{"id":147718,"date":"2015-08-03T03:16:32","date_gmt":"2015-08-03T10:16:32","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/?p=147718"},"modified":"2015-08-03T07:28:54","modified_gmt":"2015-08-03T14:28:54","slug":"katie-ledecky-1500-freestyle-world-record-swim","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/katie-ledecky-1500-freestyle-world-record-swim\/","title":{"rendered":"Katie Ledecky: &#8220;I Was So Relaxed&#8221; In 1500 Freestyle World Record Swim (SW Radio)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Not many people can break a world record \u2013 much less beat their own personal best \u2013 by swimming easy for two-thirds of the race and barely picking up the pace for the remainder of the swim. But <strong>Katie Ledecky<\/strong> did that in her 1500 freestyle prelim swim at the FINA world championships, posting a 15:27.71 to break her world record by 65 hundredths of a second.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI was barely even focusing on this morning\u2019s swim,\u201d she said after the race. \u201cBreaking that record is a testament to the work I\u2019ve put in. I\u2019m in quite a bit of shock right now.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><strong><font color=green>Listen To Interview On Swimming World Radio<\/font><\/strong><br \/>\n<!--[if lt IE 9]><script>document.createElement('audio');<\/script><![endif]-->\n\t<div class=\"wp-playlist wp-audio-playlist wp-playlist-light\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-playlist-current-item\"><\/div>\n\t\t<audio controls=\"controls\" preload=\"none\" width=\"640\"\n\t\t\t><\/audio>\n\t<div class=\"wp-playlist-next\"><\/div>\n\t<div class=\"wp-playlist-prev\"><\/div>\n\t<noscript>\n\t<ol>\n\t\t<li><a href='https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/Katie-Ledecky-1500-free-prelim-world-record.mp3'>Katie Ledecky 1500 free world record in prelims<\/a><\/li>\t<\/ol>\n\t<\/noscript>\n\t<script type=\"application\/json\" class=\"wp-playlist-script\">{\"type\":\"audio\",\"tracklist\":true,\"tracknumbers\":true,\"images\":true,\"artists\":true,\"tracks\":[{\"src\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\\\/news\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2015\\\/08\\\/Katie-Ledecky-1500-free-prelim-world-record.mp3\",\"type\":\"audio\\\/mpeg\",\"title\":\"Katie Ledecky 1500 free world record in prelims\",\"caption\":\"\",\"description\":\"Katie Ledecky 1500 free world record in prelims\",\"meta\":{\"album\":\"2015-world-championships\",\"length_formatted\":\"3:30\"},\"image\":{\"src\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\\\/news\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2015\\\/08\\\/katie-ledecky-fina-world-championships.jpg\",\"width\":2400,\"height\":1600},\"thumb\":{\"src\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\\\/news\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2015\\\/08\\\/katie-ledecky-fina-world-championships-150x150.jpg\",\"width\":150,\"height\":150}}]}<\/script>\n<\/div>\n\t<\/p>\n<p>Coach <strong>Bruce Gemmell<\/strong> told Ledecky to swim 900 meters easy, then increase the pace for the next 300 meters. For the final 300 meters, Ledecky could choose the pace she wanted to hold.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt did feel pretty easy,\u201d she said with a chuckle. \u201cI wasn\u2019t kicking much.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The lack of a kick was the major surprise element of the world record swim. Ledecky is known for her aggressive kick in all of her races, but today she barely created any whitewater behind her as she stayed in front of her record pace throughout.<\/p>\n<p>The strategy behind the pace of the swim, Ledecky said, was to conserve energy for her tough double tomorrow night. About 20 minutes after the 1500 freestyle final \u2013 in which she\u2019s 26 seconds ahead of second seed <strong>Lotte Friis<\/strong> of Denmark \u2013 Ledecky is expected to be in one of the two semifinal heats of the 200 freestyle. 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