She is the best swimmer of always and, in case any questions arises, there is always a more exhibition to claim it. Katie Ledecky He has proclaimed himself on Tuesday, at twenty -eight years old, Free 1500 world champion.
As he did with sixteen, with eighteen, with twenty, with twenty -five and twenty -six. For sixth occasion in his sports career, Ledecky He has won the long test in a world championship, this time in Singapore. He has done it as usual in it, with an exhibition from the beginning and until the end to make it clear that in this long test its only rival, over the years, remains the clock.
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He had escaped about 400 free in which Summer Mcintosh's strength, along with other rivals, was a capital challenge. But, waiting for the great duel between them in 800, it did not seem that no one could make check to the huge domain that Ledecky has been exercising in the 1500 free for more than a decade. Just in case, the American has made it clear from the beginning not, that for now no one can do it.
Con 15:26.44, Ledecky He has signed the nth bell brand of his career to leave behind the 15: 31.79 of an immense Simona Quadarella, who has sprayed the Europe that Lotte Friis had in 15: 38.88 from a distant World Cup in Barcelona 2013. Lani ballstream It has been third with 15: 41.18.
A World Cup in Barcelona where the Ledecky explosion in London 2012 settled. No one since then has even put in trouble in this 1500 and this time has not happened on this occasion. With a thrombus exit, with A first part of the absolutely unabordable race for any mortalLedecky had the gold more than on track in the absence of the last lengths.
The American has printed a huge rhythm to the race from the beginning, with A first seven hundred that has swam around two and a half seconds below its pass when he achieved the world record of 15: 20.48 in Indianapolis in 2018. Lani Pallister tried to follow him, but there are rhythms that are impossible.
The Australian began to pick up before half of the race and paid his initial impudence to great. Because, from behind, Quadarella arrived to hunt him half the race and start building without pause your assault on the silver medal and your superb continental record.
Ahead, once again, Ledecky's fight was against history. With 1.85 seconds of margin on its top in the eight hundred, Ledecky gave a second of land between the eight hundred fifty and nine hundred and fifty meters, but despite this he kept the challenge. He stuck forty -three hundredths below his stop in the next lengths and maintained the bet to the last two hundred and fifty meters.
They paid the effort and saw the worldwide plusmarca move away. Not so other huge record, since Its 15: 26.44 is the fifth best time in the history of the modality. In addition, they are, in addition to their plusmarca, 15: 24.51, 15: 25.48 and 15: 26.27 in which he has swam on other occasions. Because Ledecky has the eleven best brands in history and twenty -four of the best twenty -five. A madness from another set for another exhibition for eternity.
Results of the free 1500 female final
1. Katie Ledecky (United States) 15: 26.44
2. Simona Quadarella (Italy) 15: 31.79 (Europe)
3. Lani Pallister (Australia) 15: 41.18
4. Bingjie Li (China) 15:49.54
5. Anastasiia kirpichnikova (Francia) 15: 57.40
6. Moesha Johnson (Australia) 16:02.45
7. CHING HWEE GAN (Singapur) 16: 03.51
8. Peiqi Yang (China) 16:04.93
