It means the crew will do two pieces of work each totaling 1500m. In this case the total amount of work would be 3000m. This would not include the warm up and cool down. The 2k would likely refer to the amount of cool down, although you should put a comma between 1500m and 2k, as in 2x1500m, 2k.

Gold 2005 Gifu Double Sculls Gold 2003 Milan Double Sculls Gold 2002 Seville Double Sculls Silver 2001 Lucerne Double Sculls Silver 2001 Lucerne Quadruple Sculls Silver 2007 Munich Double Sculls Bronze 2006 Eton Double Sculls They also won gold in the womens double sculls in the 2004 and 2008 Olympic games. Georgina and Carolina Evers-Swindell also received the Westpac Halberg Team of the Year in 2008. This award recognises a single New Zealand athlete - or in the Team of the Year, 2 - annually for their outstanding sportsmanship throughout the year along with the achievements they have made that year. In December 2008 Georgina and Caroline Evers Swindell were awarded the Lonsdale Cup. This cup is awarded by the New Zealand Olympic Committee to the athlete/s who make the most outstanding contribution to a sport in the Olympics. They also won this in 2003.