{"id":615781,"date":"2025-06-25T16:59:18","date_gmt":"2025-06-25T23:59:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/?p=615781"},"modified":"2025-06-25T17:00:49","modified_gmt":"2025-06-26T00:00:49","slug":"katie-ledecky-and-summer-mcintosh-deadlocked-in-800-freestyle-poll","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/katie-ledecky-and-summer-mcintosh-deadlocked-in-800-freestyle-poll\/","title":{"rendered":"Fans Can&#8217;t Decide: Katie Ledecky and Summer McIntosh Deadlocked in 800 Freestyle Poll"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Katie Ledecky and Summer McIntosh Deadlocked in 800 Freestyle Poll<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>When Swimming World launched its <a href=\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/poll-who-will-win-the-800-freestyle-showdown-at-worlds-between-katie-ledecky-and-summer-mcintosh\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">latest poll<\/a>, asking readers to select their winner of the women&#8217;s 800-meter freestyle at the upcoming World Championships in Singapore, we figured the results would be close. After all, the options featured Katie Ledecky and Summer McIntosh, who each recently delivered a sensational performance in the event &#8211; a world record from Ledecky and the No. 3 all-time mark from McIntosh.<\/p>\n<p>Yet, as voting unfolded, it was stunning to see just how split fans of the sport are on the outcome of this highly anticipated showdown. From the start, neither woman ever had a significant lead. While Ledecky jumped ahead during the early stages of voting, McIntosh grabbed a lead later in the process. Eventually, Ledecky drew even and, through more than 600 votes, the women were tied at 343 votes apiece at the point of this writing.<\/p>\n<p>The showdown between Ledecky and McIntosh at the World Championships will be one of the highlights in Singapore, as it will bring together the two-fastest women in event history. Ledecky is a four-time Olympic champion in the 800 freestyle while McIntosh has only recently elevated herself to the level that Ledecky has known over 16 laps for more than a decade.<\/p>\n<p>How will the 800 freestyle play out at the World Championships? We&#8217;ll find out in about a month. Let&#8217;s hope the duel between Ledecky and McIntosh is as tight as the voting in this poll.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/poll-who-will-win-the-800-freestyle-showdown-at-worlds-between-katie-ledecky-and-summer-mcintosh\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Vote in Poll<\/a><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"615780\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/katie-ledecky-and-summer-mcintosh-deadlocked-in-800-freestyle-poll\/vote\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Vote.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"1436,492\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" 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