US EditionKatie Ledecky Wins 1,500-Meter Freestyle Gold at the World Aquatics Championships, Her 22nd World Title
SINGAPORE, JUL 29 – Katie Ledecky secured her sixth 1500m freestyle world title with a time of 15:26.44, while Simona Quadarella set a European record with silver in Singapore.
- Katie Ledecky secured her 22nd global championship gold by winning the 1,500-meter freestyle title on Tuesday during the international swimming competition held in Singapore.
- Ledecky returned to this event after missing last year to focus on the Olympics and had been in strong form, breaking her own 800m record in May.
- She finished in 15:26.44, beating Italy’s Simona Quadarella who set a European record of 15:31.79, while Australia’s Lani Pallister took bronze in 15:41.18.
- Ledecky explained that Lani set a strong pace early on, and she aimed to start quickly while maintaining enough ease to progress throughout the race; she was pleased with her overall performance and timing.
- This victory reinforced Ledecky’s dominance in the 1,500m freestyle, extending her unbeaten streak at world championships and raising implications for her continued legacy.
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Katie Ledecky remains unbeatable in 1,500 freestyle taking title again at worlds
Katie Ledecky has ceded a tiny bit of ground in other events, but she’s still unbeatable in the 1,500-meter freestyle. She won it again Tuesday in the swimming world championships in Singapore, finishing in 15 minutes, 26.44 seconds. Simona Quadarella of Italy took silver in 15:31.79 – a European record…
And Katie, all smiles, becomes Ledecky, who pulls out the fang to devour meters and rivals, who he leaves on the road while she concentrates on the next stroke, on the next breath, in the ensuing triumph. In Singapore, the 1,500 returned to be his , without opposition, as much as Lani Pallister first and Simona Quadarella later (record of Europe) dare to try the miracle that did not arrive. He reached the rivals to animate the race in the first …
Katie Ledecky Remains Unbeatable in the 1,500 Freestyle Taking the Title Again at the Worlds
Get latest articles and stories on Sports at LatestLY. Katie Ledecky has ceded a tiny bit of ground in other events, but she's still unbeatable in the 1,500-meter freestyle. Sports News | Katie Ledecky Remains Unbeatable in the 1,500 Freestyle Taking the Title Again at the Worlds.
At the age of 28, with a decade already behind her back in the elite, Katie Ledecky continues to swim in another plane, as if the logic of time and generational renewal were not with her. This Tuesday, in the Singapore Arena, she again demonstrated it with her sixth world title in the 1,500 meters freestyle, a feat that no other swimmer, man or woman, has reached in this distance. She not only wins: she continues to set the pace of history. Her …
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