Katie Ledecky is still making people look absolutely foolish in the pool. Here’s all the proof you need.
Katie Ledecky is blowing the best swimmers in the world off the TV screen. Again.
She won by 19 seconds!
James Dator has been covering a wide range of sports for SB Nation for over a decade, with a special focus on the NFL.
On Monday night, the four-time Olympic gold medalist took on the field at the World Championships in Hungary in the 1,500-meter freestyle and the result was embarrassing. Despite being a full 22 seconds slower than her own world record, Ledecky still won by a full 19 seconds over second place, and a ludicrous 97 seconds faster than the swimmer who finished last.
When Ledecky touched the wall nobody else was even in the frame.
When Michael Phelps retired everyone thought we’d never see a greater swimmer. We ended up never having to wait at all, because we might be witnessing it.
