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From the very start, this was different from any 800-meter freestyle Katie Ledecky had ever swum. The usual empty water that surrounds her as she crushes the competition, racing only herself, was gone. She had company to her left, company to her right. Someone was there every single time she took a breath—pressing her, chasing her, testing the depth of …

Still the queen: Katie Ledecky wins 800 meters over Summer McIntosh  The Washington PostView Full Coverage on Google News Source link

Katie Ledecky’s historic reign continues after she beat rival Summer McIntosh in one of the biggest non-Olympic swimming races during Saturday’s women’s 800-meter freestyle at the World Aquatics Championships in Singapore. [Join or create a Yahoo Fantasy Football league for the 2025 NFL season] The race, dubbed “the biggest race of this century, men or women, from outside of the …

SINGAPORE (AP) — The Americans set a world relay record and piled up three gold medals Saturday in what’s been an otherwise frustrating swimming world championships for them. And at the heart of the turnaround on the next-to-last day of the worlds in Singapore was none other than 28-year-old Katie Ledecky, the most decorated female swimmer in history. Despite the …

In what may have been the best championship race of her career, Katie Ledecky won an 800m freestyle that lived up to the hype, becoming the first swimmer to capture a seventh world title in one event. Ledecky swam 8:05.62 to beat Australian Lani Pallister (8:05.98) and Canadian Summer McIntosh (8:07.29) in a showdown among the three fastest women in …

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 …

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 …