Katie Ledecky Blasts 1500 Free World Record in Prelims at 2015 FINA World Championships

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The astonishing dominance of Katie Ledecky in the distance freestyle continued as she cut half-a-second off her world record in the women’s 1500-meter free during prelims at the 2015 FINA World Championships.

Ledecky raced her way to a 15:27.71 this morning to break her own world record of 15:28.36 set at the 2014 Pan Pacific Championships.

Comparative Splits
Name, Time, Year, 50, 100, 150, 200, 250, 300, 350, 400, 450, 500, 550, 600, 650, 700, 750, 800, 850, 900, 950, 1000, 1050, 1100, 1150, 1200, 1250, 1300, 1350, 1450, 1500

Katie Ledecky, 15:28.36, 2014:

28.56, 59.34 (30.78), 1:30.41 (31.07), 2:01.85 (31.44), 2:32.89 (31.04), 3:04.03 (31.14), 3:35.23 (31.20), 4:06.57 (31.34), 4:37.74 (31.17), 5:09.13 (31.39), 5:40.41 (31.28), 6:11.76 (31.35), 6:42.96 (31.20), 7:14.25 (31.29), 7:45.55 (31.30), 8:16.90 (31.35), 8:47.98 (31.08), 9:19.11 (31.13), 9:50.07 (30.96), 10:20.96 (30.89), 10:52.08 (31.12), 11:23.08 (31.00), 11:53.81 (30.73), 12:24.95 (31.14), 12:55.66 (30.71), 13:26.65 (30.99), 13:57.56 (30.91), 14:28.52 (30.96), 14:59.37 (30.85), 15:28.36 (28.99)

Katie Ledecky, 15:27.71, 2015:

28.56, 59.09 (30.53), 1:30.41 (31.32), 2:01.83 (31.42), 2:33.05 (31.22), 3:04.01 (30.96), 3:35.14 (31.13), 4:06.41 (31.27), 4:37.76 (31.35), 5:08.95 (31.19), 5:40.01 (31.06), 6:11.18 (31.17), 6:42.37 (31.19), 7:13.42 (31.05), 7:44.35 (30.93), 8:15.29 (30.94), 8:46.44 (31.15), 9:17.76 (31.32), 9:48.63 (30.87), 10:19.55 (30.92), 10:50.59 (31.04), 11:21.84 (31.25), 11:52.66 (30.82), 12:23.58 (30.92), 12:54.50 (30.92), 13:25.50 (31.00), 13:56.39 (30.89), 14:27.51 (31.12), 14:58.25 (30.73), 15:27.71 (29.47)

Her swim was so dominant that even her 800-meter free cut is historic. She posted an 8:15.29 at the 800-meter mark, which ranks as eighth all time in the event’s history. Only one swimmer has ever swum the 800-meter free naturally faster than Ledecky’s split, Rebecca Adlington with an 8:14.10 at the 2008 Beijing Olympics.

Denmark’s Lotte Friis led the battle for the second seed with a 15:54.23 to rank second in the world, 26 seconds behind Ledecky. Australia’s Jessica Ashwood posted a 15:56.52 to stand third in prelims and third in the world rankings as well. That’s an Australian record for Ashwood.

Chile’s Kristel Kobrich (16:01.63), New Zealand’s Lauren Boyle (16:02.84), Hungary’s Boglarka Kapas (16:06.25), The Netherlands’ Sharon van Rouwendaal (16:09.12) and Italy’s Aurora Ponsele (16:12.01) also made tomorrow night’s finale.

SCHEDULED EVENTS

Women’s 100 back
Men’s 100 back
Women’s 100 breast
Men’s 200 free
Women’s 1500 free

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