Wait a minute? Aren't distance freestyle swimmers supposed to dominate the 800m and 1500m races and NOT the speed freestyle distances? I was fortunate to see Janet Evans win in the 800 and 1500 but I NEVER imagined a distance swimmer could compete in a speed freestyle event until I saw Ledecky!
Evans also had the WR in the 400m for a while, but the 200 is serious speed compared to 800 and 1500. Ledecky's 200 times keep getting lower and lower every year (As of now, less than a second left to break the WR!) Can you imagine having the World Record in the 200, 400, 800, 1500 ? Damn! Not to mention she also swam the 100 in the 4 x 100 free relay in Rio and got one of the highest 100 splits. Damn!
Now that Ledecky is off to college with their smaller 25m pools i see Ledecky continuing to work on her speed in the 200m and 100m. I'd love to see her tackle something other then freestyle like maybe the 200m butterfly where i think she could become a real threat or the 400m IM.
So much Ledecky, so little time. I can't comprehend what her athletic peak will be like when she is already this elite in such a breadth of events (she might be there already, but I don't know about female aging curves at all. For men the peak is usually in their mid-to-late 20s). Cannot wait to see what she can do next year in Rio.
A feat no other swimmer may repeat-a 200m/400m/800m/1.5km freestyle sweep.
+TeshawnEdmonds And a perfect 15 for 15 in finals since London 2012. Incredible, and she's just 18.
Milva Barring tf?
TeshawnEdmonds now in Tokyo, she'll be able to do that in the olympics. Who knows, maybe by then she'll be fast enough in the 100 to try and add that.
sun yang almost did the 200/400/1.5 at the london olympics.
And i cant even swim a freaking 25 without getting out of breath lol
Wait a minute? Aren't distance freestyle swimmers supposed to dominate the 800m and 1500m races and NOT the speed freestyle distances? I was fortunate to see Janet Evans win in the 800 and 1500 but I NEVER imagined a distance swimmer could compete in a speed freestyle event until I saw Ledecky!
Evans also had the WR in the 400m for a while, but the 200 is serious speed compared to 800 and 1500. Ledecky's 200 times keep getting lower and lower every year (As of now, less than a second left to break the WR!) Can you imagine having the World Record in the 200, 400, 800, 1500 ? Damn! Not to mention she also swam the 100 in the 4 x 100 free relay in Rio and got one of the highest 100 splits. Damn!
Now that Ledecky is off to college with their smaller 25m pools i see Ledecky continuing to work on her speed in the 200m and 100m. I'd love to see her tackle something other then freestyle like maybe the 200m butterfly where i think she could become a real threat or the 400m IM.
atiboyful She's more of a freestyler now. She split 52.6 on the 4x100 free relay in Rio.
❤ wow. that is serious power and speed, in every lane of that pool. epic win for katie. :)
I bet these girls were like shit why can't Katie just stay in the longer distance races and leave us alone?
Lol
So much Ledecky, so little time. I can't comprehend what her athletic peak will be like when she is already this elite in such a breadth of events (she might be there already, but I don't know about female aging curves at all. For men the peak is usually in their mid-to-late 20s). Cannot wait to see what she can do next year in Rio.
Qué dolor de cabeza les trajo una nadadora de larga distancia a las ladies de los 200m y de la velocidad!!!.qué NADADORA ES LEDECKY!!!
Win a gold medal from lane 7?? INSANE.
in 2004 Potec wins a gold from lane 1
how does the lane assignment have anything to do with it lol
Best female swimmer in the world. I suppose that's like saying the sky is blue.
ledecky ❤ledecky ❤ ledecky ledeky ledeck🎆🎇✨🎉🎊🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉.....yes !!!!! power ✌😍🎖🏊
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Hii
Has Katie retired yet? Seems too soon!
No-
she just won 2 gold medals and 2 silvers at the olympics