Rio-2016: US Swimmer Katie Ledecky Sets World Record in Women’s 800M Freestyle

<b>Rio-2016:</b> US Swimmer Katie Ledecky Sets World Record in Women’s 800M Freestyle
# 13 August 2016 04:46 (UTC +04:00)

Baku-APA. Swimmer Katie Ledecky of the United States has set a world record in women’s 800m freestyle.

Ledecky completed the distance at the Rio Olympics in 8 minutes 04.79 seconds on Friday. The previous world record (8 minutes 06.68 seconds) was also set by Ledecky, in January of this year.

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