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Katie Ledecky once again dominated a 1500m freestyle, extending her 15-year, 40-plus-meet win streak in swimming's longest event.
Ledecky clocked 15 minutes, 40.86 seconds, taking her heat by 41.66 seconds at a Tyr Pro Series stop in Westmont, Illinois, on Friday.
Ledecky last lost a 1500m free at the July 2010 Potomac Valley Championships in her native Maryland — as a 13-year-old to a 17-year-old Kaitlin Pawlowicz.
“(Ledecky) was leading and her cap came off,” Pawlowicz said in 2016, according to Yahoo Sports.
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Since, Ledecky won six world titles and two Olympic gold medals in the 1500m free, which was added to the Olympic program starting with the Tokyo Games.
Ledecky owns the 12 fastest times in history, including the world record of 15:20.48 set in 2018. The second-fastest woman in history, Italy's Simona Quadarella, has a best time of 15:31.79, more than 11 seconds off Ledecky's record.
The Pro Series stop in Westmont concludes Saturday with finals at 7 p.m. ET on the USA Swimming Network.
U.S. swimmers are preparing for the major international meet of 2026, the Pan Pacific Championships in August in Irvine, California, for nations outside Europe. Europe has its own continental championships meet in August.
The U.S. roster for Pan Pacs was already determined by results in 2025 meets.
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Ledecky clocked 15 minutes, 40.86 seconds, taking her heat by 41.66 seconds at a Tyr Pro Series stop in Westmont, Illinois, on Friday.
Ledecky last lost a 1500m free at the July 2010 Potomac Valley Championships in her native Maryland — as a 13-year-old to a 17-year-old Kaitlin Pawlowicz.
“(Ledecky) was leading and her cap came off,” Pawlowicz said in 2016, according to Yahoo Sports.
SWIMMING: Results | Broadcast Schedule
Since, Ledecky won six world titles and two Olympic gold medals in the 1500m free, which was added to the Olympic program starting with the Tokyo Games.
Ledecky owns the 12 fastest times in history, including the world record of 15:20.48 set in 2018. The second-fastest woman in history, Italy's Simona Quadarella, has a best time of 15:31.79, more than 11 seconds off Ledecky's record.
The Pro Series stop in Westmont concludes Saturday with finals at 7 p.m. ET on the USA Swimming Network.
U.S. swimmers are preparing for the major international meet of 2026, the Pan Pacific Championships in August in Irvine, California, for nations outside Europe. Europe has its own continental championships meet in August.
The U.S. roster for Pan Pacs was already determined by results in 2025 meets.
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