Katie Ledecky confirmed the up-and-comers who remains to be the boss.
Ledecky gained the 800 meters on Saturday on the World Aquatics Championships in Singapore, heading off challenges from 18-year-old rising star Summer season McIntosh of Canada and Australia’s Lani Pallister, to proceed her 13-year dominance within the distance.
The 28-year-old Ledecky posted her fourth-fastest time ever at 8:05.62 however discovered herself trailing McIntosh on the 700m mark earlier than overtaking the Canadian and holding off a late cost from Pallister, 23.
Ledecky’s time was a world-championship file. Pallister completed at 8:05.98 to develop into the one girl aside from Ledecky or McIntosh with a time under 8:10 within the 800. McIntosh swam the race in 8:07.29.
With the victory, Ledecky turned the primary swimmer to win seven world titles in the identical race. She additionally has 4 Olympic gold medals on the distance and is anticipated to hunt so as to add to her haul within the Los Angeles Video games in 2028.
“It has been a very nice season, and I feel coming into tonight, it doesn’t matter what the end result was, I used to be going to be actually proud of my season,” Ledecky mentioned on Peacock after the race. “I feel that simply took the strain off and allowed me to benefit from the race and form of respect that second.”
The victory represents her twenty third world championship and thirtieth medal. She is second to solely Michael Phelps in each, who has 26 and 33, respectively.
“That final 100 was fairly worrying,” Ledecky mentioned. “You do not need to push it too early. … I used to be simply placing every little thing I had into it.”
She’s going to take a brief break.
“I’ll attempt to take a breather now and reset and get again to work,” she mentioned. “As a result of I’ve acquired numerous work to do.”
Ledecky additionally gained the 1,500-meter freestyle earlier this week.
Additionally Saturday, American Gretchen Walsh gained her second gold medal this week together with her victory within the 50-meter butterfly in a time of 24.83. Kaylee McKeown of Australia gained the 200m backstroke in 2:03.33.
The U.S. set a world file in successful the blended 4×100-meter freestyle with a time of three:18.48. Jack Alexy, Patrick Sammon, Kate Douglss and Torri Huske achieved the feat.
–Area Stage Media
–Area Stage Media