Pan Pacific Championships, Results: Katie Ledecky Rattles 800 Free World Record, Crushes All-Comers Mark

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GOLD COAST, Australia, August 21.

USA’s Katie Ledecky, the world-record holder with an 8:11.00 from June at The Woodlands Senior Invite, nearly upended that time again as she raced to an 8:11.35 for the win tonight. She absolutely demolished the Australian All-Comers record of 8:18.52 previously set by Kate Ziegler way back in 2007, and crushed Janet Evans’ 1989 meet record of 8:16.22. Nearly every single time Ledecky sets foot in a pool, she’s rewriting history. Ledecky’s consistency is downright scary as she had the exact same final 50 in her world record as well as her swim tonight.

That’s Ledecky’s second victory of the night after having already won the 200 free earlier this evening.

Ledecky’s World Record Splits:

28.91, 59.44 (30.53), 1:30.49 (31.05), 2:01.48 (30.99), 2:32.32 (30.84), 3:03.42 (31.10), 3:34.34 (30.92), 4:05.70 (31.36), 4:36.56 (30.86), 5:07.79 (31.23), 5:38.67 (30.88), 6:09.64 (30.97), 6:31.81 (22.17?), 7:10.87 (39.06?), 7:41.53 (30.66), 8:11.00 (29.47)

Results

  1 LEDECKY, KATIE   17 UNITED STATES     8:11.00    8:11.35C 1015  
    r:+0.68  28.53        59.21 (30.68)
        1:30.22 (31.01)     2:01.44 (31.22)
        2:31.82 (30.38)     3:02.52 (30.70)
        3:33.35 (30.83)     4:04.54 (31.19)
        4:35.49 (30.95)     5:06.36 (30.87)
        5:37.38 (31.02)     6:08.56 (31.18)
        6:39.56 (31.00)     7:10.85 (31.29)
        7:41.88 (31.03)     8:11.35 (29.47)
  2 BOYLE, LAUREN    26 NEW ZEALAND       8:18.58    8:18.87A  970  
    r:+0.83  28.92        59.64 (30.72)
        1:30.61 (30.97)     2:01.75 (31.14)
        2:32.99 (31.24)     3:04.26 (31.27)
        3:35.68 (31.42)     4:07.22 (31.54)
        4:38.78 (31.56)     5:10.45 (31.67)
        5:41.99 (31.54)     6:13.68 (31.69)
        6:45.02 (31.34)     7:16.55 (31.53)
        7:48.05 (31.50)     8:18.87 (30.82)
  3 MACLEAN, BRITTA  20 CANADA            8:20.91    8:20.02.  963  
    r:+0.74  29.25      1:00.52 (31.27)
        1:31.95 (31.43)     2:03.60 (31.65)
        2:35.05 (31.45)     3:06.92 (31.87)
        3:38.49 (31.57)     4:10.36 (31.87)
        4:41.90 (31.54)     5:13.45 (31.55)
        5:44.88 (31.43)     6:16.47 (31.59)
        6:47.84 (31.37)     7:19.41 (31.57)
        7:50.33 (30.92)     8:20.02 (29.69)
  4 MANN, BECCA      16 UNITED STATES     8:26.43    8:22.45   949  
    r:+0.81  29.35      1:00.84 (31.49)
        1:32.40 (31.56)     2:04.24 (31.84)
        2:35.71 (31.47)     3:07.30 (31.59)
        3:38.76 (31.46)     4:10.68 (31.92)
        4:42.10 (31.42)     5:13.86 (31.76)
        5:45.56 (31.70)     6:17.31 (31.75)
        6:48.96 (31.65)     7:20.45 (31.49)
        7:51.80 (31.35)     8:22.45 (30.65)
  5 RUNGE, CIERRA    18 UNITED STATES     8:24.69    8:25.17   934  
    r:+0.77  29.41      1:01.10 (31.69)
        1:32.73 (31.63)     2:04.68 (31.95)
        2:36.30 (31.62)     3:08.24 (31.94)
        3:40.09 (31.85)     4:12.03 (31.94)
        4:43.87 (31.84)     5:15.83 (31.96)
        5:47.41 (31.58)     6:19.57 (32.16)
        6:51.26 (31.69)     7:23.06 (31.80)
        7:54.32 (31.26)     8:25.17 (30.85)
  6 PINTO, ANDREINA  22 VENEZUELA         8:25.06    8:30.66   904  
    r:+0.75  29.71      1:01.42 (31.71)
        1:33.31 (31.89)     2:05.14 (31.83)
        2:37.17 (32.03)     3:09.29 (32.12)
        3:41.35 (32.06)     4:13.38 (32.03)
        4:45.40 (32.02)     5:17.55 (32.15)
        5:49.67 (32.12)     6:21.85 (32.18)
        6:53.93 (32.08)     7:26.40 (32.47)
        7:58.82 (32.42)     8:30.66 (31.84)
  7 ANDERSON, HALEY  22 UNITED STATES     8:29.71    8:30.87   903  
    r:+0.81  29.29      1:00.95 (31.66)
        1:32.84 (31.89)     2:04.71 (31.87)
        2:36.51 (31.80)     3:08.52 (32.01)
        3:40.33 (31.81)     4:12.63 (32.30)
        4:44.92 (32.29)     5:17.16 (32.24)
        5:49.53 (32.37)     6:21.99 (32.46)
        6:54.40 (32.41)     7:27.09 (32.69)
        7:59.03 (31.94)     8:30.87 (31.84)
  8 BOWLES, ALANNA   16 AUSTRALIA         8:24.74    8:31.92   897  
    r:+0.77  29.55      1:00.83 (31.28)
        1:32.62 (31.79)     2:04.58 (31.96)
        2:36.47 (31.89)     3:08.58 (32.11)
        3:40.84 (32.26)     4:13.26 (32.42)
        4:45.58 (32.32)     5:17.90 (32.32)
        5:50.36 (32.46)     6:22.94 (32.58)
        6:55.35 (32.41)     7:27.99 (32.64)
        8:00.34 (32.35)     8:31.92 (31.58)
  9 SMITH, LEAH      19 UNITED STATES     8:30.86    8:32.38   895  
    r:+0.79  29.50      1:01.28 (31.78)
        1:33.25 (31.97)     2:05.37 (32.12)
        2:37.66 (32.29)     3:09.84 (32.18)
        3:42.02 (32.18)     4:14.29 (32.27)
        4:46.89 (32.60)     5:19.31 (32.42)
        5:51.87 (32.56)     6:24.58 (32.71)
        6:56.63 (32.05)     7:29.13 (32.50)
        8:01.02 (31.89)     8:32.38 (31.36)
 10 ASHWOOD, JESSIC  21 AUSTRALIA         8:19.76    8:34.62   883  
    r:+0.74  29.57      1:01.50 (31.93)
        1:33.87 (32.37)     2:06.42 (32.55)
        2:38.55 (32.13)     3:10.99 (32.44)
        3:43.46 (32.47)     4:15.87 (32.41)
        4:48.19 (32.32)     5:20.66 (32.47)
        5:53.05 (32.39)     6:25.75 (32.70)
        6:58.33 (32.58)     7:31.17 (32.84)
        8:03.28 (32.11)     8:34.62 (31.34)
 11 LEE, KAREENA     20 AUSTRALIA         8:35.80    8:39.47   859  
    r:+0.76  30.05      1:02.66 (32.61)
        1:34.95 (32.29)     2:07.95 (33.00)
        2:40.40 (32.45)     3:13.26 (32.86)
        3:45.80 (32.54)     4:18.67 (32.87)
        4:50.90 (32.23)     5:23.77 (32.87)
        5:56.51 (32.74)     6:29.90 (33.39)
        7:02.44 (32.54)     7:35.75 (33.31)
        8:08.15 (32.40)     8:39.47 (31.32)
 12 KOBRICH, KRISTE  29 CHILE             8:26.75    8:40.79   852  
    r:+0.84  30.44      1:02.56 (32.12)
        1:34.77 (32.21)     2:07.34 (32.57)
        2:39.92 (32.58)     3:12.72 (32.80)
        3:45.25 (32.53)     4:18.08 (32.83)
        4:50.93 (32.85)     5:23.78 (32.85)
        5:56.50 (32.72)     6:29.52 (33.02)
        7:02.35 (32.83)     7:35.49 (33.14)
        8:08.34 (32.85)     8:40.79 (32.45)
 13 BAUMANN, TABITH  19 CANADA            8:32.37    8:46.75   824  
    r:+0.66  30.09      1:02.28 (32.19)
        1:34.74 (32.46)     2:07.95 (33.21)
        2:41.07 (33.12)     3:14.23 (33.16)
        3:47.71 (33.48)     4:21.22 (33.51)
        4:54.48 (33.26)     5:28.02 (33.54)
        6:01.51 (33.49)     6:35.32 (33.81)
        7:08.66 (33.34)     7:42.05 (33.39)
        8:14.94 (32.89)     8:46.75 (31.81)
 14 ROBINSON, EMMA   19 NEW ZEALAND       8:37.30    8:49.80   809  
    r:+0.74  30.39      1:03.20 (32.81)
        1:36.00 (32.80)     2:09.59 (33.59)
        2:43.01 (33.42)     3:16.73 (33.72)
        3:50.32 (33.59)     4:23.75 (33.43)
        4:56.86 (33.11)     5:30.74 (33.88)
        6:04.13 (33.39)     6:37.72 (33.59)
        7:11.22 (33.50)     7:44.57 (33.35)
        8:17.65 (33.08)     8:49.80 (32.15)
 15 CHEN, ZIYI       19 CHINA             8:44.61    9:06.04   739  
    r:+0.77  29.96      1:03.34 (33.38)
        1:37.28 (33.94)     2:11.84 (34.56)
        2:46.25 (34.41)     3:21.10 (34.85)
        3:55.63 (34.53)     4:30.60 (34.97)
        5:05.20 (34.60)     5:40.16 (34.96)
        6:14.63 (34.47)     6:49.52 (34.89)
        7:24.14 (34.62)     7:59.08 (34.94)
        8:32.52 (33.44)     9:06.04 (33.52)
 16 PAMERLEAU, LEON  24 CANADA            9:06.77    9:10.06   723  
    r:+0.84  32.56      1:07.33 (34.77)
        1:41.80 (34.47)     2:16.82 (35.02)
        2:51.44 (34.62)     3:26.28 (34.84)
        4:00.88 (34.60)     4:35.84 (34.96)
        5:09.87 (34.03)     5:44.73 (34.86)
        6:19.06 (34.33)     6:53.94 (34.88)
        7:28.13 (34.19)     8:02.75 (34.62)
        8:36.53 (33.78)     9:10.06 (33.53)
 17 CHENG, HEI TUNG  19 HONG KONG         9:13.82    9:32.30   642  
    r:+0.68  31.43      1:05.82 (34.39)
        1:41.10 (35.28)     2:17.16 (36.06)
        2:52.97 (35.81)     3:29.46 (36.49)
        4:05.96 (36.50)     4:42.59 (36.63)
        5:19.25 (36.66)     5:55.64 (36.39)
        6:31.82 (36.18)     7:08.89 (37.07)
        7:45.12 (36.23)     8:21.39 (36.27)
        8:57.43 (36.04)     9:32.30 (34.87)

Meanwhile, New Zealand’s Lauren Boyle, who is still battling her own controversy as she awaits word whether her short course world record in the 1500 free is ratified, took second in 8:18.47 to move to third in the world.

Canada’s Brittany MacLean finished third in 8:20.02 to better her fifth-ranked 8:20.91, while USA’s Becca Mann secured a spot on the 2015 Worlds roster to beating training partner Cierra Runge, 8:22.45 to 8:25.17 for fourth and fifth place.

Venezuela’s Andreina Pinto (8:30.66), USA’s Haley Anderson (8:30.87) and Australia’s Alanna Bowles (8:31.92) made up the rest of the top eight in the timed final event.

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