Katie Ledecky smashed her 800 Freestyle World Record at the TWST Senior Invitational in Houston, Texas. She has been on fire all weekend. She broke the world record by two seconds in the 1500m freestyle, breaking Janet Evans’ 800 freestyle US Open record in the process. She had the fastest time in the world this year in the 400 freestyle, and today she re-breaks her 800 freestyle world record. Last year in Barcelona she broke the world record with a time of 8:13.86. She took nearly three seconds off from her swim less than a year ago.
Take a look at her official splits:
- 50 – 28.91
- 100 – 30.53 – 59.44
- 150 – 31.05 – 1:30.49
- 200 – 30.99 – 2:01.48
- 250 – 30.84 – 2:32.32
- 300 – 31.10 – 3:03.42
- 350 – 30.92 – 3:34.34
- 400 – 31.36 – 4:05.70
- 450 – 30.86 – 4:36.56
- 500 – 31.23 – 5:07.79
- 550 – 30.88 – 5:38.67
- 600 – 30.97 – 6:09.64
- 650 – 22.17 – 6:31.81
- 700 – 39.06 – 7:10.87
- 750 – 30.66 – 7:41.53
- 800 – 29.47 – 8:11.00
We were told a lap counter hit the touch pad as she was approaching the 650 meter mark. Note that the splits/times in red are not correct.
That time is the fastest time in the world this year by more than 8 seconds. Jazmin Carlin had the previous fastest time with a 8:18.36, which is already very impressive by itself. Ledecky’s 800 split during her 1500 the other day was already faster than Carlin’s time. During that swim she split 8:16.18.
2014 LCM Women 800 Free TYR World Ranking
LEDECKY
8.11.00*WR
View Top 51»2 Jazmin
CARLINGBR 8.15.54 08/21 3 Lauren
BOYLENZL 8.18.87 08/21 4 Jessica
ASHWOODAUS 8.19.76 02/28 5 Brittany
MacLEANCAN 8.20.02 08/21
Her 400 split ranks as the 9th fastest swim in the world this year.
2014 LCM Women 400 Free TYR World Ranking
LEDECKY
3.58.37*WR
View Top 51»2 Jazmin
CARLINGBR 4.03.24 08/24 3 Sharon
VAN ROUWENDAALNED 4.03.76 08/24 4 Mireia
BELMONTE GARCIAESP 4.03.84 04/13 5 Federica
PELLEGRINIITA 4.04.42 08/24
Her swim today lowers the World record, National Age Group record, the American record, and the US Open record.
We took a look at the 17-18 boys all time rankings and Ledecky’s 800 time is the 86th fastest 800 ever swum by a 17-18 year old, male or female, in USA Swimming history.
This record will have to be ratified by FINA before being declared official. While in most cases, that is a given with records being set at national and international level meets, there’s no guarantees, for example, that Ledecky underwent the mandatory doping control after her race.
Special thanks to Mike Nordmann, the Woodlands Swim Team Age Group Coach, for providing SwimSwam with the race footage.
It is Ledecky who would be ranked 86 among 17-18 year olds. Her swim would be ranked lower if any 17-18 year old boys broke 8:11 more than once.
When comparing different laps and different distances, I like to add 2s when there is a jump start, and 2s when there is a touch finish. Thus constant speed for a long race could mean 29s first and last laps, and 31s for all laps in between.
With both 2s corrections a 31s lap speed would give a 27s for 50m, 58s for 100m, 2min for 200m, 4:04 for 400m, and 8:12 for 800m and 15:26 for 1500m. Ledecky”s 8:11 in this sense would correspond to a slightly faster 30.9375… Read more »
Her recent world records in the 800/1500 ranks her 9th in the U.S. among men in these events!
http://www.fina.org/H2O/index.php?option=com_wrapper&view=wrapper&Itemid=805
Disgusting. That definitely shows that she is the best female swimmer in the US right now. I don’t think she gets enough credit for how good she really is
I read very often the ESPN website and the women’s part ESPNW.
There are many more articles about Danica Patrick! 🙄
Seek the error! 😆
Her upper body strength and upper body weight shift forward on each stroke are fascinating. That is why gallop works for her.
wow – her stroke technique has really improved. same gallop…way more efficient. kuddos for her for being able to work it out and evolve.
she’s a special one and we’re lucky in the US to have her + missy….
Katie’s freestyle is amazing, and this record blows my mind, but the 14 year old Rongione next to her went an 8:39!!!! We can’t forget about that. I’m surprised I haven’t seen anything more on Rongione.
Swimmer – We have written much on Isabella throughout the years. Also, that wasn’t even a best time for her.
I’ve found a few words from Miss Ledecky after her race.
“I knew I was swimming well, but I didn’t realize unitil I touched how much faster I was here than in Barcelona. I’d still a bit stunned from this whole weekend. It’s a great feeling.”
“I think I may have reacted more here than in Barcelona. There weren’t really any expectations this weekend, but going a best time is always good, right?”
“I sort of had it in the back of mind that breaking the record was a possibility after the 1500, but never really let that into my head leading upto the race. I just tried to swim my own race and not to let the crowd influence… Read more »
again… just wow
Thanks a lot Mike Nordmann for the video!
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It must have been fantastic for the kids present at this meet to see 2 world records in person.