American swimmer Katie Ledecky has a chance to claim a record-breaking 16th individual world title when she swims in the 800-meter freestyle at the World Aquatics Championships Saturday.
Katie Ledecky is paving the road to theLedecky tied American swimmer Michael Phelps, the most decorated Olympian of all time, for the most individual world titles earlier this week with her victory in the 1,500-meter freestyle at theKatie Ledecky competes in the Women's 1500m Freestyle final on day three of the Fukuoka 2023 World Aquatics Championships at Marine Messe Fukuoka Hall A on July 25, 2023 in Fukuoka, Japan.
However, with her final individual event, the women’s 800-meter freestyle, still ahead of her, Lececky stands to break that tie and more. "It feels great, I’m just really enjoying swimming right now and especially my distance events, I’ve just been feeling great," Ledecky told NBC Sports after winning gold with a time of 15 minutes, 26.27 seconds.
"I feel like I’m getting better each time I swim them and that’s what you love to see. You love to see improvement and that’s been my biggest goal over the last couple of years." Katie Ledecky prepares in the Women's 800m Freestyle Heats on day six of the Fukuoka 2023 World Aquatics Championships at Marine Messe Fukuoka Hall A on July 28, 2023 in Fukuoka, Japan.
Ledecky beat the second-place finisher by 17 seconds, the third-quickest time of her career in that event. The victory also means that Ledecky is the first person to win five
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