Katie Ledecky had to fight all the way in a thrilling three-way battle to secure her seventh world title in the event and ...

Ledecky won with a time of 8:05.62, both a world championships record and the fourth fastest time in the history of the 800m ...

Australian Kaylee McKeown and American Regan Smith went one-two in the 200m backstroke, just as they did in all three ...

In other events, Gretchen Walsh became the first American woman to ever win gold at the world championships in the 50m ...

In other events, Gretchen Walsh became the first American woman to ever win gold at the world championships in the 50m ...

Katie Ledecky showed she is still the gold standard in the 800 metres freestyle after ending Summer McIntosh's bid for five ...

American Katie Ledecky continued her domination of the women's 800 meters freestyle with a brilliant swim to win gold at the ...

Katie Ledecky has dominated the women's 800m freestyle for over a decade, but Canadian Summer McIntosh is on her tail, ...

Katie Ledecky showed it will take a monumental effort to pry the 800 metres freestyle title from her grip after the American ...

In one of the most highly anticipated races of the season, Summer McIntosh beat Katie Ledecky to claim the 400 free gold in ...

The 28-year-old American has dominated the distance for a decade and has already won gold in the 1,500 in Singapore. Ledecky, ...

McIntosh is relatively new to the 800m freestyle but she threatened Ledecky's world record at the Canadian trials in June.