United States’ Katie Ledecky holds her gold medal after winning the…
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Katinka Hosszu of Hungary, the 200 individual medley victor in world-record time, was fifth.
The 18-year-old Ledecky had already won the 200, 400 and 1,500m freestyle golds in Kazan and still has the 800m heats to come on Friday morning and final scheduled for Saturday night.
Ledecky and Sweden’s Ida Marko-Varga were neck and neck going into the anchor leg before the American powered to gold in 7 minutes 45.37 seconds.
United States team members from left, Missy Franklin, Katie McLaughlin and Leah Smith celebrate as t …
“I took that chance tonight going into it. They said you might get disqualified”. “We had a blast out there. We have been so relaxed”. The Swedes faded to fourth.
“There’s only one word I can use to describe Katie Ledecky – “phenomenal”, said Lochte.
On the women’s side, 2012 Olympian Cammile Adams earned her first-ever world medal by taking the silver (2:06.4) in the 200m butterfly final. Franklin put the U.S. team – also composed of Arizona’s Margo Greer and two Stanford swimmers, Lia Neal and Simone Manuel – in second place after swimming the leadoff leg in 53.68. Phelps qualified for the worlds but wasn’t in Kazan as part of his punishment by USA Swimming for a second drunk-driving arrest. He referred to the race during a news conference on Wednesday in Texas, where he is preparing to race at the national championships.
“It would have to be a toss up between this, it’s the coolest thing to make history in any sport, or 2011, when I broke the (200m IM) world record”, he said.
He joined Grant Hackett of Australia as four-time champions of their respective events. Hackett as soon as dominated the 1,500 free.
Commonwealth silver medallist Lauren Quigley was the only other British finalist on Thursday, with the 20-year-old finishing seventh in the 50m backstroke.
The gold medal hanging around the neck of Ryan Lochte was his 16th in a FINA World Swimming Championships, and this one helped rescue Team USA from a situation that had been growing increasingly awkward. Lochte picked up the mantle in 2009 and refused to relinquish his crown.
Until a resurgent Lochte, 31, raced to a victory in the men’s 200-meter individual medley, Ledecky’s three individual golds were the only ones earned this week by the U.S. team. Thiago Pereira (Bra) 1:56.65, 3. “I did everything I could and it just didn’t work out”.
James Guy defeated a strong field to win the 200 freestyle, outsprinting his idol Sun Yang of China to the finish. The Chinese is in the fourth group and eases to the victory within seven minutes 47.87 seconds.
“This evening is the night I will never forget”, Ning said through a translator. He has reunited with his childhood coach ahead of next year’s Rio de Janeiro Olympics. Also advancing to today’s final were Camille Lacourt of France and Olympic champion Matt Grevers of the United States. The longer event suits me better overall and hopefully I can bring the same form that I’ve had tonight.’. “This is what you’ve dreamt of for so many years, ‘” Larkin said.
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