{"id":252478,"date":"2026-04-30T14:02:12","date_gmt":"2026-04-30T14:02:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/252478\/"},"modified":"2026-04-30T14:02:12","modified_gmt":"2026-04-30T14:02:12","slug":"katie-ledecky-swims-fifth-fastest-1500m-freestyle-in-history-at-fort-lauderdale-open","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/252478\/","title":{"rendered":"Katie Ledecky swims fifth-fastest 1500m freestyle in history at Fort Lauderdale Open"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.olympics.com\/en\/athletes\/katie-ledecky\" data-tracking-payload=\"{&quot;implementation_provider&quot;:&quot;sed&quot;,&quot;content_geography&quot;:&quot;AF,AX,AL,DZ,AS,AD,AO,AI,AQ,AG,AR,AM,AW,AU,AT,AZ,BS,BH,BD,BB,BY,BE,BZ,BJ,BM,BT,BO,BQ,BA,BW,BV,BR,IO,UM,VG,VI,BN,BG,BF,BI,KH,CM,CA,CV,KY,CF,TD,CL,CN,CX,CC,CO,KM,CG,CD,CK,CR,HR,CU,CW,CY,CZ,DK,DJ,DM,DO,EC,EG,SV,GQ,ER,EE,ET,FK,FO,FJ,FI,FR,GF,PF,TF,GA,GM,GE,DE,GH,GI,GR,GL,GD,GP,GU,GT,GG,GN,GW,GY,HT,HM,VA,HN,HK,HU,IS,IN,ID,CI,IR,IQ,IE,IM,IL,IT,JM,JP,JE,JO,KZ,KE,KI,KW,KG,LA,LV,LB,LS,LR,LY,LI,LT,LU,MO,MK,MG,MW,MY,MV,ML,MT,MH,MQ,MR,MU,YT,MX,FM,MD,MC,MN,ME,MS,MA,MZ,MM,NA,NR,NP,NL,NC,NZ,NI,NE,NG,NU,NF,KP,MP,NO,OM,PK,PW,PS,PA,PG,PY,PE,PH,PN,PL,PT,PR,QA,RE,RO,RU,RW,BL,SH,KN,LC,MF,PM,VC,WS,SM,ST,SA,SN,RS,SC,SL,SG,SX,SK,SI,SB,SO,ZA,GS,KR,SS,ES,LK,SD,SR,SJ,SZ,SE,CH,SY,TW,TJ,TZ,TH,TL,TG,TK,TO,TT,TN,TR,TM,TC,TV,UG,UA,AE,GB,US,UY,UZ,VU,VE,VN,WF,EH,YE,ZM,ZW,XK&quot;,&quot;content_id&quot;:&quot;458a6045-f6f5-472a-a26b-73fee8b371f0&quot;,&quot;content_release_date_local_utc&quot;:&quot;2026-04-30T09:11:51.342Z&quot;,&quot;content_title&quot;:&quot;Katie Ledecky swims fifth-fastest 1500m freestyle in history at Fort Lauderdale Open&quot;,&quot;tag&quot;:&quot;[\\&quot;discipline-swimming\\&quot;,\\&quot;katie-ledecky\\&quot;,\\&quot;noc-us\\&quot;,\\&quot;manasi-pathak\\&quot;,\\&quot;seo\\&quot;,\\&quot;newsclip\\&quot;,\\&quot;gender-female\\&quot;,\\&quot;apple-news-us\\&quot;]&quot;,&quot;module_type&quot;:&quot;TextBlock&quot;,&quot;module_title&quot;:&quot;Katie Ledecky swims fifth-fastest 1500m freestyle in history at Fort Lauderdale Open&quot;,&quot;section_level_1&quot;:&quot;news&quot;,&quot;section_level_2&quot;:&quot;swimming-katie-ledecky-fifth-fastest-1500m-freestyle-fort-lauderdale-open-2026&quot;,&quot;discipline&quot;:&quot;discipline-swimming&quot;,&quot;odf_id&quot;:&quot;SWM&quot;,&quot;module_instance&quot;:&quot;Inline&quot;,&quot;module_id&quot;:null}\" data-tracking=\"click\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Katie Ledecky<\/a>, the nine-time Olympic gold medallist, added another entry to her long list of achievements, clocking the fifth-fastest time in history in the women&#8217;s 1500m freestyle event at the\u00a0Fort Lauderdale Open <a href=\"https:\/\/www.olympics.com\/en\/sports\/swimming\/\" 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Ledecky swims fifth-fastest 1500m freestyle in history at Fort Lauderdale Open&quot;,&quot;tag&quot;:&quot;[\\&quot;discipline-swimming\\&quot;,\\&quot;katie-ledecky\\&quot;,\\&quot;noc-us\\&quot;,\\&quot;manasi-pathak\\&quot;,\\&quot;seo\\&quot;,\\&quot;newsclip\\&quot;,\\&quot;gender-female\\&quot;,\\&quot;apple-news-us\\&quot;]&quot;,&quot;module_type&quot;:&quot;TextBlock&quot;,&quot;module_title&quot;:&quot;Katie Ledecky swims fifth-fastest 1500m freestyle in history at Fort Lauderdale Open&quot;,&quot;section_level_1&quot;:&quot;news&quot;,&quot;section_level_2&quot;:&quot;swimming-katie-ledecky-fifth-fastest-1500m-freestyle-fort-lauderdale-open-2026&quot;,&quot;discipline&quot;:&quot;discipline-swimming&quot;,&quot;odf_id&quot;:&quot;SWM&quot;,&quot;module_instance&quot;:&quot;Inline&quot;,&quot;module_id&quot;:null}\" data-tracking=\"click\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">swimming<\/a> meet on Wednesday (29 April).<\/p>\n<p>The Team USA star came first with a time of 15:25.62, finishing more than a minute ahead of her closest competitor, 15-year-old\u00a0Sydney Hardy, who was second in 16:42.76.<\/p>\n<p>The 29-year-old Ledecky, who won two golds at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.olympics.com\/en\/olympic-games\/paris-2024\" data-tracking-payload=\"{&quot;implementation_provider&quot;:&quot;sed&quot;,&quot;content_geography&quot;:&quot;AF,AX,AL,DZ,AS,AD,AO,AI,AQ,AG,AR,AM,AW,AU,AT,AZ,BS,BH,BD,BB,BY,BE,BZ,BJ,BM,BT,BO,BQ,BA,BW,BV,BR,IO,UM,VG,VI,BN,BG,BF,BI,KH,CM,CA,CV,KY,CF,TD,CL,CN,CX,CC,CO,KM,CG,CD,CK,CR,HR,CU,CW,CY,CZ,DK,DJ,DM,DO,EC,EG,SV,GQ,ER,EE,ET,FK,FO,FJ,FI,FR,GF,PF,TF,GA,GM,GE,DE,GH,GI,GR,GL,GD,GP,GU,GT,GG,GN,GW,GY,HT,HM,VA,HN,HK,HU,IS,IN,ID,CI,IR,IQ,IE,IM,IL,IT,JM,JP,JE,JO,KZ,KE,KI,KW,KG,LA,LV,LB,LS,LR,LY,LI,LT,LU,MO,MK,MG,MW,MY,MV,ML,MT,MH,MQ,MR,MU,YT,MX,FM,MD,MC,MN,ME,MS,MA,MZ,MM,NA,NR,NP,NL,NC,NZ,NI,NE,NG,NU,NF,KP,MP,NO,OM,PK,PW,PS,PA,PG,PY,PE,PH,PN,PL,PT,PR,QA,RE,RO,RU,RW,BL,SH,KN,LC,MF,PM,VC,WS,SM,ST,SA,SN,RS,SC,SL,SG,SX,SK,SI,SB,SO,ZA,GS,KR,SS,ES,LK,SD,SR,SJ,SZ,SE,CH,SY,TW,TJ,TZ,TH,TL,TG,TK,TO,TT,TN,TR,TM,TC,TV,UG,UA,AE,GB,US,UY,UZ,VU,VE,VN,WF,EH,YE,ZM,ZW,XK&quot;,&quot;content_id&quot;:&quot;458a6045-f6f5-472a-a26b-73fee8b371f0&quot;,&quot;content_release_date_local_utc&quot;:&quot;2026-04-30T09:11:51.342Z&quot;,&quot;content_title&quot;:&quot;Katie Ledecky swims fifth-fastest 1500m freestyle in history at Fort Lauderdale Open&quot;,&quot;tag&quot;:&quot;[\\&quot;discipline-swimming\\&quot;,\\&quot;katie-ledecky\\&quot;,\\&quot;noc-us\\&quot;,\\&quot;manasi-pathak\\&quot;,\\&quot;seo\\&quot;,\\&quot;newsclip\\&quot;,\\&quot;gender-female\\&quot;,\\&quot;apple-news-us\\&quot;]&quot;,&quot;module_type&quot;:&quot;TextBlock&quot;,&quot;module_title&quot;:&quot;Katie Ledecky swims fifth-fastest 1500m freestyle in history at Fort Lauderdale Open&quot;,&quot;section_level_1&quot;:&quot;news&quot;,&quot;section_level_2&quot;:&quot;swimming-katie-ledecky-fifth-fastest-1500m-freestyle-fort-lauderdale-open-2026&quot;,&quot;discipline&quot;:&quot;discipline-swimming&quot;,&quot;odf_id&quot;:&quot;SWM&quot;,&quot;module_instance&quot;:&quot;Inline&quot;,&quot;module_id&quot;:null}\" data-tracking=\"click\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Paris 2024<\/a>, was on world-record pace through the first 500m before fading slightly off the blistering closing speed that powered her to the 15:20.48 mark in 2018.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Victory extended Ledecky&#8217;s 15-year win streak at the event, and also meant that she now holds the 13-fastest times in the event.<\/p>\n<p>In May 2025, at the same pool, Ledecky broke\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.olympics.com\/en\/news\/tyr-pro-series-fort-lauderdale-katie-ledecky-sets-new-world-record-800m-freestyle-nine-years-rio-2016\" 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Ledecky swims fifth-fastest 1500m freestyle in history at Fort Lauderdale Open&quot;,&quot;tag&quot;:&quot;[\\&quot;discipline-swimming\\&quot;,\\&quot;katie-ledecky\\&quot;,\\&quot;noc-us\\&quot;,\\&quot;manasi-pathak\\&quot;,\\&quot;seo\\&quot;,\\&quot;newsclip\\&quot;,\\&quot;gender-female\\&quot;,\\&quot;apple-news-us\\&quot;]&quot;,&quot;module_type&quot;:&quot;TextBlock&quot;,&quot;module_title&quot;:&quot;Katie Ledecky swims fifth-fastest 1500m freestyle in history at Fort Lauderdale Open&quot;,&quot;section_level_1&quot;:&quot;news&quot;,&quot;section_level_2&quot;:&quot;swimming-katie-ledecky-fifth-fastest-1500m-freestyle-fort-lauderdale-open-2026&quot;,&quot;discipline&quot;:&quot;discipline-swimming&quot;,&quot;odf_id&quot;:&quot;SWM&quot;,&quot;module_instance&quot;:&quot;Inline&quot;,&quot;module_id&quot;:null}\" data-tracking=\"click\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">her own 800m freestyle world record<\/a> with a time of 8:04.12.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The Fort Lauderdale Open, which runs through Saturday, is <a href=\"https:\/\/www.olympics.com\/en\/news\/swimming-how-to-watch-olympic-champions-katie-ledecky-summer-mcintosh-leon-marchand-2026-fort-lauderdale-open\" 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fellow North American <a href=\"https:\/\/www.olympics.com\/en\/athletes\/summer-mcintosh\" 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href=\"https:\/\/www.olympics.com\/en\/athletes\/leon-marchand\" 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