Ledecky improves own 800m record

Monday, 18 January 2016, 08:39

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Katie Ledecky

INTERNATIONAL NEWS- Olympic champion Katie Ledecky broke her own world record in the women's 800 metres freestyle with a time of eight minutes 6.68 seconds on Sunday at the Arena Pro Swim Series at Austin, Texas.

The 18-year-old's swim brought the sellout crowd at the University of Texas' swimming centre to its feet as she pulled away from the field early on.

"It was exciting," Ledecky told reporters after improving on her previous best of 8:07.39. "It's always exciting when you can get pushed along by a crowd like this in Austin.

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