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Katie Ledecky once again proved untouchable in her signature event, holding off a star-studded field to win her seventh world title in the 800m freestyle on Saturday in Singapore, a feat no swimmer has ever achieved in a single event. The 28-year-old American delivered a championship-record 8:05.62 to edge Australia’s Lani Pallister (8:05.98) and Canada’s Summer McIntosh (8:07.29) in one …

Katie Ledecky stubbornly refused to give up her 800-meter freestyle crown Saturday at the world championships in Singapore, winning that race for a seventh consecutive time and fending off Canada’s Summer McIntosh who led a field of talented young, would-be usurpers. The seven world wins put Ledecky to the top of charts of most triumphs in a single event, as …

Katie Ledecky Remains Goat’ed After Winning a Legendary 800 Free at the World Championships  SwimSwam Katie Ledecky wins seventh consecutive world title in 800 freestyle  NBC News Katie Ledecky wins gold in 800m freestyle at swimming world championships  USA Today Ledecky wins 800m freestyle world title over Pallister and McIntosh in classic  theguardian.com Summer McIntosh faces greatest challenge yet in historic medal chase  The Globe …

In one of the most consequential non-Olympic races in years, all-time swimming great Katie Ledecky could face an unprecedented challenge Saturday from Canadian teen Summer McIntosh in an event the American has owned for more than a decade. The pair will compete in the 800-meter freestyle final of the swimming world championships, in a race that’ll be streamed live on …

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Katie Ledecky continues 15-year unbeaten streak in 1,500 freestyle  The Washington Post Katie Ledecky remains unbeatable in the 1,500 freestyle taking the title again at the worlds  AP News Katie Ledecky wins 1,500-meter freestyle gold at the World Aquatics Championships, her 22nd world title  CNN Katie Ledecky, still dominant in 1,500 freestyle, wins swimming worlds gold  The New York Times The water calls Ledecky …

Katie Ledecky extended her 15-year win streak in the 1500m freestyle and broke career medal ties with Michael Phelps and Ryan Lochte at the World Swimming Championships on Tuesday. Ledecky earned her sixth title in the 1500m free and 22nd world title overall. She clocked 15 minutes, 26.44 seconds in Singapore, comfortably prevailing by 5.35 seconds over Italian Simona Quadarella. …

Nobody swims the 1500m freestyle better than Katie Ledecky. The American turned in yet another dominant performance Tuesday, winning the event at the World Aquatics Championships with one of her best times. Ledecky finished the race in 15:26:44. That was five seconds better than Simona Quadarella, who took silver Tuesday. Lani Pallister finished third. Advertisement Ledecky trailed Pallister early in …

Booker Prize Nominees Include Novels by Kiran Desai, Katie Kitamura and Susan Choi  The New York Times Most global Booker prize longlist in a decade features Kiran Desai and Tash Aw  The Guardian Booker Prize winner Kiran Desai is up for the award again with a long-awaited novel  WTOP Booker prize longlist 2025: our critic’s verdict  The Times Here are the 13 books that …

The 2025 World Aquatics Championships are underway and Team USA got off to a slow start after several swimmers came down with a stomach bug. SwimSwam reported that a significant chunk of Team USA suffered from acute gastroenteritis at its pre-world championship training camp in Thailand. One coach with an athlete on the team described the amount of swimmers affected …