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☆ Katie Ledecky opens up on breaking Michael Phelps’ historic record and Paris 2024 preparation
  + stars: | 2023-08-08 | by ( Kaitlan Collins | Thomas Schlachter | Homero De La Fuente | ) edition.cnn.com   time to read: +5 min
CNN —She might recently have surpassed the legendary Michael Phelps for the most career individual world swimming titles, but Katie Ledecky says the thrill of winning remains as powerful as ever. Ledecky eclipsed Phelps’ tally of 15 world swimming titles at the 2023 World Aquatic Championships in Fukuoka, Japan, in July. It was so much fun to represent Team USA at the international level again,” Ledecky told CNN’s The Source with Kaitlan Collins. For this reason, overtaking such a great of the sport was something that Ledecky hadn’t spent any time contemplating. “Michael [Phelps] is someone that I’ve known for a long time now and to break that record was cool.
Persons: Michael Phelps, Katie Ledecky, Ledecky, Phelps ’, ” Ledecky, Kaitlan Collins, “ I’ve, Clive Rose, Phelps, Ledecky hadn’t, “ Michael, “ I’m, “ It’s, Manan Vatsyayana, “, Oli Scarff, Simone Biles, I’ve Organizations: CNN, Team USA, University of Florida, University of Stanford, Getty Locations: Fukuoka, Japan, Paris, AFP, Stanford
☆ Katie Ledecky ties Michael Phelps’ record with dominant performance at World Championships
  + stars: | 2023-07-25 | by ( Ben Morse | ) edition.cnn.com   time to read: +1 min
CNN —US swimmer Katie Ledecky tied another swimming icon, Michael Phelps, for the most career individual world swimming titles on Tuesday. The 26-year-old won her 15th individual world title as she dominated the 1,500-meter freestyle at the world championships in Fukuoka, Japan. In doing so, she leveled the record set by 23-time Olympic gold medalist Phelps for the most individual world swimming titles, something Ledecky called an “honor.”“I’ve known Michael for many years now, looked up to him as a little kid,” Ledecky said in a press conference after her win. Just going to keep going and continue to do my best every time I race.”According to USA Swimming, Ledecky is the first woman to win 20 world titles – she has won five team golds. She won in the third best time ever swum in the event, only behind her world record set in 2018 and her World Championships record set in 2015.
Persons: Katie Ledecky, Michael Phelps, Ledecky, Simona Quadarella, Li Bingjie, Phelps, ”, Michael, ” Ledecky, “, It’s, I’m, poolside, “ It’s Organizations: CNN, Team USA Locations: Fukuoka, Japan, Maryland
☆ Katie Ledecky breaks yet another world record
  + stars: | 2022-11-06 | by ( Issy Ronald | ) edition.cnn.com   time to read: +1 min
CNN —A week after she obliterated the 1500m short-course record, Katie Ledecky broke another – this time in the 800m as she stormed to victory at the FINA World Cup in Indianapolis. The American shaved almost two seconds off Mireia Belmonte’s previous record of 7:59.34, setting a new best time of 7:57.42. Ledecky almost broke this record last week when she completed the 1500m in record time with a split time of 8:00.58, a second off world-record pace. “I pushed myself a lot after last week,” Ledecky said, according to FINA’s, the sport’s world governing body, website. Maddie Meyer/Getty ImagesAnd like her record-breaking 1500m swim, Ledecky led from the first turn, always ahead of world-record pace, and never seemed to be troubled by her fellow competitors.
☆ Katie Ledecky obliterates short-course 1500m freestyle world record
  + stars: | 2022-10-30 | by ( Issy Ronald | ) edition.cnn.com   time to read: +2 min
And on Saturday the American obliterated yet another world record – this time in the 1500m short-course freestyle as she completed the race in 15:08.24, 10 seconds faster than anyone has done so before. “I felt good and very pleased with the outcome in both that and the 200m.”Ledecky distanced all her competitors to win and set a new world record. Steve Russell/Toronto Star/Getty ImagesLedecky’s time was so fast that she almost broke the 800m world record in the same event, with a split time of 8:00.58, a second off world-record pace. Capturing the 1500m short-course record marked the American’s first world record in a 25m pool as all her others have come in the long-course or in a 50m pool. “I didn’t have it as a set goal (to break the world record),” Ledecky said, according to FINA.
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