Katie Ledecky smashes her longstanding 800m freestyle world record

US swim star Ledecky smashes record set at Rio GamesGretchen Walsh sets world record in 100m butterflyKatie Ledecky broke new ground once again on Saturday, shattering her own world record in the 800m freestyle with a time of 8min 4.12sec at the Tyr Pro Swim Series in Fort Lauderdale.The 28-year-old American improved on the 8:04.79 mark she set at the 2016 Rio Olympics, notching her first long-course world record since 2018 and reaffirming her dominance in the distance freestyle events. Continue