Katie Ledecky stays the gold commonplace within the 800-meter freestyle.
The American swimming star gained the 800 free Saturday on the swimming world championships, monitoring down Summer time McIntosh. The 18-year-old Canadian star was main after 700 meters earlier than fading and ceding the race to Ledecky, who gained in 8:05.62, with Lani Pallister of Australia taking silver (8:05.98) and McIntosh (8:07.29) settling for bronze.
Ledecky mentioned she was not conscious she was trailing. She glanced down at at a race-results sheet to substantiate it.
“I did not know,” she mentioned. “I simply knew it was shut the entire manner. There have been occasions the place I believed I used to be simply going to interrupt away. I used to be simply glad I used to be up there.
“You simply by no means know if you dive what everybody’s ways are going to be – or what is going on to occur,” she added. “It was enjoyable to only be in that form of a race. Simply attempt to make small strikes simply right here and there.”
Ledecky, who first gained the 800 freestyle on the 2012 Olympics, has not misplaced within the self-discipline since. She has now gained 23 gold medals at world championships and 30 general. Add to that 9 Olympic gold medals and 14 Olympics medals general.
McIntosh has gained three gold medals in Singapore and was attempting for 5. She is going to come up brief, although she would be the favourite in Sunday’s 400 particular person medley.
Ledecky’s gold medal was certainly one of three gained by america on Saturday, by far its greatest efficiency in what had been a lackluster championships for the group.
Gretchen Walsh earned gold by taking the 50-meter butterfly.
The USA additionally set the world document within the 4×100 combined relay on Saturday, clocking 3 minutes, 18.48 seconds within the swim world championships.
The outdated document was 3:18.83 set in 2023 by Australia. It was solely the second world document set in these championships.
The Individuals now have eight gold medals. The championships shut on Sunday.
Data from the Related Press was used on this report.