by Katie Lecky won the 22nd world championship title of her legendary career on Tuesday to end Michael Phelps’ record when Olympic champion David Popovici and Kaylee McKown also beat gold.
American Great Lecky drove the wall with a dominant freestyle gold with 1,500 m and 15 minutes for 26.44 seconds after threatening her own world record of 15: 20.48.
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The masterful victory in Singapore moved Ledecky four shortly before Phelps’ career in the retirement of 26 World Gold medals.
“When I grew up, it was very inspiring to see World Championships, Olympic Games in which Michael was, and tried to learn from the best,” said Lecky, 28.
“I was always a student of sport.”
Lecky’s victory gave the American the sixth world 1,500m freestyle title of her career. She is also a nine -time Olympic gold medalist.
Second, Simona Quadarella from Italy was in 15: 31.79 and Lani Pallister in Australia in 15: 41.18.
Lecky was the red-hot favorite that drove into the race after he had qualified over 10 seconds faster for the final than the next challenger palley.
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She also went into the race in which she has ever had the top 24 1,500 m freestyle Times and put the second fastest time in the story behind her own record in April.
Pallister pushed her at a quick early pace and Ledecky was late in the world record until late.
In the end, she left the brand, but still tacted the fifth fastest time ever.
“Lani brought it out there. I knew that she would be outside quickly and I just wanted to get out quickly, but comfortably enough to go from there,” said Lecky.
“I’m satisfied with the time and happy with swimming.”
It is Lecky’s first gold medal for the championships after taking a bronze behind Mcintosh on Sunday in Singapore in Singapore in Singapore on Sunday.
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Lecky will go back to Canadian phenomenon with the Canadian phenomenon Mcintosh in the 800 m freestyle.
Popovici claimed an exciting 200 -M -Freestyle -Gold -then he announced that he had almost pulled out.
The 20-year-old Romanian appeared in the US rival Luke Hobson to take the title in 1: 43.53. Hobson opted for silver (1: 43.84) and 18-year-old Tatsuya Murasa Japan with bronze (1: 44.54).
After that, Popovici said that he was seriously thinking about withdrawing from the competition from the competition before he started and even looking home as far as.
“It was a mental thing and it was afraid to see my true potential,” said Popovici, who recaptured his world crown from 2022.
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“This is very scary. And that’s why I’m really happy that I didn’t cancel.”
– ‘nerve -wracking’ – – –
Australia’s McKeown in McKeown defeated a recently contorted shoulder, nerves and the old rival Regan Smith from the United States to win the 100 -m back gold, with the world record just missing.
Mckeown competed on the wall in a championship record 57.16 seconds, with Smith down with the second, only 0.19 seconds.
Katharine Berkoff, also from the United States, took bronze.
Mckeown’s victory underlines her status as an undisputed force in the back of the women.
“It is always very nerve-wracking, especially outside the Olympic Games,” said the 24-year-old, who won the 100-200 m backstroke double at the Olympic Games in Tokyo and Paris.
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“I was probably a little more nervous than I was tonight.”
McKeown’s most recent triumph came after he had injured her shoulder in the run -up to Singapore.
“It was pretty irritated, but I have a good medical team and my physios who help me get through.”
Anna Elendt in Germany won the first world championship title of her career in the 100 -M breastfield of women, who came home in 1: 05.19.
The American Kate Douglass finished second in 1: 05.27, with China’s Tang Qianging finished third in 1: 05.64.
The South African Pieter Coetze surprisingly won the men’s 100 m back in 51.85 seconds ahead of Italy Thomas Ceccon (51.90) and the France Yohann Ndoye-Brouard.
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