Relay 4 x 100m freestyle, 4 x 200m freestyle, 4 x 100m medley. Jun 17, 2018 from 1941 through 1947, swedish runners broke or tied the 1500meter world record on five occasions. Mar 27, 2001 he missed his 400m freestyle world record by just 0. The shortest middledistance event is run over two laps of a 400m track. The world records in swimming are ratified by fina, the international governing body of swimming. Then moments after making history in the womens 800 metres, she switched her focus fully to saturday night. Jul 30, 20 the american teenager katie ledecky smashed the world record for the 1500m freestyle to take her second gold medal, after the 800m, at the world championships on tuesday in barcelona. Helene madison 90th anniversary of the advent of the queen.
Athletes make standing starts from staggered positions and run in lanes until the end of the first bend, which is when they can break for the inside. Helene madison 90th anniversary of the advent of the. World recordholder and olympic champion katie ledecky wins her fourth gold of rio 2016 in the 800m freestyle. Aug 09, 2014 ledecky now owns the world records in the 400m, 800m and 1500m freestyles. Team gbs jazz carlin wins her second silver medal in rio in womens 800m freestyle as usas katie ledecky seals world record. Apr 19, 2020 by the time the american was done racing, she had gone down in history as an olympic and world record pioneer who set 16 world records on freestyle in just 16 months. Aug, 2016 katie ledecky of the united states finally succumbed to her emotions on the podium after destroying the field in the 800 meters freestyle on friday and smashing her own world record to complete a. American swimmer katie ledecky broke her own world record for the womens 800m freestyle, finishing in eight minutes, 4. World record progression 800 metres freestyle wikipedia. Ncaa mens and womens swimming and diving records ncaa. Shes the first woman since janet evans to hold all three simultaneously. Katie ledecky smashes world record in the 800meter freestyle. Aug 08, 2015 katie ledecky smashes 800m world record at world championships.
Records can be set in long course 50 metres or short course 25 metres swimming pools. Katie ledecky sets a new world record and smashes the. Ledecky, who is bidding for the womens 200m, 400m and 800m freestyle titles in rio, beat the previous olympic record by almost three seconds. Katie ledecky wins gold and breaks her own world record in the womens 800m freestyle.
Swimming 800m freestyle women katie ledecky of the united states celebrates winning gold and setting a new world record in the time of 8. This race is competed for both sexes at fina world championships, some major finasanctioned international competitions such as pan pacs, as well as most major national championships, fina world cup events, and grand prix meets in the us. The short course world records have been kept since. In the short course 25 metres swimming events the worlds governing body recognizes world records since 3 march 1991 times have consistently dropped over the years due to better training techniques and new developments in the. On august 23, 1931, yvonne goddard of france clocked 12. In the short course 25 metres swimming events the world s governing body recognizes world records since march 3, 1991. Katie ledecky smashes own 800m freestyle world record. Fina 25mpool world junior records fina world junior records in 25m are recognised starting on january 1, 2015. Usas katie ledecky finally succumbed to her emotions on the podium after destroying the field in the 800 metres freestyle on friday and smashing her own world.
Aug, 2016 ledecky lowered her sevenmonthold world record in the 800 freestyle by two seconds with a time of 8 minutes 4. Arne andersson topped the record once, in 1943, and lennart strand tied haggs final mark in 1947. Womens world record progression long course freestyle 50 metres 100 metres 200 metres. Jul 24, 2019 elsewhere, italian federica pellegrini retained her 200m freestyle title in 1. Katie ledecky breaks 800m world record but michael phelps. Ledecky breaks 1500m world record, phelps beaten in thriller. For men the event has been recognized since 1908 in a long course pool, and for women the record is kept as far back as 1922, even though this event is only competed at the olympics on the mens side. All 18th fina world championships 2019 results by omega.
Jul 25, 2017 masse took down another record from the rubbersuit era. Ledecky smashes 800m record to claim freestyle treble reuters. World records world best performances world u20 records u18 world best performances world leading 2019 world u20 leading 2019 world championships in athletics records world indoor championships records world half marathon championships records world u20 championships records world u18 championships records olympic games records youth olympic. Shane gould am mbe sport australia hall of fame member profile. The short course world records have been kept since 1991. World record progression 100 metres freestyle wikipedia.
Jazz carlin claimed her second silver medal of rio in the 800m freestyle. Lani pallisters gotcha mum golden moment in 800m freestyle. Long course meters womens long course world records as of july 28, 2019 womens long course relay world records as of july 28, 2019 mens long course. Gould closed out her olympic performance with silver in the 800m freestyle. Katie ledecky takes it easy in 800m prelims at world swimming. The mens and womens 1500m freestyle world records are ratified and kept by the world governing body for competitive swimming, fina. The latter number was inserted into the record books when the iaaf began mandating automatic timing for the mark in 1981. The 19yearold, who won gold in the 400m freestyle on monday, destroyed the rest of the field as she finished 2. Katie ledecky breezes to 3rd gold at world championships in.
Aug 21, 2016 world record holder and olympic champion katie ledecky wins her fourth gold of rio 2016 in the 800m freestyle. American katie ledecky breaks her own 800metre freestyle world record at the arena pro swim series. Katie ledeckys world record 800 freestyle gold race video. Katie ledecky breaks 400m freestyle world record video. Jan 17, 2016 katie ledecky broke the 800m freestyle world record for the fourth time in as many years, clocking 8. Uvas leah smith wins world title in 800m freestyle. The world records in swimming are ratified by fina, the international governing body of. The 800m freestyle world record is ratified and monitored by the governing body for swimming. The next day she anchored the american team in the 4.
Check out all world records, american records and other swimming records in swimming worlds record book. Melissa bishop sets canadian record in 800m to book spot in world final back to video. World championship ariarne titmus and our no 1 olympic contender 8. Aug 16, 2008 britains rebecca adlington set a new world record as she clinched her second swimming gold medal in beijing with victory in the 800m freestyle. Grant hackett crushes 800 free world record over short course. The first world record in the mens 400 metres freestyle in long course 50 metres swimming was recognised by the international swimming federation fina in 1908. Silverman smashes 400m freestyle world record international. Swimming world records, national records and age group records. In the short course 25 metres swimming events the world s governing body recognizes world records since march 3, 1991 until the 1960s, a world record set in the slightly longer 880 yard race could be considered a world record in. Aug 24, 2014 ledecky, the dominant freestyler in world swimming, now holds the world records in the 400m, 800m and 1500m freestyle, making her the first woman since us distance great janet evans to hold all.
Aug 07, 2015 katie ledecky takes it easy in 800m prelims at world swimming championships. When canadas philippe gagnon swam the previous 400m s10 world record 4. Mens 800meter world records, recognized by the iaaf. Coes 800meter performance was also the first of three world records he set within less than six weeks in 1979, as he went on to break the mile and 1500meter marks. She won both the 200m and 800m freestyle races with times of 1. Jan 18, 2016 katie ledecky crushed her own womens 800m freestyle world record, clocking a stunning 8min 6. Katie ledecky sets new 800m freestyle world record reuters. Fina recognises world records in the following events for both men and women, 1 2 except for the mixed relays, where teams consist of two men and two. Katie ledecky managed to secure her fourth gold of the rio olympic games in the pool on friday night in a sensational win in the womens 800m freestyle final. Beijing 4x200m freestyle relay gold medallist kylie palmer who was 6 th in the 800m in beijing 8. Melissa bishop sets canadian record in 800m to book spot. The most uptodate swimming records for the world and national swimming organizations. Her 800m freestyle world record at the arena pro swim series at austin brought her below her incredible 8.
Fina recognises world records in the following events for both men and women, except for the mixed relays, where teams consist of two men and two women, in any order. The first world record in the mens 100 metres freestyle in long course 50 metres swimming was recognised by the international swimming federation fina in 1905. Gunder hagg broke the mark three times, the last being a 3. Most popular katie ledecky sets new 800m freestyle world record. Katie ledecky smashes 1500m freestyle world record for a. In the short course 25 metres swimming events the world s governing body recognizes world records since 3 march 1991. Aug 21, 2016 katie ledecky wins gold and breaks her own world record in the womens 800m freestyle. The first world record in the mens 800 metres freestyle in long course 50 metres swimming was recognised by the international swimming federation fina in 1908. Masters swimming records include all records that have been properly.
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