{"id":1984555,"date":"2023-07-27T19:54:02","date_gmt":"2023-07-27T23:54:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/katie-ledecky-ties-michael-phelps-record-at-world-champs\/"},"modified":"2023-07-27T19:56:03","modified_gmt":"2023-07-27T23:56:03","slug":"katie-ledecky-ties-michael-phelps-record-at-world-champs","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/katie-ledecky-ties-michael-phelps-record-at-world-champs\/","title":{"rendered":"Katie Ledecky equals Michael Phelps&#8217; record at World Champs."},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">18<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fkatie-ledecky-ties-michael-phelps-record-at-world-champs%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1984555&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><h2>Olympic Champion Katie Ledecky Ties Michael Phelps&#8217; Record at \u200dWorld Aquatics Championships<\/h2>\n<p>Olympic champion <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcsports.com\/olympics\/news\/katie-ledecky-michael-phelps-swimming-world-championships-record\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Katie Ledecky<\/a> delivered an outstanding performance at the World Aquatics Championships in Fukuoka, Japan, tying a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/house-majority-leader-ends-call-with-republican-reps-on-killing-president-trumps-demand-for-2000-checks-after-being-outed\/\" title=\"House Majority Leader Ends Call With Republican Reps On Killing President Trump\u2019s Demand for ,000 Checks After Being Outed\">record set<\/a>\u2063 by her former Olympic teammate <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/greatest-olympian-all-time-michael-phelps-swims-michael-qazvini\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Michael Phelps<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/the-good-and-the-bad-katie-ledecky-exits-tokyo-on-a-high-note-simone-biles-withdraws-from-vault-uneven-bars\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Ledecky<\/a> \u200csecured her 15th individual world title with a dominant win in the 1500-meter freestyle,\u200d matching Phelps&#8217; 15 individual <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/macho-camacho-cold-case-collapses-as-witness-flees-island\/\" title=\"\u2018Macho\u2019 Camacho Cold Case Collapses As Witness Flees Island\">world titles<\/a>. While Phelps remains the most decorated Olympian in history with 28 medals, \u2064Ledecky&#8217;s\u2062 achievement is remarkable.<\/p>\n<h3>WATCH:<\/h3>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">THAT&#8217;S\u200b KATIE LEDECKY!<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/katieledecky?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@katieledecky<\/a> is the first person to win five \u200dworld titles in two different events AND she ties\u2064 Michael Phelps for the most \u200bindividual world golds in \u200bswimming\u2062 (15).<\/p>\n<p>And she won this <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/katie-ledecky-ties-michael-phelps-record-at-world-champs\/\" title=\"Katie Ledecky equals Michael Phelps' record at World Champs.\">1500m free world title<\/a> \u200cby 17 seconds. \ud83e\udd2f <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/AQUAFukuoka23?src=hash&#038;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#AQUAFukuoka23<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/y6WeHj99IJ\">pic.twitter.com\/y6WeHj99IJ<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014\u200b NBC Olympics &#038; Paralympics (@NBCOlympics) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/NBCOlympics\/status\/1683805410673799175?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">July 25, 2023<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Ledecky, 27, finished the 1500-meter freestyle with a time of \u206215:26.27, \u200cher third best time ever in the event. She dominated the race, finishing 17\u200b seconds ahead of her\u2063 closest competitor, Italy&#8217;s Simona Quadrella.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Katie Ledecky just won the\u200c 1500m freestyle World Title by so much that she was the only person on camera\u2062 when she touched the wall.<\/p>\n<p>Once again, Katie swimming so fast that she looks like\u2062 she&#8217;s the only one swimming.<\/p>\n<p>Greatest freestyler of all-time, no contest. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/xSUg7M6gJX\">pic.twitter.com\/xSUg7M6gJX<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Kyle Sockwell (@kylesockwell) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/kylesockwell\/status\/1683802643083190273?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">July 25, 2023<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>After the race, Ledecky expressed her happiness with the outcome, acknowledging the hard \u2064work\u2064 and support from her coaches and team. She said, &#8220;It hurt a lot, but I am really\u200c happy with the outcome.&#8221;<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">1500\ud83e\udd47Pretty pumped about that one if you can\u2019t tell \ud83d\ude02 \u2064Thank you all for the support &#038; Go USA\u200d \ud83c\uddfa\ud83c\uddf8 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/2UH4ijWTkb\">pic.twitter.com\/2UH4ijWTkb<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Katie Ledecky (@katieledecky) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/katieledecky\/status\/1683976083409104898?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">July 25, 2023<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Ledecky expressed her admiration for Phelps, stating that\u200b she had looked\u2062 up to him since \u200dshe\u200b was a child.\u200c She never imagined she would be in a position to tie his record and considers it an honor to win medals for Team USA.<\/p>\n<p>Ledecky still has the opportunity to break Phelps&#8217; \u200drecord entirely, as she has the 800-meter race coming\u200d up on Friday and \u2063Saturday.<\/p>\n<p>Phelps, despite seeing his records fall since his \u2062retirement, celebrated alongside French \u2063swimmer Leon\u2063 Marchand, who broke Phelps&#8217; &#8220;untouchable&#8221; record in \u200cthe\u200c 400 Individual Medley. \u2062Phelps congratulated Marchand and awarded him the gold medal.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"instagram-media\" style=\"background: #FFF;border: 0;border-radius: 3px;margin: 1px;max-width: 540px;min-width: 326px;padding: 0;width: calc(100% - 2px)\" data-instgrm-captioned=\"\" data-instgrm-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/reel\/CvF63SYRfdW\/?utm_source=ig_embed&#038;utm_campaign=loading\" data-instgrm-version=\"14\">\n<div style=\"padding: 16px\">\n<div style=\"display: flex;flex-direction: row;align-items: center\">\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4;border-radius: 50%;flex-grow: 0;height: 40px;margin-right: 14px;width: 40px\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"display: flex;flex-direction: column;flex-grow: 1;justify-content: center\">\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4;border-radius: 4px;flex-grow: 0;height: 14px;margin-bottom: 6px;width: 100px\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4;border-radius: 4px;flex-grow: 0;height: 14px;width: 60px\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"padding: 19% 0\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"display: block;height: 50px;margin: 0 auto 12px;width: 50px\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"padding-top: 8px\">\n<div style=\"color: #3897f0;font-family: Arial,sans-serif;font-size: 14px;font-style: normal;font-weight: 550;line-height: 18px\">View this\u2063 post\u200d on Instagram<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"padding: 12.5% 0\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"display: flex;flex-direction: row;margin-bottom: 14px;align-items: center\">\n<div>\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4;border-radius: 50%;height: 12.5px;width: 12.5px\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4;height: 12.5px;width: 12.5px;flex-grow: 0;margin-right: 14px;margin-left: 2px\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4;border-radius: 50%;height: 12.5px;width: 12.5px\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"margin-left: 8px\">\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4;border-radius: 50%;flex-grow: 0;height: 20px;width: 20px\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 0;height: 0;border-top: 2px solid transparent;border-left: 6px solid #f4f4f4;border-bottom: 2px solid transparent\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"margin-left: auto\">\n<div style=\"width: 0px;border-top: 8px solid #F4F4F4;border-right: 8px solid transparent\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4;flex-grow: 0;height: 12px;width: 16px\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 0;height: 0;border-top: 8px solid #F4F4F4;border-left: 8px solid transparent\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"display: flex;flex-direction: column;flex-grow: 1;justify-content: center;margin-bottom: 24px\">\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4;border-radius: 4px;flex-grow: 0;height: 14px;margin-bottom: 6px;width: 224px\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4;border-radius: 4px;flex-grow: 0;height: 14px;width: 144px\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p style=\"color: #c9c8cd;font-family: Arial,sans-serif;font-size: 14px;line-height: 17px;margin-bottom: 0;margin-top: 8px;overflow: hidden;padding: 8px 0 7px;text-align: center\"><a style=\"color: #c9c8cd;font-family: Arial,sans-serif;font-size: 14px;font-style: normal;font-weight: normal;line-height: 17px;text-decoration: none\" href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/reel\/CvF63SYRfdW\/?utm_source=ig_embed&#038;utm_campaign=loading\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">A post shared by NBC Olympics\u2064 &#038; Paralympics\u2062 (@nbcolympics)<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Phelps, known for his\u200c sportsmanship, provided commentary during Marchand&#8217;s race,\u200d expressing his\u2063 belief that the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/lia-thomas-teammate-competitor-blast-title-as-illegitimate-in-wake-of-fina-transgender-restrictions\/\" title=\"Lia Thomas Teammate, Competitor Blast Title As Illegitimate In Wake Of FINA Transgender Restrictions\">young swimmer<\/a> had the potential to break the four-minute mark in the event.<\/p>\n<h3>WATCH:<\/h3>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Olympic champ Katie Ledecky excelled at the World Aquatics Championships in Fukuoka, Japan. She matched Michael Phelps&#8217; record and secured her 15th individual world title by triumphing in the 1500m freestyle. While Phelps remains highly regarded, Ledecky&#8217;s achievements are noteworthy.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":93,"featured_media":1984556,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cndimages.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_2758-scaled-1.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[541],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1984555","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-daily-wire"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cndimages.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_2758-scaled-1.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1984555","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/93"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1984555"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1984555\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1984556"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1984555"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1984555"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1984555"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}