Ledecky stretches 22-medal record at worlds with 800 title

BUDAPEST, Hungary (AP) — Katie Ledecky prolonged her report haul of medals from the world swimming championships to 22 along with her newest 800-meter freestyle win on Friday.

Ledecky clocked 8:08.04 to win the occasion for the eighth consecutive time at a worlds or Olympic Video games.

She completed greater than 10 seconds forward of her rivals. Australia’s Kiah Melverton was 10.73 behind in second and Italy’s Simona Quadarella 10.96 behind for third.

Ledecky was beneath 4 seconds off the world report she set on the 2016 Olympics.

It’s her nineteenth gold at a worlds and her fourth this week. She helped the US win the 4×200 freestyle relay closing on Wednesday, two days after she gained the 1,500 freestyle, which got here two days after she gained the 400 freestyle on the primary day of racing in Budapest.

Ledecky has essentially the most medals for a feminine swimmer in world championships historical past. Solely Michael Phelps, who gained 26, has extra.

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Ciarán Fahey, The Related Press