Katie Ledecky of the United States swims to the gold medal in the Women's 800m freestyle final at the FINA Swimming World Championships in Barcelona, Spain, Saturday, Aug. 3, 2013. (AP Photo/David J. Phillip)
Katie Ledecky of the United States swims to the gold medal in the Women's 800m freestyle final at the FINA Swimming World Championships in Barcelona, Spain, Saturday, Aug. 3, 2013. (AP Photo/David J. Phillip)
Katie Ledecky of the United States, right, New Zealand's Lauren Boyle, left, compete in the Women's 800m freestyle final at the FINA Swimming World Championships in Barcelona, Spain, Saturday, Aug. 3, 2013. Ledecky took the gold medal. (AP Photo/David J. Phillip)
Katie Ledecky of the United States swims to the gold medal in the Women's 800m freestyle final at the FINA Swimming World Championships in Barcelona, Spain, Saturday, Aug. 3, 2013. (AP Photo/David J. Phillip)
BARCELONA, Spain (AP) ? Katie Ledecky capped a brilliant world swimming championships with her fourth gold medal and second world record Saturday.
The 16-year-old American turned it on over the final laps to win the 800-meter freestyle in 8 minutes, 13.86 seconds. She powered to the wall like it was a sprint, not the last of 16 laps.
Lotte Friis of Denmark set the early pace but simply couldn't keep up when Ledecky turned it on, a repeat of their race in the 1,500 where the teenager broke the previous record by more than 6 seconds.
This time, Ledecky took down the mark of 8:14.10 set by Britain's Rebecca Adlington at the 2008 Olympics. Friis settled for another silver, and New Zealand's Lauren Boyle claimed the bronze ? the same order as in the 1,500.
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