The mens and womens 1500m freestyle world records are ratified and kept by the world governing body for competitive swimming, fina. Jane asher kings cormorants masters swimming club set the record breaking trend for the weekend setting a new world marker in the womens 800m freestyle 8589 years age group. Records can be set in long course 50 metres or short. Katie ledecky wins gold in womens 400 free, breaks her. When canadas philippe gagnon swam the previous 400m s10 world record 4. 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. Ledecky breaks 1500m world record, phelps beaten in thriller. Please refine your search using either the links above or the search form. Britains rebecca adlington set a new world record as she clinched her second swimming gold medal in beijing with victory in the 800m freestyle. Katie ledecky easily beat her previouslyheld world record for the individual 800meter freestyle. The 19yearold, who won gold in the 400m freestyle on monday, destroyed the rest of the field as she finished 2. Reuters american teenager katie ledecky set a world record in the 400 meters freestyle at the u. Ledecky smashes 800m record to claim freestyle treble. National championships in irvine, california on saturday, while michael phelps struggled home.
She is the first person in history to accomplish this feat. 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 wins olympic gold womens 800m freestyle. Weve partnered with selected media partners in the us to bring you olympic channel plus content. Katie ledecky smashes own 800m freestyle world record. 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 world record in the 800meter freestyle. Swimming women 800m freestyle top moments fina world. Sun yang roars to the years world best time in 800m freestyle. Mens 800meter world records, recognized by the iaaf. Cate campbell sets new world record ahead of olympics in 100 metres freestyle. Relay 4 x 100m freestyle, 4 x 200m freestyle, 4 x 100m medley. World record 800 freestyle gold race video on facebook. 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.
Katie ledecky wins gold and breaks her own world record in the womens 800m freestyle. Katie ledecky has set an olympic record with the fastest time in the 800m freestyle heats. Masters world record breaking spectacle british swimming. Not only did ledecky swim her 800meter freestyle heat on thursday morning in olympic record time. Katie ledecky is so amazing shes setting olympic records. Shes broken her own record four times in the past three years. Katie ledecky crushed her own womens 800m freestyle world record, clocking a stunning 8min 6. Katie ledecky sets world record in 800meter freestyle. Current world record holders in swimming olympics at. It was the 12th world record ledecky has set since the 2012 london olympics.
Mens world records lcm share mens world records lcm on. Katie ledecky wins 800m freestyle heat in olympic record. Katie ledecky destroys 800 freestyle world record at 2015. Records can be set in long course 50 metres or short course 25 metres swimming pools.
Since you gave a meter distance, i will presume long course 50m, olympic sized pool. World champion caster semenya has her sights on the more than threedecades old 800metre world record. Advice to swim 800m under 14 minutes the swimming expert. Katie ledecky smashes her own world record in 400 freestyle.
Womens world record progression long course freestyle 50 metres 100 metres 200 metres. Swimming men 800m freestyle top moments fina world. But the 50yard freestyle is a mainstay in american swimming at the prep and collegiate levels, and both of dressels times are significantly better than the preexisting american record, an 18. 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 hold all. Katie ledecky of the united states celebrates winning gold and setting a new world record in the time of 8. Asher is a multiworld record holder and continued her winning ways at the 2016 british masters championships taking a second world record on the evening of day. Womens 800m freestyle mens 1500m freestyle mens 4 x 100m freestyle. Katie ledecky smashes 1500m freestyle world record for a. 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. Ledecky becomes the first olympian since debbie meyer to win the 200, 400 and 800meter freestyle events.
Katie ledecky sets fastest time in the world this year. Katie ledeckys world record 800 freestyle gold race video. We have a new firsttime olympic medalist, as gregorio paltrinieri of italy won the mens 1500m freestyle swimming event to earn the gold. Until 2020, 800 lcm was not an olympic event for men, so i presume you are asking about womens times. In the short course 25 metres swimming events the world s governing body recognizes world records since march 3, 1991 until the 1960s, a world record set in the slightly longer 880 yard race could be considered a world record in. Katie ledecky does it again, breaks world record in 800 free katie ledecky exits the pool after winning the womens 800meter freestyle.
Long course meters womens long course world records as of july 28, 2019 womens long course relay world records as of july 28, 2019 mens long course. Katie ledecky wins 800m freestyle heat in olympic record time. 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. 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. Team usa swimmer katie ledecky has broken so many world records that its difficult to count them, and thats not an exaggeration. Swimming has featured on the programme of all editions of the games since 1896. How many world records has katie ledecky broken so far. Ledecky owns the world record in 800meter freestyle. Connor jaeger of the united states won silver, and the. The spaniard stole the show with record breaking swims in the 200 metre butterfly and 400m individual medley finals on day one and she followed that up by topping the podium in the 800m freestyle. Katie ledecky breaks world record, takes gold in 800meter. Usas katie ledecky sets new olympic record in 800m freestyle heats. Star swimmer sun yang stormed to victory in the mens 800m freestyle with the world s fastest time of the year, while yan zibei tied his new national record in the mens 50m breaststroke at the chinese national swimming championships in qingdao on wednesday. Katie ledecky shatters world record in 800 free, wins fourth gold in rio.
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. Chad le clos breaks world record in 100 metre butterfly. Highlights as usas katie ledecky wins gold in the womens 800m freestyle during the london 2012 olympic games. World record progression 800 metres freestyle wikipedia. World record holder katie ledecky fom usa was involved in a tough battle with italys simona quadarella at the fina world championships. World record holder and olympic champion katie ledecky wins her fourth gold of rio 2016 in the 800m freestyle. Ledecky lowered her sevenmonthold world record in the 800 freestyle by two seconds with a time of 8 minutes 4. Watch katie ledeckys world record shattering swim in the 800 freestyle. Access official results for the swimming event 100m freestyle men at the montreal 1976 summer games olympics, plus view video highlights of top performances.
The world records in swimming are ratified by fina, the international governing body of swimming. After the iaaf was founded in 1912, the first mens 800meter world record recognized by the organization was ted merediths winning time at the 1912 olympics. Since the 19yearold has smashed her own world record on. Katie ledecky shatters world record in 800 free, wins. Katie ledecky swept the 200, 400, 1500 and now the 800 freestyle events with a world record swim time of 8. Facts, quizzes and trivia about swimming world records womens long course, 4x100m freestyle relay, australia, 4x100m medley relay, united states and more. Fina 50mpool world junior records as of july 28, 2016 girls event swimmer time place date 50m freestyle rikako ikee jpn 24.
Javascript must be enabled for the correct page display. Katie ledecky smashes 800m world record at world championships. Katie ledecky does it again, breaks world record in 800. In the united states, we generally swim either scy or lcm. After a week of feeling under the weather, katie ledecky roars back to win the 800m freestyle at the world swimming championships. Michael phelps gets silver in his final individual race. Katie ledecky won her first individual gold medal of the rio olympics in recordbreaking fashion. Katie ledecky is so amazing shes setting olympic records in preliminary heats. Katie ledecky breaks world record, takes gold in 800meter freestyle. Usas katie ledecky sets new olympic record in 800m. At the fina world championships 2019 in gwangju, he did it again in the 800m freestyle, and grabbed a european record in the process. Fina 25m pool world records as of july 28, 2016 men event swimmer time place date 50m freestyle florent manaudou fra 20.
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