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By Katie Lafferty, <\/span>Swimming World College Intern.<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n

Now that World Championships in Budapest, Hungary are over, it\u2019s only fair to say that this meet did not disappoint. From the amazing show Hungary put on everyday, to the fast swims, and even to the amount of time the swimmers spent sharing on social media, it was easy to feel as if one was actually sitting in the stands watching the meet live. <\/span><\/p>\n

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Photo Courtesy: SIPA USA<\/p><\/div>\n

World Championships brought us an epic showdown (that was a year in the making) between Lilly King<\/strong><\/a> and Yulia Efimova<\/strong><\/a>, Canada\u2019s first female World Champion in Kylie Masse<\/strong><\/a>, Bethany Galat<\/strong><\/a> claiming the silver in the 200 breast in her first international appearance, and an awesome race showing that Matt Grevers<\/strong><\/a> is still one of the best in the world, despite missing\u00a0the United States Olympic team last summer. However, with numerous world records set and incredible races swum, there\u2019s someone who may have left the world wanting more. Who\u2019s that? Katie Ledecky<\/strong><\/a>. In her signature events she didn\u2019t go a best time, which also means that she did not set a world record. \u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

A few weeks back in Indianapolis, Indiana, at the United States trials<\/a> for World Championships, many people could have been bit bummed out that they didn\u2019t see Ledecky get a world record, but when she said in an interview that she wasn\u2019t fully rested, it made sense. It\u2019s hard to go best times, and set world records, after intense training and little to no rest. After seeing Ledecky perform (amazingly) in Budapest, but off of her best times, people around the world may be left wanting more.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Photo Courtesy: Caroline Kosciusko<\/p><\/div>\n

However, this isn\u2019t fair to Katie. Or really anyone. The amount of pressur<\/span>e a person may feel from others to perform better and better each time is draining and not always healthy. It\u2019s not fair to the athlete. Performing better, and setting world records each time, would be like like asking Michael Jordan<\/strong> to score more points in EVERY single basketball game he played. That\u2019s really not possible, considering Jordan played 1072 games throughout his career. Although, Jordan is arguably one of the best basketball players to ever play professionally, his career high for points scored in a game came in 1994, nine years before his second retirement.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

When the world gets bummed out that Ledecky didn\u2019t set a new world record, that is taking away from what she did do. That is taking away from the fact that she went out there and gave it her best for that given day. Ledecky has trained an unimmaginable amount of hours for many years to achieve the success she has accomplished, and her talent is not something to be taken for granted. Even the greatest Olympian of all time, Michael Phelps<\/strong>, did not manage to go a best time every time he raced.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Photo Courtesy: Rob Schumacher-USA TODAY Sports<\/p><\/div>\n

Throughout Ledecky\u2019s career, she has set a world record 13 times over three different events, the 400 free, 800 free, and 1500 free. These 13 world records happened in the span of only three years. It is evident by the number\u00a0of records she has set that she is continuing to get better. Every time Ledecky steps up onto the blocks, you know history is about to be made. Whether the history that is about to be made is a world record or a record number of medals is the joy of watching her race. <\/span>To watch Ledecky swim her own race, by herself (most of the time), is something to not be taken for granted. World records or not, Ledecky is still a once in a lifetime swimmer, and a swimmer we should appreciate no matter\u00a0what time she swims.<\/span><\/p>\n

All commentaries are the opinion of the author and do not necessarily reflect the views of Swimming World Magazine nor its staff.<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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