American swimming nice Katie Ledecky has set her first world file in seven years.
The 28-year-old gained the 800m freestyle on the Tyr Professional Collection meet in Florida in eight minutes and 4.12 seconds, beating a file she posted 9 years in the past.
The time bettered the earlier mark of 8:04.79, which the nine-time Olympic champion set whereas profitable gold on the Rio 2016 Video games.
It’s the sixth time that Ledecky has set a brand new mark within the occasion since taking the file from Nice Britain’s two-time Olympic champion Rebecca Adlington in 2013.
Earlier than her newest feat, Ledecky’s most up-to-date world file had come within the 1500m freestyle in Could 2018 and she or he holds 4 in complete – for lengthy and brief course in each the 800m and 1500m freestyle.
Ledecky, who swept both titles at both the Paris 2024 and Tokyo 2020 Video games, has hit some advantageous kind over the previous week.
She posted her second-fastest 400m freestyle time on Thursday – her greatest in 9 years – and the second-fastest 1500m freestyle time in historical past on Wednesday.
Earlier on Saturday, compatriot Gretchen Walsh beat her personal 100m butterfly world file, clocking 55.09 seconds.
The 22-year-old holds essentially the most present world information with 9 – 5 particular person and 4 relays.
Each Walsh and Ledecky be wanting so as to add to their tallies of World Championship medals on the 2025 version in Singapore from 11 July-3 August.
