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On the meet's final day, Ledecky set her fifth world record of the year, lowering her record in the 1500-meter freestyle by nearly six seconds with a time of 15:28.36. Ledecky swam the second half of the race faster than the first, completing the final 800 meters in 8:14.11—faster than any other woman has completed a regular 800-meter race in ...
She secured a gold win in the 800-meter freestyle with a time of 8:14.63, breaking Janet Evans’ American record from 1989. ... Katie Ledecky has broken 16 world records and is the most decorated ...
Australia won the race with a new Olympic record time of 7:38.08. The US team took silver in a time of 7:40.86, while China secured bronze in 7:42.34. The result came a day after Ledecky won her ...
Ledecky, the three-time defending Olympic champion, still owns the 16 fastest times in the event, which includes her 8:04.79 world record set in December 2016. The 26-year-old also has won the ...
Note: in some cases, there were existing world records (e.g. Katie Ledecky's 400, 800 and 1500 m freestyle, Rūta Meilutytė's 100 m breaststroke) that were not considered for these records (but were faster). Likewise more historical times by juniors were also not considered (e.g. Mary T. Meagher's 2:05.96 in the 200 m butterfly).
Katie Ledecky has been a fan-favorite to watch at the Olympics since she first competed in 2012 when she was just 15 years old. ... tied the record for most all-time medals by a female Olympian. ...
Katie Ledecky claimed her eighth career gold medal. ... She sailed to victory in the 1500-meter freestyle, finishing in an Olympic record time of 15:30.02, 10.33 seconds ahead of the silver ...
Katie Ledecky is now the solo record-holder for most individual gold medals at the world championships. ... She led from start to finish and cruised to victory with a time of 8:08.87 — four ...