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Katie Ledecky claimed her eighth career gold medal. ... Katie Ledecky still untouchable in 1500m freestyle as she wins 2024 Paris Olympics gold. Henry Bushnell. July 31, 2024 at 12:43 PM.
Ledecky sailed to victory in the 1500-meter freestyle, finishing in an Olympic record 15:30.02, 10.33 seconds ahead of the silver medalist, France's Anastasiia Kirpichnikova (15:40.35). Germany's ...
The 1,500-meter freestyle is the most grueling event in swimming, 30 muscle-burning, lung-busting laps of a 50-meter pool that tests an athlete’s physical stamina and mental toughness.
In her fourth and last event, the 800-meter freestyle, Ledecky won gold in a world record of 8:13.86, bettering Rebecca Adlington's world record of 8:14.10. Much like the 1500-meter freestyle, Ledecky let Lotte Friis lead most of the race, making a move at the 650-meter mark to eventually win the race by 2.46 seconds. [41]
Katie Ledecky's dominance in the pool continued on Wednesday when she won gold in the 1,500-meter freestyle event at the Paris Olympics. Ledecky broke the Olympic record with a time of 15 minutes ...
Women's 1500 metre freestyle at the Swimming at the 2024 World Aquatics Championships; Venue: Aspire Dome: Location: Doha, Qatar: Dates: 12 February (heats) 13 February (final) Competitors: 23 from 19 nations: Winning time: 15:46.99: Medalists
Women's 1500 metre freestyle at the 2017 World Aquatics Championships Venue Danube Arena Location Budapest, Hungary Dates 24 July (heats) 25 July (final) Competitors 22 from 18 nations Winning time 15:31.82 Medalists Katie Ledecky United States Mireia Belmonte Spain Simona Quadarella Italy ← 2015 2019 → 2017 FINA World Championships Diving Individual 1 m men women 3 m men women 10 m men ...
Katie Ledecky won the 1,500-meter freestyle with ease on Tuesday at the World Aquatics Championships in a landmark victory which made her the most decorated female swimmer at the worlds with 20 ...