Team USA’s Katie Ledecky sets another record in Rio

THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

August 11, 2016 - 10:29 am

United States' Katie Ledecky competes in a women's 800-meter freestyle heat during the swimming competitions at the 2016 Summer Olympics, Thursday, Aug. 11, 2016, in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. (Michael Sohn/AP)

RIO DE JANEIRO — Katie Ledecky has set an Olympic record with the fastest time in the 800-meter freestyle preliminaries.

The 19-year-old American swam the 16-lap event in 8 minutes, 12.86 seconds Thursday, bettering the old mark of 8:14.10 set by Rebecca Adlington of Britain in 2008.

Ledecky’s time was nearly seven seconds faster than anyone else. She will swim the final Friday night, seeking to complete a sweep of the 200, 400 and 800 freestyles for the first time since the 1968 Mexico City Games.

Boglarka Kapas of Hungary qualified second in 8:19.43. Others moving into the final are Jazz Carlin of Britain, American Leah Smith, Lotte Friis of Denmark, and Mireia Belmonte Garcia of Spain, who won the 200 butterfly on Wednesday.

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