Ledecky breaks 800 freestyle world record — reuters.com

(Reuters) - Olympic champion Katie Ledecky has broken her own 800 meters freestyle record at a meeting in Texas on Sunday. The 17-year-old Ledecky, who clinched gold in the distance as a 15-year-old at the 2012 London Olympics clocked eight minutes, 11.00 seconds at the meeting in Shenandoah, Texas on Sunday, breaking her own record by almost three seconds. Ledecky clocked 8:13.86 in winning gold in the event at last year's world championships in Barcelona.

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