Javascript must be enabled for the correct page display. Katie ledecky breaks world record in womens 1500 meter. The world record for the long course 50 meter pool womens 1500 meter freestyle was set by u. Katie ledecky new world record 1500m freestyle world. A key member of the outstanding blue hen womens swimming and. The three favorites were australian steve holland, who had set a world record in the event in sydney in february 1976. The 100 metres freestyle is one of the blue ribbon races in competitive swimming. Ledecky owns world records in the 400, 800 and 1,500 meter. Sun yang wins chinas first ever gold medal in swimming and breaks the olympic record with a time of 3. Borg finally got his olympic title in amsterdam, when he beat charlton over 1,500 metres, and also won bronze in the 400 freestyle at the 1928 olympics.
Aug 31, 2014 the mens world record for swimming 1500 m in a is 14 min 34. Katie ledecky holds the world record for the 1500meter. It was the fourth appearance of the event, which was established in 1908. Swimming at the 1996 summer olympics mens 1500 metre. Standout athletes highlight 20 university of delaware athletics. Chinas sun yang broke grant hacketts 1,500 metres freestyle world record on sunday to take world championships gold and stake his claim to succeed the australian as king of longdistance swimming. Sun yang gold mens 1500m freestyle london 2012 olympics. World record progression 1500 metres freestyle wikipedia. Swimming at the 1924 summer olympics mens 1500 metre. If you can already complete the build to 500 swim training plan or if you can do swimming workouts of about 500 meters or yards, then you are ready for these swimming workouts, which build the swim workout from 500 to 1,500 meters or yards of swimming. Olympic games 1992, barcelona, swimming, 1500 metres freestyle men. She swam the nearly milelong race in 15 minutes, 36 seconds, and 53 hundredths of a.
Thirty minutes later, she was back in the pool again to qualify. American teenager katie ledecky bettered her own 1500 metres freestyle world record with a superb display during the morning heats at the world championships on monday. The announcement of kizzy crawfords signing to freestyle records created a genuine buzz of anticipation, because this prodigiously talented young artist had previously gained recognition for her earlier work across bbc radio 1, 6music, jazz fm, bbc radio 4, as well as live tv performances on s4c, bbc 1 s children in need and live. They make a bunched standing start and can break immediately for the inside. American abel kiviat broke the unofficial 1500meter world mark three times between may 26 and june 8 of 1912, with the final performance 3. May 18, 2016 london reuters world champion gregorio paltrinieri of italy swam the second fastest mens 1,500 metres freestyle of all time on wednesday to win gold at the european championships. The british records in swimming are ratified by the united kingdoms governing body in swimming, british swimming. The first world record in the mens 1500 metres freestyle in a long course 50 metres swimming pool was recognised by the international swimming federation fina in 1908. Aug 25, 2014 katie ledecky sets world record in 1,500meter freestyle. Aug, 2016 we have a new firsttime olympic medalist, as gregorio paltrinieri of italy won the mens 1500m freestyle swimming event to earn the gold.
Katie ledeckys last 800 meters were faster than her first 800 meters en route to a new world record in the womens 1500 meter freestyle. The fastest long course 1,500 metres freestyle swim by a woman is 15 min 20. Womens world record progression short course freestyle 50 metres 100 metres 200 metres. Records can be set in long course 50 metres or short course 25 metres.
The world records in swimming are ratified by fina, the international governing body of swimming. Rio olympics mens 1500m freestyle heats results aboutswim. See katie ledeckys incredible comeback swim at world. However, most of the best milers in the world were absent, and the winning time of 4. Gregorio paltrinieri of italy won the olympic gold medal in the 1,500 meters freestyle on saturday after dominating throughout the race with a relentless display of technique and endurance in the. Highlights from the mens 1500m swimming freestyle final in which chinas sun yang wins gold during the london 2012 olympic games. Genzebe dibaba runs a new world record 1500 metres women in a fantastic race at the iaaf diamond league in monaco.
A distance of 1500 m sometimes is called the metric mile. Sun yang won the 200 m freestyle at the 2016 summer olympics, his first major international title in this event. Ledecky betters own 1500m freestyle world record reuters. The coach of mack horton does not see any reason why his charge cannot add a second individual gold medal to his rio olympics tally following his victory in the 400m metres freestyle. Katie ledecky destroys 800 freestyle world record at 2015. Sun yang smashes mens 1500m freestyle world record. Records can be set in long course or short course swimming pools. Aug 11, 2014 1,500 meters seems out of reach for women in olympics katie ledecky, at the national championships on saturday, holds the world record in the womens 1,500meter freestyle. Jul 17, 2015 ethiopias world indoor champion genzebe dibaba broke the 22yearold world womens 1,500 meters record on a sultry night at the monaco diamond league meeting on friday with a time of three. The 100 metres freestyle is often considered to be the highlight blue riband event of the sport of swimming, like 100 metres in the sport of athletics. Katie ledecky new world record 1500m freestyle world championships 2015. Paltrinieri wins 1,500 metres freestyle in european record.
Chinas sun breaks 1500 freestyle world record reuters. Grant hackett bio, stats, and results olympics at sports. The mens 1500 metre freestyle event at the 1988 summer olympics took place on 23 september at the jamsil indoor swimming pool in seoul, south korea. Katie ledecky sets world record in 1,500meter freestyle. The 21yearold defending champion was in a class of his own as he won in 14 minutes and 34. The mens 1500 metre freestyle event at the 1996 summer olympics took place on 26 july at the georgia tech aquatic center in atlanta, united states. In addition to his gold medal, hodgson also earned possession of the challenge trophy for the 1,500 metre freestyle event, which had been donated in 1908 by the italian count and ioc. Three years ago, at just 16, katie ledecky smashed the world record for the womens 1500meter freestyle swim. At the panpacific meet, hackett won the 400, 800, and 1,500 in 1997, the 1,500 in 1999, and the 800 and 1,500 in 2002. Chinas sun yang sets an incredible new world record of 14. The first swimmer to break the oneminute barrier long course was johnny weissmuller, in 1922.
Jul 18, 2015 cochrane sets new pan am record by winning in a time of 15 minutes, 6. Freestyle records record label funk jazz soul afrobeat. Records can be set in long course 50 metres or short course 25 metres swimming pools. Swimming men 1500m freestyle top moments fina world. Aug 08, 2015 katie ledecky swept the 200, 400, 1500 and now the 800 freestyle events with a world record swim time of 8. He also won a silver medal in the 400 m freestyle, finishing 0. Katie ledecky broke her own world record in the womens 1500 meter freestyle at the world swimming championships in kazan, russia. The 1500metre run became a standard racing distance in europe in the late 19th century, perhaps as a metric version of the mile, a popular running distance since at least the 1850s in englishspeaking countries. Paltrinieri fastest in 1,500m heats, surprised by sun yang exit. Katie ledeckys withdrawal from the 200 and 1,500 metres freestyle put a huge dampener on the third day of the world swimming championships in gwangju with a major question mark now hanging over. She is the only person, male or female, to hold every world freestyle record from 100 metres to 1500 metres and the 200metre individual medley world record simultaneously, which she did from 12 december 1971 to.
In short course 25 metres pools, the worlds governing body recognizes world records since march 3, 1991. He has also frequently won medals at international meets on the 4 x 200 metre freestyle relay team for australia. Access official results for the swimming event 1500m freestyle men at the rio 2016 summer games olympics, plus view video highlights of top performances. Find the olympic goldmedal times for the womens 100m freestyle swimming competition from 1912 to the present. Mens swimming 1500m freestyle heats london 2012 olympics. Ledecky illness shocks world championships reuters. Relay 4 x 50 metres freestyle 4 x 100 metres freestyle 4 x 200 metres freestyle. Paltrinieri wins 1,500 metres freestyle in european record 1 min read swimming european aquatics championships mens 1500m freestyle final london, britain, 1852016. Popular world record progression 200 metres freestyle.
The distance has been contested at the summer olympics since 1896 and the world championships in athletics since 1983. Ledecky sets 1500 metres freestyle world record world. Katie ledecky breaks own world record in winning 1,500. The competition was held on sunday july, 1924, on monday july 14, 1924, and on tuesday july 15, 1924. When the olympic games were revived in 1896, metric distances were run, including the 1500. Mack horton become the second australian swimmer to break the 14minuteand40second barrier in the 1500 metres freestyle, while cate campbell comes close to breaking womens 50m freestyle world. Arne borg bio, stats, and results olympics at sports. The mens and womens 1500m freestyle world records are ratified and kept by the world governing body for competitive swimming, fina. For men the event has been recognized since 1908 in a long course pool, and for women the record is kept as far back as 1922, even though this event is only competed at the olympics on the mens side. She beat her own world record by exactly 5 seconds in her first swim after turning professional. Bobby hackett, runnerup of the us trials a few weeks before montraal. He was ahead of world record splits for the first half of the race but could not maintain that pace. Katie ledecky beats 1500m freestyle world record in kazan. American teenager katie ledecky bettered her own 1500 meters freestyle world record with a superb display during the morning heats at the.
Katie ledecky has had a challenging week at fina world championships in south korea, which included an illness that forced her to drop out of her best event, the 1,500 meter freestyle, and landed. Jul 25, 2017 with a dominant 1,500, katie ledeckys world championship haul is a world record. The 1,500meter freestyle is one of ledeckys favorite events, but it is the barefoot orphan of the womens program. For four years, gregorio paltrinieri seemed to be unbeatable in the 1500m free, he amassed all titles on offer before his reign was rocked for the. At the european championships, borg won the 400 and 1,500 metre freestyle titles in 1926, and 100, 400 and 1,500 free titles in 1927, adding a 100 m freestyle silver and 4x200 m freestyle relay. Aug 04, 2012 chinas sun yang sets an incredible new world record of 14. The mens 1500 metre freestyle was a swimming event held as part of the swimming at the 1924 summer olympics programme. Javascript must be enabled for the correct page display skip to. Connor jaeger of the united states won silver, and the. The 1500 metres or 1,500metre run typically pronounced fifteenhundred metres is the foremost middle distance track event in athletics. Runners compete over threeandthreequarter laps of a 400m track. At the 1972 summer olympics in munich, gould won three gold medals, setting a world record in each race.
Jaeger moved into second at 700 metres, passing horton, and jaeger would go on to win the silver medal. Dibaba breaks 23yearold world record in 1,500 meters reuters. Canadas ryan cochrane takes pan am gold in 1,500metre freestyle swimming. Long course meters womens long course world records as of july 28, 2019 womens long course relay world records as of july 28, 2019 mens long course. The events silver medal was won by ryan cochrane can. Katie ledecky breaks world record in womens 1500 meter freestyle. She is the first person in history to accomplish this feat.
The short course world records have been kept since. Katie ledecky breaks her own 1,500meter freestyle world. American katie ledecky has crushed her own world record in the womens 1500 meter freestyle on saturday at the 2014 pan pac championships on the gold coast, australia. Olympic games 1992, barcelona, swimming, 1500 metres. Katie ledecky sets world record in 1,500 meter freestyle. In the usa and great britain, the mile 1609m was a common middledistance race. Ledecky beats world record time by 6 seconds in 1500m. Fastest swim long course 1,500 metres freestyle female. The 1,500 meter freestyle is one of ledeckys favorite events, but it is the. London chinas emerging standout sun yang wiped more than three seconds off the previous world record he set to win 1,500 freestyle gold at london games on saturday, turning over a new chapter. Mar 21, 2008 frenchman alain bernard set a world record for the mens 100 meters freestyle in 47. With a dominant 1,500, katie ledeckys world championship. Hackett has set one world record at 1,500 metres, 14. Fina recognises world records in the following events for both men and women, except for the mixed relays, where teams consist of two men and two women, in any order.
Sun yang breaks world record in 1,500 meters freestyle. Access official olympic photos, video clips, records and results for the top swimming medalists in the event 1500m freestyle men. The following is a breakdown of the 100m freestyle. Prior to this competition, the existing world and olympic records were as follows. All three also split under bobby hacketts existing world record in the 800m freestyle 8. The first world record in the mens 1500 metres freestyle in a long course 50 metres swimming pool was recognised by the international swimming federation. Sun yang 400m freestyle new olympic record london 2012. Swimming at the 1988 summer olympics mens 1500 metre.
The mens world record for swimming 1500 m in a is 14 min 34. Swimming mens 1500 meter freestyle vladimir salnikov urs. Canadas ryan cochrane takes pan am gold in 1,500metre. Katie ledecky resets her own american record in 500 free at metros preliminaries.
What is the world record for the 1500 meter race answers. Records can be set in long course 50 metres or short course 25 metres swimming pools, with records currently recorded in the following events for both men and women. Sun yang smashes mens 1500m freestyle world record london. But the metric 1500m has been contested by men at every olympic games since 1896. Konrads led the rome final throughout, although breen stayed with him for the first 1,000 metres. May 16, 2018 ledecky finishes the 1,500meter freestyle in 15.
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