Katie Ledecky breaks down her 8:18 800 Free at US Nationals – Video Interview

Video Interview – WOMEN’S 800 FREESTYLE – FINAL HEAT

As reported by SwimSwam:  Katie Ledecky took her first 400 out aggresively, as she normally does. She held under her WR pace through the 400, but fell of slightly around the 450 meter mark. She split 4:05.44 at the 400. She closed the final 400 to win the event with a time of 8:18.47. That time is four seconds faster than she was last year at Nationals in Indianapolis. Cierra Runge finished second with her time of 8:24.69. Becca Mann was third at 8:26.64. Lindsay Vrooman led a group from the afternoon session to finish fourth through seventh. Vrooman’s afternoon time of 8:29.06 held up to finish fourth tonight. Katy Campbell was fifth at 8:30.46, followed by Leah Smith at 8:30.86 for sixth. Courtney Harnish and Sarah Henry round out the final 8 of the women’s 800 freestyle at 8:31.88 and 8:32.42, respectively.

In This Story

2
Leave a Reply

Subscribe
Notify of

2 Comments
newest
oldest most voted
Inline Feedbacks
View all comments
Sean S
10 years ago

A little surprising to hear she hasn’t swum an 800 in practice in a couple years.

dude
Reply to  Sean S
10 years ago

I know! It’s totally awesome!

About Gold Medal Mel Stewart

Gold Medal Mel Stewart

MEL STEWART Jr., aka Gold Medal Mel, won three Olympic medals at the 1992 Olympic Games. Mel's best event was the 200 butterfly. He is a former World, American, and NCAA Record holder in the 200 butterfly. As a writer/producer and sports columnist, Mel has contributed to Yahoo Sports, Universal Sports, …

Read More »