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SevenOlympic gold medalist Katie Ledecky continued her dominance at the FINA World Championships on Friday, sweeping all four events. , Achieved 8 consecutive victories. She won the women's 800m freestyle.
Ledecky, 25, outperformed her opponent in 8 minutes 8.04 seconds and over 10 seconds ahead of Australia's second-placed Kiah Melverton. She has won five consecutive titles in the world and eight consecutive 800-meter free races, including the Olympic finish.
Team US Katie Ledecky is 2022 The women's 800m freestyle final on the 7th day of the 2022 Budapest FINA World Swimming Championships at Duna Arena in Budapest, Hungary on June 24, 2014. (Photo by Tom Pennington / Getty Images)
"I think of London," Ledecky said of his first victory at the 2012 Olympic Games. .. "I aimed not to be a one-hit wonder. Here we are 10 years from now. So I'm really proud of it and looking forward to the future.
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" I'm happy with that, "she said. It's a great end of the week.
Katie Team United States Ledecky, 2022 6 We will be competing in the Women's 800m Freestyle Final on the 7th day of the Budapest 2022 FINA World Swimming Championships at Duna Arena in Budapest, Hungary on the 24th of March. (Photo by Dean Mouhtaropoulos / Getty Images)
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Ledecky This year, she brought back her first world gold medal for 400 free, followed by 1,500 free gold medals. On Wednesday, she helpedwin her team USAfirst in the 4x200 freestyle relay. And two days later, she gained an edge in the trademark race.
"This is just the beginning and very exciting for me," she said after sweeping the event.
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US team gold medalist Katie Ledecky takes a photo at the women's 800m medal ceremony 2022 The 7th day freestyle final of the 2022 Budapest FINA World Swimming Championships at Duna Arena in Budapest, Hungary on June 24, 2014. (Photo by Maddie Meyer / Getty Images)
Ledecky has most of the female swimmer medals102} A total of 22 medals, including 19 gold in the history of the World Championships. Only Michael Phelps, who has won 26, has more.
The Associated Press contributed to this report.
