Gazeta Buenos Aires - US swim star Ledecky smashes her longstanding 800m freestyle world record

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US swim star Ledecky smashes her longstanding 800m freestyle world record
US swim star Ledecky smashes her longstanding 800m freestyle world record / Photo: Carmen Mandato - GETTY IMAGES NORTH AMERICA/AFP/File

US swim star Ledecky smashes her longstanding 800m freestyle world record

Nine-time Olympic gold medallist Katie Ledecky shattered her near nine-year-old record in the 800m freestyle on Saturday, clocking 8min 04.12 to win at the Tyr Pro Swim Series meeting in Fort Lauderdale, Florida.

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Ledecky, 28, improved on the previous record of 8:04.79 that she set at the Rio de Janeiro Olympics on August 12, 2016.

It was Ledecky's first world record in a long-course 50m pool since 2018.

The performance capped a stellar week for Ledecky, who posted the second-fastest 1,500m free in history on Wednesday and swam the second-fastest 400m free of her career a day later.

Jillian Cox was second, 19.46sec back on 8:23.58. Claire Weinstein was third in 8:26.06.

D.Flores--GBA