Ledecky Breaks First World Record In Seven Years

American swimming awesome Katie Ledecky has group her first world grounds successful 7 years.

The 28-year-old won nan 800m freestyle astatine nan Tyr Pro Series meet successful Florida successful 8 minutes and 4.12 seconds, beating a grounds she posted 9 years ago.

The clip bettered nan erstwhile people of 8:04.79, which nan nine-time Olympic champion group while winning golden astatine nan Rio 2016 Games.

It is nan sixth clip that Ledecky has group a caller people successful nan arena since taking nan grounds from Great Britain's two-time Olympic champion Rebecca Adlington successful 2013.

Before her latest feat, Ledecky's astir caller world grounds had travel successful nan 1500m freestyle successful May 2018 and she holds 4 successful full - for agelong and short people successful some nan 800m and 1500m freestyle.

Ledecky, who swept some titles astatine some nan Paris 2024 and Tokyo 2020 Games, has deed immoderate good shape complete nan past week.

She posted her second-fastest 400m freestyle clip connected Thursday - her champion successful 9 years - and nan second-fastest 1500m freestyle clip successful history connected Wednesday.

Earlier connected Saturday, compatriot Gretchen Walsh hit her ain 100m butterfly world record, clocking 55.09 seconds.

The 22-year-old holds nan astir existent world records pinch 9 - 5 individual and 4 relays.

Both Walsh and Ledecky beryllium looking to adhd to their tallies of World Championship medals astatine nan 2025 version successful Singapore from 11 July-3 August.