1,500 metres Freestyle, Men
Participants
| Nr. | Athlete | NOC |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Steve Holland |  AUS |
| 2 | Max Metzker | AUS |
| 3 | Paul Nash | AUS |
| 4 | Johan Van Steenberge |  BEL |
| 5 | Djan Madruga |  BRA |
| 6 | Michael Ker |  CAN |
| 7 | Paul Midgley | CAN |
| 8 | José Bas |  ESP |
| 9 | Stefan Wenz |  FRG |
| 10 | David Parker |  GBR |
| 11 | Paul Sparkes | GBR |
| 12 | Georgios Karpouzis |  GRE |
| 13 | István Koczka |  HUN |
| 14 | Sándor Nagy | HUN |
| 15 | Zoltán Wladár | HUN |
| 16 | Kris Sumono |  INA |
| 17 | Kevin Williamson |  IRL |
| 18 | Sigurður Ólafsson |  ISL |
| 19 | Henk Elzerman |  NED |
| 20 | Brett Naylor |  NZL |
| 21 | Mark Treffers | NZL |
| 22 | Edwin Borja |  PHI |
| 23 | António Botelho de Melo |  POR |
| 24 | Gerhard Waldmann |  SUI |
| 25 | Igor Kushpelev |  URS |
| 26 | Valentin Parinov | URS |
| 27 | Vladimir Salnikov | URS |
| 28 | Brian Goodell |  USA |
| 29 | Bobby Hackett | USA |
| 30 | Paul Hartloff | USA |
| 31 | Borut Petrič |  YUG |
Non-starters
| Nr. | Athlete | NOC |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Andy Knowles |  BAH |
| 2 | Fabio Bracaglia |  ITA |
| 3 | Giorgio Quadri | ITA |
| 4 | Fernando Vargas |  MEX |
| 5 | William Chao |  TPE |