Katie Ledecky and Gretchen Walsh broke their own world records on the last day of a Tyr Pro Series meet in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, on Saturday. Ledecky swam the fastest time in history in the 800m ...

Katie Ledecky is turning back the clock in her first top-level swim meet since the Paris Olympics, recording her fastest times in many years on back-to-back nights. On Thursday, Ledecky won the 400m ...

The world record in the women’s 800-meter freestyle has been untouchable for nearly nine years since Katie Ledecky swam it in 8:04.79 at the 2016 Olympics in Rio de Janeiro.

Katie Ledecky got her start in swimming because she just wanted to make friends. Her brother was eager to join a team at a pool near their house and as a 6-year-old, she tagged along. By summer ...

Ledecky's Wednesday time in Fort Lauderdale of 15:24.51 was the second-fastest in 1500m freestyle history. She won her heat by 39 seconds, lapping four of the other nine swimmers in the race.

Katie Ledecky sets a world record in the women's 800-meter freestyle final in the TYR Pro Swim Series at the Fort Lauderdale Aquatic Center on May 03, 2025 in Fort Lauderdale, Florida.