{"id":268213,"date":"2017-07-25T09:15:43","date_gmt":"2017-07-25T16:15:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/?p=268213"},"modified":"2019-06-05T15:53:42","modified_gmt":"2019-06-05T22:53:42","slug":"katie-ledecky-untouched-for-1500-free-gold-medal","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/katie-ledecky-untouched-for-1500-free-gold-medal\/","title":{"rendered":"Katie Ledecky Untouched for 1500 Free Gold Medal"},"content":{"rendered":"

In really no surprise,\u00a0Katie Ledecky\u00a0<\/strong>ran away with the 1500 free gold medal. Ledecky led the race from start to finish for her third straight world title in the 1500 with a 15:31.82, a little off her 15:25 world record from 2015. Ledecky will be in action later on in the session in the 200 free semi-final.<\/p>\n

The gold medal is Ledecky’s 12th overall World Championship gold medal, the most of all-time for a woman, breaking a tie with fellow American Missy Franklin<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

Mireia Belmonte Garcia<\/strong> won the silver medal with a 15:50.89 for a new Spanish record by nearly seven second. She was ahead of Italian Simona Quadarella<\/strong>\u00a0for bronze with a 15:53.86.<\/p>\n

Hungary’s Boglarka Kapas\u00a0<\/strong>(16:06.27), China’s\u00a0Hou Yawen\u00a0<\/strong>(16:08.10), Chile’s\u00a0Kristel Kobrich\u00a0<\/strong>(16:13.46), Liechtenstein’s\u00a0Julia Hassler\u00a0<\/strong>(16:14.86) and\u00a0Hungary’s\u00a0Ajna Kesely\u00a0<\/strong>(16:22.87) also competed in the A-final.<\/p>\n

The win is the fifth in the women’s 1500 at the World Championships for the United States. It is Ledecky’s third straight (2013, 2015) and adds on to Kate Ziegler’s<\/strong> golds from 2005 and 2007.<\/p>\n

Ledecky interview:<\/p>\n\n

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