BUDAPEST — Katie Ledecky won all four of her events at the world swimming championships, capping it with an unprecedented fifth consecutive title in her trademark event, the 800m freestyle. She clocked 8 minutes, 8.04 seconds, prevailing by 10.73 seconds over Australian Kiah Melverton and nodding upon seeing her time. Ledecky now has the 27 fastest times in history in the event. This one was the fifth fastest and her best since 2018. "I thought I was a little faster that, but that's the fastest I've been in a while, so I'm really thrilled with that," she said. "Really excited about the future as well." SWIMMING WORLDS: TV Schedule | Results | U.S. Roster Ledecky became the first swimmer to win five consecutive world titles in an individual event. Her 19th career world gold medal broke her tie with Ryan Lochte for the second-most in history behind Michael Phelps (26). Ledecky owns 22 career world championships medals of any color, trailing Lochte (27) and Phelps (33). She has 14 individual world titles, one shy of Phelps' record. Ten years ago, Ledecky won her first gold medal at age 15 at the London Olympics, in the 800m freestyle. "I made it… Read full this story
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