Katie Ledecky crushes second world record in a week

Katie Ledecky smashes second world record in week

Katie Ledecky, a swimming sensation, broke 2 of women's records in just one week. Author : Rutik Tiwari

At the FINA World Cup in Indianapolis, Ledecky broke Mireia Belmonte of Spain's previous 800m record by nearly two seconds

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Ledecky, 25, surpassed Belmonte's previous record of 7:59.34 from 2013 by swimming in a time of 7:57.42

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The big picture: Ledecky has won four world championships and three Olympic gold medals in the 800 metres

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'After last week, I truly pushed myself,' Ledecky apparently told FINA. It's great to have so many fans here to encourage us

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"Honestly most of that emotion was just because it hurt a lot so when something hurts that much you want to see a great result like that," Ledecky said

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– "I felt good and very pleased with the outcome in both that and the 200m."

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Ledecky is the female swimmer with the most Olympic medals - 10, including seven gold medals, according to NPR

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By breaking a second short-course world record in a week, Katie Ledecky successfully finished her 2022 World Cup season

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For the first time in her career, Ledecky now holds the 1,500-meter and 800-meter world records in both the long and short courses

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