American Ledecky sweeps to fourth 1,500m freestyle world title | More sports News – Times of India
Ledecky, who won the women’s 400 metres freestyle event on the opening day, cruised to the gold medal with a time of 15 minutes and 30.15 seconds.
The 25-year-old finished more than 14 seconds ahead of compatriot Katie Grimes who took the silver while Australia’s Lani Pallister took the bronze.
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“I love this pool, I knew I put in the work to have a good swim and got into a rhythm,” Ledecky said.
“I’ve got the relay, that’s next on the agenda and then I will tackle the 800m. We’ll see (if I can get a record).”
Earlier, Romanian teenager David Popovici smashed the world junior record as he powered to victory to take gold in the men’s 200 metres freestyle event.
The 17-year-old became the first male Romanian swimmer to win gold at the world championships as he finished with a time of 1:43.21.
He finished more than a second ahead of South Korea’s Hwang Sun-woo while Britain’s reigning Olympic champion Tom Dean finished third.
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