Katie Ledecky 800m highlights: Watch American icon's thrilling win at worlds
Katie Ledecky won her seventh world title in the 800 meter freestyle on Saturday, Aug. 2 at swimming's world championships, just edging surprise Lani Pallister in a thrilling race while Ledecky's top rival Summer McIntosh finished third.
"I kind of figured it was going to be more than just Summer," said Ledecky after the race. "Definitely the fastest field in the 800 ever ... I'm happy I could come out on top."
McIntosh, who finished 1.67 seconds behind Ledecky, had hoped to match Michael Phelps's feat of five individual gold medals at a single world championships.
Ledecky has dominated the women's 800-meter freestyle for more than a decade, winning gold in the event in four consecutive Olympic Games and six consecutive World Championships. But Canadian teen sensation McIntosh had been on her tail, setting up the showdown at the 2025 World Aquatics Championships in Singapore.
Contributing: Reuters
Katie Ledecky 800m: Highlights
How to watch the 2025 World Swimming Championships
The 2025 World Swimming Championships in Singapore run through Aug. 3 and can be streamed live on Peacock. Events start at 7 a.m. ET each day.
2025 World Swimming Championships schedule for Saturday
Six finals will be held on Saturday, including the highly anticipated women's 800m free. Here's the schedule:
- Women's 50m butterfly final (7:02 a.m. ET)
- Men's 50m freestyle final (7:09 a.m. ET)
- Women's 200m backstroke final (7:17 a.m. ET)
- Men's 100m butterfly final (7:43 a.m. ET)
- Women’s 800m freestyle final (8:21 a.m. ET)
- Mixed 4x100m freestyle relay final (8:42 a.m. ET)
How to watch women’s 800m free final: Time, channel, lane assignments
Date: Saturday, Aug. 2
Time: 8:21 a.m. ET
Streaming: Peacock
- Lane 1: China's Li Bingjie
- Lane 2: Italy's Simona Quadarella
- Lane 3: Canada's Summer McIntosh
- Lane 4: American Katie Ledecky
- Lane 5: Australia's Lani Pallister
- Lane 6: Germany's Isabel Gose
- Lane 7: New Zealand's Erika Fairweather
- Lane 8: Japan's Ichika Kajimoto
Stream World Aquatics Championships on Peacock
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