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Ledecky wins 400m freestyle gold, sets new world record

Xinhua, August 8, 2016 Adjust font size:

Teenage sensation Katie Ledecky set a new world record, blitzing the field to win gold for the USA in the women's 400m freestyle at the Rio Olympics on Sunday.

The 19-year-old touched the wall in 3 minutes 56.46 seconds, eclipsing the previous record she set in 2014 by almost two seconds.

Britain's Jazz Carlin Britain was second at Rio's Olympic Aquatics Stadium, 4.77 seconds behind Ledecky, with the USA's Leah Smith 5.46sec adrift in third.

Ledecky won one gold medal as a 15-year-old at the London 2012 Olympics, triumphing in the 800m freestyle. She was part of the USA team that won silver in the 4x100m relay final on Saturday. Endit