Swimmer katie ledecky breaks her own world record in rio
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American swimmer Katie Ledecky arrived at the Rio Olympics already holding world records in the 400, 800, and 1,500 meter freestyles, and on Sunday, she shattered one of those records. The
19-year-old shaved almost two seconds off her 400 free world record, coming in at 3:56:46 and winning her first gold medal of the games. On Saturday, Ledecky received a silver medal as part
of the women's 4x100 free relay. Next, Ledecky will swim individually in the 200 and 800 frees. SUBSCRIBE TO THE WEEK Escape your echo chamber. Get the facts behind the news, plus
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