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Katie Ledecky loses first 800m race in 13 years - 82lsju - 02-09-2024
Quote:Canadian wunderkind Summer McIntosh has ended Katie Ledecky's 13-year unbeaten streak in the 800-meter freestyle in a major upset in the lead-up to the Paris Olympics.
McIntosh clocked 8 minutes, 11.39 seconds at a sectionals meeting in Orlando, Florida, on Thursday to finish nearly six seconds faster than Ledecky.
Ledecky suffered her first defeat in the 800 since 2010, while 17-year-old McIntosh's swim made her the second-fastest woman in the distance behind the American world-record holder.
Ledecky still owns the 16 fastest times in history, including her 8:04.79 world record.
https://www.espn.com/olympics/story/_/id/39490828/summer-mcintosh-ends-katie-ledecky-13-year-reign-800m
RE: Katie Ledecky loses first 800m race in 13 years - M T - 02-09-2024
I would bet that Ledecky would say she’s almost glad the streak is over because it means the others are getting faster. I’m sure she had nothing but positive things to say about the winner
RE: Katie Ledecky loses first 800m race in 13 years - old spanish trail - 02-09-2024
(02-09-2024, 05:23 PM)M T Wrote: I would bet that Ledecky would say she’s almost glad the streak is over because it means the others are getting faster. I’m sure she had nothing but positive things to say about the winner
Yep, she's really had no one to race against.
RE: Katie Ledecky loses first 800m race in 13 years - M T - 02-10-2024
Only relation of this post to this thread is swimming.
I ran across an article about a former world champion who is going to use PEDs to try to swim faster than the world record for the 50m free.
https://www.bbc.com/sport/swimming/68248821
Imo, a bad idea on many levels, more for the effect it will have across society than for the individuals
RE: Katie Ledecky loses first 800m race in 13 years - cardcrimson - 02-10-2024
(02-10-2024, 12:26 AM)M T Wrote: Only relation of this post to this thread is swimming.
I ran across an article about a former world champion who is going to use PEDs to try to swim faster than the world record for the 50m free.
https://www.bbc.com/sport/swimming/68248821
Imo, a bad idea on many levels, more for the effect it will have across society than for the individuals
Wasn't there a thread on the "enhanced games"? Don't like it at all, but, to each their own. People will watch. Up next, genetically engineered humans, if that hasn't started already. . . .