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AMERICAN Katie Ledecky entered the record books as she smashed the women’s 800m world record to claim her fifth gold medal of a remarkable world championships yesterday.

Katie Ledecky, the 18-year-old American, rallied to win the 200-meter freestyle at the world championships in Kazan, Russia, on Wednesday night, beating a stellar field that included defending champion Missy Franklin of the United States and two-time victor Federica Pellegrini of...

She had no idea she’d just set a world record at the Swimming World Championships in Kazan, Russia. There are distance swimmers, and there are sprinters.The USA’s Katie Ledecky has put her name in the record books yet again by smashing her own world record in the...

Italian Federica Pellegrini put together a valiant effort to earn the silver medal in 1:55.32, marking the sixth consecutive time that she has finished on the podium in this event, dating to the 2005 World Champs in Montreal. The 18-year-old American Olympic gold medalist just...

Sun* took silver in 1:45.20, the bronze to world record holder and the 2009 champion Paul Biedermann (GER) in 1:45.38. Ryan Lochte and Chad Le Clos finished in fourth and sixth.

She set the world record of 3:58.37 at last years Pan Pacific championships in Australia. Bravo for dreaming big.

“I was barely even focusing on this morning’s swim”, she said.

Katie Ledecky of the United States opened an ambitious program at the world swimming championships with an easy victory in the 400-meter freestyle Sunday night. The U.S. team of Missy Franklin, Margo Geer, Lia Neal and Simone Manuel was third at 3:34.61.