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Ledecky betters her own 1,500m freestyle WR at Kazan worlds

Xinhua, August 3, 2015 Adjust font size:

American swimming star Katie Ledecky broke her own world record of the women's 1,500m freestyle at the Kazan world championships here on Monday.

Ledecky, 18, the winner of the 400m free on Sunday, timed 15 minutes 27.71 seconds in the heats, shaving 0.65 seconds off the mark she set at the Pan Pacific championships in Australia in 2014.

"I'm in quite a bit of shock right now," Ledecky said. "I was barely even focusing on this morning's swim. I was so relaxed. I realized kind of toward the end because I could see people waving."

It's the fourth time Ledecky has broken the record in the 1,500m and she will have a chance to improve it again in Tuesday's final.

Ledecky also holds world marks in the 400m and 800m free. Endi