The Men's 1500m freestyle event took place on 21 March 2006 at the Melbourne Sports and Aquatic Centre in Melbourne, Australia.
[1] The event was won by 21 year old Dave Davies of Wales in a time of 14:57.63.
In doing so, Davies became the first Welsh swimming champion in 32 years.
[2] Andrew Hurd from Canada placed second with a time of 15:09.44, while South Africa's Hercules Prinsloo placed third with a time of 15:11.88.