Katie Ledecky wins once more, Americans set relay WR at swim worlds

Katie Ledecky stays the gold customary within the 800-meter freestyle.

The American swimming star gained the 800 free Saturday on the swimming world championships, monitoring down Summer McIntosh. The 18-year-old Canadian star was main after 700 meters earlier than fading and ceding the race to Ledecky, who gained in 8:05.62, with Lani Pallister of Australia taking silver (8:05.98) and McIntosh (8:07.29) settling for bronze.

Ledecky stated she was not conscious she was trailing. She glanced down at at a race outcomes sheet to verify it.

“I didn’t know,” she stated. “I just knew it was close the whole way. There were times where I thought I was just going to break away. I was just happy I was up there.

“You simply by no means know while you dive what everybody’s ways are going to be — or what is going on to occur,” she added. “It was enjoyable to simply be in that sort of a race. Just attempt to make small strikes simply right here and there.”

Ledecky, who first won the 800 freestyle at the 2012 Olympics, has not lost in the discipline since. She has now won 23 gold medals at world championships and 30 overall. Add to that nine Olympic gold medals and 14 Olympic medals overall.

McIntosh has gained three gold medals in Singapore and was attempting for 5. She will come up brief, although she would be the favourite in Sunday’s 400 particular person medley.

Ledecky’s gold medal was considered one of three gained by the United States on Saturday, by far its greatest efficiency in what had been a lackluster championships for the crew.

Gretchen Walsh earned gold by taking the 50-meter butterfly.

The United States additionally set the world report within the 4×100 blended relay on Saturday, clocking 3 minutes, 18.48 seconds within the swim world championships.

The outdated report was 3:18.83 set in 2023 by Australia. It was solely the second world report set in these championships.

The Americans now have eight gold medals. The championships shut on Sunday.

Information from the Associated Press was used on this report.