The first world record in the mens 800 metres freestyle in long course 50 metres swimming was recognised by the international swimming federation fina in 1908. Katie ledecky smashes 1500m freestyle world record for a. The world records in swimming are ratified by fina, the international governing body of. Katie ledecky shatters world record in 800 free, wins gold. Katie ledecky managed to secure her fourht gold of the rio olympic games in the pool on friday night after comfortably winning the womens 800m freestyle final. This is a history of the progression of the world record for the swimming event. The world records in swimming are ratified by fina, the international governing body of swimming. Katie ledecky wins olympic gold womens 800m freestyle.
Dressel also added his name to the record books by recording world. Katie ledecky wins gold, breaks world record in 800. Katie ledecky broke her own world record in the 1500m freestyle on the opening day of the tyr pro swim series with a time of 15 min, 20. Katie ledecky of united states celebrates on the podium after winning gold in the womens 800m freestyle final on day 7 of the rio 2016 olympic games at the. The torch at age 19, shes both the youngest member of the u. Ledecky rewrites the history books with 800m freestyle win. A gold in the 4x200 freestyle, and a silver in the 4x100 freestyle.
Katie hoff smashed the american record in the womens 400m freestyle with a blistering time of 4. Katie ledecky just about started the new year with a world record in austin, texas, on saturday ledecky clocked 8. The impressive swim makes her the first swimmer, male or female, to take first place in the 200, 400, 800 and 1,500 freestyle events at a single. On august 23, 1931, yvonne goddard of france clocked 12. Swimming world records, national records and age group records. Katie ledecky latest news on katie ledecky read breaking. The american teenager katie ledecky smashed the world record for the 1500m freestyle to take her second gold medal, after the 800m, at the world championships on tuesday in barcelona. Ford konno bio, stats, and results olympics at sports. The first world record in the mens 800 metres was recognized by the international association of athletics federations in 1912 as of june 21, 2011, 23 world records have been ratified by the iaaf in the event. Katie ledecky blows away field, wins 800meter freestyle. Apr 19, 2020 by the time the american was done racing, she had gone down in history as an olympic and world record pioneer who set 16 world records on freestyle in just 16 months.
Aug 12, 2016 katie ledecky shatters world record in 800 free, wins fourth gold in rio. Ledecky rewrites swimming record books american teenager katie ledecky has become the first swimmer to win the 200m, 400m, 800m and 1500m freestyle events at. He set his first world record at the 800m freestyle in 1951 and that record remained on the books for five years. Katie ledecky smashes first world record since rio in. Katie ledecky shatters world record in 800 free, wins fourth. Helene madison 90th anniversary of the advent of the. These records are maintainedrecognized by fina, which oversees international competitive swimming and aquatics the drop in world record times in the 20082009 coincided. Katie ledecky smashes world record in 800meter freestyle. Queensland girls launch record breaking mac attack at nsw. Katie ledecky sets a new world record and smashes the. Katie ledecky smashes world record in the 800meter freestyle. Ledecky, the dominant freestyler in world swimming, now holds the world records in the 400m, 800m and 1500m freestyle, making her the first woman since us distance great janet evans to. Katie ledecky broke her own 800m freestyle world record on saturday by claiming an historic fifth gold medal at the world swimming championships to complete the sweep of freestyle titles.
Gwangju, south korea twentyone times in her storied career, katie ledecky has gone faster than her winning effort on saturday in the 800meter freestyle at. Queensland girls launch record breaking mac attack at. The mens and womens 1500m freestyle world records are ratified and kept by the world governing body for competitive swimming, fina. Katie ledecky shatters world record in 800 free, wins fourth gold in rio. Katie ledecky breaks a 31 year old meet record womens. Great britains sebastian coe owned the 800meter world record for the longest time, from july 5, 1979, through aug. Ledecky finished one of the most impressive individual performances at one olympics on friday night, winning her third individual gold medal this one in the womens 800meter freestyle, which.
World record progression 200 metres freestyle wikipedia. Katie ledecky sets world record in 800meter freestyle. This article includes the world record progression for the 4. Jan 18, 2016 katie ledecky crushed her own womens 800m freestyle world record, clocking a stunning 8min 6. Along with her world title in the 800m freestyle, ledecky claimed silver. When canadas philippe gagnon swam the previous 400m s10 world record 4. Katie ledecky rallies for gold in 800 free at world. Katie ledecky smashes own 800m freestyle world record. Jul 27, 2019 gwangju, south korea twentyone times in her storied career, katie ledecky has gone faster than her winning effort on saturday in the 800meter freestyle at the world swimming championships. Shane gould am mbe sport australia hall of fame member profile. Jul 30, 20 the american teenager katie ledecky smashed the world record for the 1500m freestyle to take her second gold medal, after the 800m, at the world championships on tuesday in barcelona. As expected, katie ledecky absolutely dominated the field in the womens 800m freestyle to smash her own world record and win her fourth olympic gold of these games putting her in an elite class. The short course world records have been kept since 1991. Ledecky breaks 1500m world record, phelps beaten in thriller.
Check out all world records, american records and other swimming records in swimming worlds record book. This race is competed for both sexes at fina world championships, some major finasanctioned international competitions such as pan pacs, as well as most major national championships, fina world cup events, and grand prix meets in the us. Swimming has featured on the programme of all editions of the games since 1896. Katie ledecky nearly breaks 800m freestyle world record in.
Ford konno won six ncaa titles and during his career, which took off shortly after world war ii, he won 12 aau individual titles. Katie ledecky blows away field, wins 800meter freestyle in. The world records are recognized by and maintained by fina. We took a look at the 1718 boys all time rankings and ledeckys 800 time is the. That world record has been a monkey on my back since i just missed it in london, said silverman, who now holds four world records including the mens 800m freestyle, the 1,500m free and the 400m individual medley. Katie ledecky breaks 800m freestyle record, claims fifth world gold. May 16, 2018 katie ledecky broke her own world record in the 1500m freestyle on the opening day of the tyr pro swim series with a time of 15 min, 20. Katie ledecky sets world record in 800m freestyle, becomes 1st woman since 1968 to sweep 200, 400 and 800 in a single olympics. It is a listing of the fastesttimeever swum in the event, in both long course 50m and short course 25m swimming pool. The first world record in the mens 800 metres freestyle in long course 50 metres swimming was recognised by the international swimming federation fina in.
Katie ledecky wins the 800meter freestyle and shatters the world record. Fina recognises world records in the following events for both men and women, except for the mixed relays, where teams consist of two men and two women, in any order. Dahlas father greg rogers was a member of australias silvermedal winning 4x200m freestyle relay in mexico 1968 and elford was a finalist in both the 400 and 800m freestyle. Fina recognises world records in the following events for both men and women, 1 2 except for the mixed relays, where teams consist of two men and two. Katie ledecky crushed her own womens 800m freestyle world record, clocking a stunning 8min 6. Aug 12, 2016 katie ledecky shatters world record in 800 free, wins gold ledecky finished one of the most impressive individual performances at one olympics on friday night, winning her third individual gold medal. Zach zona, an s8 paraswimmer, broke the world record in the 800m freestyle with a time of 9. Her swim today lowers the world record, national age group record, the american record, and the us open record. The latter number was inserted into the record books when the iaaf began mandating automatic timing for the mark in 1981.
Katie ledecky, kiah melverton and erica sullivan and more come to atlanta to. In an amazing display of speed, the 19yearold bests her nearest competitor by almost 12 seconds. One world record simply wasnt enough for ledeckythe american swimmer utterly dominated her competition in the 800m freestyle race, finishing at 8. Katie ledecky sets world record for 800m freestyle katie ledecky exits the pool after winning the womens 800m freestyle event in texas and setting a new world record nicole jeffery. Michael phelps gets silver in his final individual race. Katie ledecky was in worldrecord form in winning the womens 800meter freestyle race. Mens 800meter world records, recognized by the iaaf. Ledecky finished one of the most impressive individual performances at one olympics on friday night, winning her third individual gold medal. Aug, 2016 ledecky lowered her sevenmonthold world record in the 800 freestyle by two seconds with a time of 8 minutes 4. Katie ledecky smashes first world record since rio in dream. Ledecky, 18, is the first swimmer to win the 200m, 400m, 800m and 1500m at the same worlds and did so in style, capping a sensational week with a world record 800m time of eight minutes 7.
Katie ledecky wins gold and breaks her own world record in the womens 800m freestyle. Records can be set in long course 50 metres or short course 25 metres swimming pools. The most uptodate swimming records for the world and national swimming organizations. Katie ledecky shatters world record in 800 free, wins gold ledecky finished one of the most impressive individual performances at one olympics on. World record holder and olympic champion katie ledecky wins her fourth gold of rio 2016 in the 800m freestyle. The first world record on file for this event on the mens side not even a meters swim it was recorded in yards. The first world record in the womens 800 metres freestyle in long course 50 metres swimming was recognised by the international swimming federation fina in 1931. Katie ledecky shatters world record in 800 free, wins. Feb 16, 2008 katie hoff smashed the american record in the womens 400m freestyle with a blistering time of 4. Katie ledecky shatters her own world record in 800meter. Katie ledecky of united states celebrates on the podium after winning gold in the womens 800m freestyle final on. Dahlas father greg rogers was a member of australias silvermedal winning 4x200m freestyle relay in mexico 1968 and elford was a.
World record progression 800 metres freestyle wikipedia. Ledecky lowered her sevenmonthold world record in the 800 freestyle by two seconds with a time of 8 minutes 4. For men the event has been recognized since 1908 in a long course pool, and for women the record is kept as far back as 1922, even though this event is only competed at the olympics on the mens side. Katie ledeckys world record 800 freestyle gold race video. Uvas leah smith wins world title in 800m freestyle. Aug 03, 2012 highlights as usas katie ledecky wins gold in the womens 800m freestyle during the london 2012 olympic games. Until the 1960s, a world record set in the slightly longer 880 yard race could be considered a world record in the 800 metres freestyle. Swimming 800m freestyle women katie ledecky of the united states celebrates winning gold and setting a new world record in the time of 8.
It was definitely a goal coming into this meet to be under that time, said zona. Katie ledecky obliterated the field and her own world record in winning the 800m freestyle at the rio olympics on friday, uniting the 200m, 400m and 800m titles for the first time since 1968. Aug 08, 2015 the impressive swim makes her the first swimmer, male or female, to take first place in the 200, 400, 800 and 1,500 freestyle events at a single world championship. Gould closed out her olympic performance with silver in the 800m freestyle. Helene madison 90th anniversary of the advent of the queen. Ledecky rewrites swimming record books american teenager katie ledecky has become the first swimmer to win the 200m, 400m, 800m and 1500m freestyle events at the same world championships.
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