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US Swimmer Katie Ledecky Sets World Record in Women’s 800M Freestyle

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Swimmer Katie Ledecky has set a world record in women’s 800m freestyle. 13.08.2016, Sputnik International

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US Swimmer Katie Ledecky Sets World Record in Women’s 800M Freestyle

01:35 GMT 13.08.2016 (Updated: 11:08 GMT 06.08.2022)

© AFP 2023 / Martin BUREAUUSA's Katie Ledecky competes to break the world record in the Women's 800m Freestyle Final during the swimming event at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games at the Olympic Aquatics Stadium in Rio de Janeiro on August 12, 2016

USA's Katie Ledecky competes to break the world record in the Women's 800m Freestyle Final during the swimming event at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games at the Olympic Aquatics Stadium in Rio de Janeiro on August 12, 2016 - Sputnik International

Swimmer Katie Ledecky has set a world record in women’s 800m freestyle.

RIO DE JANEIRO (Sputnik) – Swimmer Katie Ledecky of the United States has set a world record in women’s 800m freestyle.

Ledecky completed the distance at the Rio Olympics in 8 minutes 04.79 seconds on Friday. The previous world record (8 minutes 06.68 seconds) was also set by Ledecky, in January of this year.