Katie Ledecky won the 1,500-meter freestyle with ease at the World Aquatics Championships in a landmark victory which made her the most decorated female swimmer at the worlds with 20 golds overall, 15 of which have come in individual events. Know more:
Katie Ledecky has won seven Olympic golds and she’s talking about racing not just next in Paris but perhaps also in Los Angeles in 2028.FUKUOKA, Japan—Katie Ledecky won the 1,500-meter freestyle with ease on Tuesday at the World Aquatics Championships in a landmark victory which made her the most decorated female swimmer at the worlds with 20 golds overall, 15 of which have come in individual events.
“The last couple of years I’ve just tried to be really locked in on my stroke,” Ledecky said, improving quickly post-pandemic. “That was a really good performance from me — very pleased.” Murphy, a four-time Olympic gold medalist and the defending world champion in the 200 backstroke, edged Italian Thomas Ceccon by .05 seconds. Murphy clocked 52.22 and Ceccon 52.27, with bronze for American Hunter Armstrong in 52.58.
“It felt awful,” Popovici said.“ But that means that we can improve something and that’s a good thing. Because if you have the absolute perfect race … you have nothing else to improve.Ruta Meilutyte of Lithuania captured gold in the women’s 100 breaststroke in 1:04.62, ahead of Tatjana Schoenmaker of South Africa and third-place Lydia Jacoby of the US World-record holder Lilly King was fourth. The American finished in 1:06.02.
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