Katie Ledecky claims gold in 1500-meter freestyle at World Aquatics Championships
Ledecky, a nine-time Olympic gold medalist, secured another victory in the 1,500 by finishing the race in 15:26.44. Italy's Simona Quadarella was runner-up with a time of 15:31.79, while Australia's Lani Pallister took third place with a time of 15:41.18.
This was Ledecky's second medal at this year's world championships, following her bronze in the 400-meter freestyle, where she finished with a time of 3:58.49. She now has a total of 28 career medals from worlds. Ledecky will compete in the 4x200-meter freestyle relay Thursday and the 800-meter freestyle final on Saturday.
🇺🇸 Katie Ledecky 🥇x6 World Champion in the Women's 1500m Freestyle #AQUASingapore25 pic.twitter.com/S6thunXv2p
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