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Katie Ledecky breaks the 800-meter freestyle world record she set 9 years ago

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Katie Ledecky broke her own world record for the women's 800-meter freestyle during the TYR Pro Swim Series on May 3 .

The 14 -time Olympic medalist finished67 seconds ahead of the record she set at the 2016 Rio Olympics .

“It’s been so many years in the making to do it tonight ,” the Olympian said after notching the record at the event.

"And at that point, everyone's done competing, everyone's really happy and in a celebratory mood, so it was a lot of fun to just enjoy that moment with my teammates." Leave a Comment Read more: Entertainment Sports.