{"id":105038,"date":"2014-08-09T18:50:18","date_gmt":"2014-08-10T01:50:18","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/?p=105038"},"modified":"2015-01-02T10:06:31","modified_gmt":"2015-01-02T17:06:31","slug":"photo-gallery-history-in-the-making-as-katie-ledecky-blasts-400-free-world-record","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/photo-gallery-history-in-the-making-as-katie-ledecky-blasts-400-free-world-record\/","title":{"rendered":"Photo Gallery: History in the Making as Katie Ledecky Blasts 400 Free World Record"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"color: #53565a;\"><i>Editorial coverage for U.S. Senior Nationals proudly sponsored by\u00a0<a style=\"color: #5f93ce;\" href=\"http:\/\/www.masterspas.com\/swim\/\" target=\"_blank\">Master Spas<\/a>!<\/i><\/p>\n<p style=\"color: #53565a;\">IRVINE, California, August 9. NCAP\u2019s Katie Ledecky got the crowd going at the USA Swimming Senior Nationals as she blasted her way to a world record in the women\u2019s 400-meter freestyle.<\/p>\n<p style=\"color: #53565a;\">Ledecky raced her way to a 3:58.86 to win the middle distance event, and down Federica Pellegrini\u2019s world record (3:59.15) and her own American record (3:59.82) as she blasted through the 3:59 barrier.<\/p>\n<p style=\"color: #53565a;\"><em>Swimming World<\/em> photographer Griffin Scott was on hand to capture the historic swim.<\/p>\n<div data-carousel-extra='{\"blog_id\":1,\"permalink\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\\\/news\\\/photo-gallery-history-in-the-making-as-katie-ledecky-blasts-400-free-world-record\\\/\"}' id='gallery-1' class='gallery galleryid-105038 gallery-columns-3 gallery-size-thumbnail'><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/katie-ledecky-world-record-nationals-2014-8\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/katie-ledecky-world-record-nationals-2014-8-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-105035\" data-attachment-id=\"105035\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/katie-ledecky-world-record-nationals-2014-8\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/katie-ledecky-world-record-nationals-2014-8.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"2400,1600\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;5&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;Griffin Scott&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;Canon EOS REBEL T5i&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1407521763&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;131&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;250&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.000625&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"katie-ledecky-world-record-nationals-2014 (8)\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Photo Courtesy: Griffin Scott&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/katie-ledecky-world-record-nationals-2014-8-700x500.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/katie-ledecky-world-record-nationals-2014-8-1024x682.jpg\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-105035'>\n\t\t\t\tPhoto Courtesy: Griffin Scott\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/katie-ledecky-world-record-nationals-2014-7\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/katie-ledecky-world-record-nationals-2014-7-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-105034\" data-attachment-id=\"105034\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/katie-ledecky-world-record-nationals-2014-7\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/katie-ledecky-world-record-nationals-2014-7.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"2400,1600\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;5.6&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;Griffin Scott&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;Canon EOS REBEL T5i&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1407521699&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;250&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;100&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.0025&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"katie-ledecky-world-record-nationals-2014 (7)\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Photo Courtesy: Griffin Scott&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/katie-ledecky-world-record-nationals-2014-7-700x500.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/katie-ledecky-world-record-nationals-2014-7-1024x682.jpg\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-105034'>\n\t\t\t\tPhoto Courtesy: Griffin Scott\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/katie-ledecky-world-record-nationals-2014-2\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/katie-ledecky-world-record-nationals-2014-2-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-105029\" data-attachment-id=\"105029\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/katie-ledecky-world-record-nationals-2014-2\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/katie-ledecky-world-record-nationals-2014-2.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"1600,2400\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;5&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;Griffin Scott&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;Canon EOS REBEL T5i&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1407521929&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;55&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;100&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.00125&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"katie-ledecky-world-record-nationals-2014 (2)\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Photo Courtesy: Griffin Scott&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/katie-ledecky-world-record-nationals-2014-2-700x500.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/katie-ledecky-world-record-nationals-2014-2-682x1024.jpg\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-105029'>\n\t\t\t\tPhoto Courtesy: Griffin Scott\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/katie-ledecky-world-record-nationals-2014-5\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/katie-ledecky-world-record-nationals-2014-5-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-105032\" data-attachment-id=\"105032\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/katie-ledecky-world-record-nationals-2014-5\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/katie-ledecky-world-record-nationals-2014-5.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"2400,1600\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;5.6&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;Griffin Scott&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;Canon EOS REBEL T5i&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1407522006&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;154&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;500&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.000625&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"katie-ledecky-world-record-nationals-2014 (5)\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Photo Courtesy: Griffin Scott&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/katie-ledecky-world-record-nationals-2014-5-700x500.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/katie-ledecky-world-record-nationals-2014-5-1024x682.jpg\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-105032'>\n\t\t\t\tPhoto Courtesy: Griffin Scott\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/katie-ledecky-world-record-nationals-2014-4\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/katie-ledecky-world-record-nationals-2014-4-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-105031\" data-attachment-id=\"105031\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/katie-ledecky-world-record-nationals-2014-4\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/katie-ledecky-world-record-nationals-2014-4.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"2400,1600\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;5.6&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;Griffin Scott&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;Canon EOS REBEL T5i&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1407522006&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;154&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;400&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.000625&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"katie-ledecky-world-record-nationals-2014 (4)\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Photo Courtesy: Griffin Scott&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/katie-ledecky-world-record-nationals-2014-4-700x500.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/katie-ledecky-world-record-nationals-2014-4-1024x682.jpg\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-105031'>\n\t\t\t\tPhoto Courtesy: Griffin Scott\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/top-eight-swim-meets-to-pay-attention-to-in-2018\/katie-ledecky-world-record-nationals-2014-3\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/katie-ledecky-world-record-nationals-2014-3-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-105030\" data-attachment-id=\"105030\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/top-eight-swim-meets-to-pay-attention-to-in-2018\/katie-ledecky-world-record-nationals-2014-3\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/katie-ledecky-world-record-nationals-2014-3.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"2400,1600\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;5.6&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;Griffin Scott&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;Canon EOS REBEL T5i&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1407522005&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;250&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;800&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.0005&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"katie-ledecky-world-record-nationals-2014 (3)\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Photo Courtesy: Griffin Scott&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/katie-ledecky-world-record-nationals-2014-3-700x500.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/katie-ledecky-world-record-nationals-2014-3-1024x682.jpg\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-105030'>\n\t\t\t\tPhoto Courtesy: Griffin Scott\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/katie-ledecky-world-record-nationals-2014-6\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/katie-ledecky-world-record-nationals-2014-6-e1407654664267-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-105033\" data-attachment-id=\"105033\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/katie-ledecky-world-record-nationals-2014-6\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/katie-ledecky-world-record-nationals-2014-6-e1407654664267.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"1776,1224\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;5&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;Griffin Scott&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;Canon EOS REBEL T5i&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1407522028&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;135&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;250&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.000625&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"katie-ledecky-world-record-nationals-2014 (6)\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Photo Courtesy: Griffin Scott&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/katie-ledecky-world-record-nationals-2014-6-e1407654664267-700x500.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/katie-ledecky-world-record-nationals-2014-6-e1407654664267-1024x705.jpg\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-105033'>\n\t\t\t\tPhoto Courtesy: Griffin Scott\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<p style=\"color: #53565a;\">Ledecky, who already holds the world records in the 800 (8:11.00) and 1500 (15:34.23) freestyle events, becomes the first swimmer to hold all three records at the same time since Janet Evans did so in 1987. \u00a0Prior to Evans, Tracy Wickham of Australia held all three in 1978. \u00a0Other 400-800-1500 simultaneous world record holders include Ilsa Konrads (1960), Debbie Meyer (1967) and Shane Gould (1971) as Ledecky joins an incredibly elite set of swimmers.<\/p>\n<h2 style=\"color: #15548b;\">Comparative Splits<\/h2>\n<blockquote style=\"color: #53565a;\"><p>Ledecky World record:<\/p>\n<p>28.03, 57.74 (29.71), 1:27.67 (29.93), 1:57.72 (30.05), 2:27.95 (30.23), 2:58.40 (30.45), 3:29.41 (31.01), 3:58.86 (29.45)<\/p>\n<p>Ledecky U.S. Open record:<\/p>\n<p>28.25, 58.25 (30.00), 1:28.40 (30.15), 1:58.59 (30.19), 2:29.35 (30.76), 2:59.79 (30.44), 3:30.20 (30.41), 3:59.89 (29.69)<\/p>\n<p>Pellegrini:<\/p>\n<p>28.45, 58.66 (30.31), 1:28.97 (30.31), 1:59.42 (30.45), 2:29.66 (30.24), 2:59.93 (30.27),\u00a03:29.79 (29.86), 3:59.15 (29.36)<\/p>\n<p>Ledecky American record:<\/p>\n<p>28.05, 58.12 (30.07), 1:28.25 (30.13), 1:58.74 (30.49), 2:28.85 (30.11), 2:59.29 (30.44),\u00a03:29.94 (30.65), 3:59.82 (29.88)<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p style=\"color: #53565a;\">Ledecky was swimming against herself as NBAC\u2019s Cierra Runge took second in a 4:04.67 to vault to eighth in the world, while Cavalier\u2019s Leah Smith placed third in 4:06.28.<\/p>\n<p style=\"color: #53565a;\">BlueFish\u2019s Elizabeth Beisel (4:07.46), NBAC\u2019s Becca Mann (4:07.92), Badger\u2019s Lindsay Vrooman (4:09.38), NBAC\u2019s Gillian Ryan (4:11.19) and Aggie\u2019s Sarah Henry (4:12.15) also swam in the historic heat.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Editorial coverage for U.S. Senior Nationals proudly sponsored by\u00a0Master Spas! IRVINE, California, August 9. 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