The men's 1500 metre freestyle was a swimming event held as part of the swimming at the 1936 Summer Olympics programme.
[1] It was the seventh appearance of the event, which was established in 1908.
The competition was held from Thursday to Saturday, 13 to 15 August 1936.
Twenty-one swimmers from ten nations competed.
Thursday 13 August 1936: The fastest three in each heat and the next two fastest from across the heats advanced to the semi-finals.