{"id":132367,"date":"2015-04-19T06:03:01","date_gmt":"2015-04-19T13:03:01","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/?p=132367"},"modified":"2015-04-19T06:03:01","modified_gmt":"2015-04-19T13:03:01","slug":"race-video-katie-ledecky-blasts-an-813-in-the-800-free","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/race-video-katie-ledecky-blasts-an-813-in-the-800-free\/","title":{"rendered":"Race Video: Katie Ledecky Blasts an 8:13 in the 800 Free"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><em>Editorial content for the 2015 Arena Pro Swim Series Mesa\u00a0is sponsored by\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.arenausa.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">Arena<\/a>.\u00a0For full Swimming World coverage, check out <a href=\"http:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/2015-arena-pro-swim-series-mesa-coverage-links-photos-videos-and-results\/\" target=\"_blank\">our coverage page<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n<p>Katie Ledecky turned in one of the fastest 800-meter freestyles of all time on the final night at the Arena Pro Swim Series Mesa.<\/p>\n<p>By the end of a swim that was under world-record pace through 500 meters, Ledecky had easily won the event title at the Skyline Aquatic Center.<\/p>\n<div class=\"oembed-wrap\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Arena Pro Swim Series at Mesa: Women\u2019s 800m Free Final\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/Uj_ua5mIzPE?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p><strong>Original report on 800 free:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>NCAP\u2019s Katie Ledecky was out under world-record pace at the 500-meter mark before settling in for a conservative time to win the women\u2019s 800-meter free at the Arena Pro Swim Series Mesa.<\/p>\n<p>Ledecky clocked in with an 8:13.02, the fourth fastest time all time. 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