“It’s just year after year of hard work. I think of London and I set myself the goal of not being a one-time wonder, and here we are 10 years later, ”Ledecky said.
“I’m happy with (the weather), I thought I would have (8: 0) 6 or 7, but to be 8.0 this is here, and the fastest I’ve been for a couple of years, so a really good finish for a great week. “
Brooks Curry of the United States team and Kyle Chalmers of the Australian team compete in the 4x100m mixed relay final. Credit: Getty
Hungarian swimmer Kristof Milak added his 200m butterfly crown with the 100m butterfly victory.
The Olympic silver medalist, who broke the world record in the 200m butterfly earlier this week, walked away from the field with 25m to the finish and barely looked worried when he got the win in 50.14 seconds.
Japanese Naoki Mizunuma was second in 50.94 seconds, finishing just ahead of Canadian Joshua Liendo Edwards.
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Sweden’s Sarah Sjostrom was also one of the big winners as she continued to dominate the women’s 50m butterfly for her fourth consecutive world title at the event and 18th individual medal overall.
The 28-year-old overtook France’s Melanie Henique and China’s Zhang Yufei by a place at the top of the podium.
In the women’s 200m backstroke, American Phoebe Bacon fell out of love after Kaylee McKeown won the title despite leading much of the race.
The Australian won 0.04 seconds, while Bacon’s compatriot Rhyan White was almost two seconds slower in third place.
Benjamin Proud won the first British gold of the championships with the victory in the men’s 50m freestyle, relying on a strong finish to prevail in 21.32 seconds. American Michael Andrew got the silver while Frenchman Maxime Grousset finished third.
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