | 2 |  Julio Gomez Laurentino (PAR)
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18:47.30 |