You can excel in the World Cup final.
So superior that extraordinary photos from the finish line go viral on social media.
The goal was just to get at a good pace, says Katie Ledecky after the 1500m freestyle gold.
Katie Ledecky I’ve done something I’ve done many times before.
16 times before to be exact.
On Tuesday, the American swimmer won the gold medal of the World Cup in the 1500-meter freestyle, and it was her seventeenth World Cup gold.
waiting for others
Television images of Katie Ledecky’s finish line are now spreading all over the world.
When she put her hands into the wall, not even the competitors were seen in the photo and Ledecky had to wait more than 14 seconds before her 16-year-old compatriot Katie Grimes grabbed the silver.
The final photos led to some laughs.
“Haha, almost the entire clip Katie Ledecky is waiting for someone to finish second.” Ranger reporter Roger Sherman writes Twitter.
Several media outlets reported that she appeared to be bored.
She looked bored waiting for someone to come in second.writes the American sports website SB Nation.
“Good race”
“Katie Ledecky Cheats”Australian sports website news.com writes.
“dominance”says CBS News correspondent Devin Herrocks Twitter.
Katie Ledecky clocked the 13th fastest time ever in the 1500m freestyle. On Tuesday – 15.3015 – it was the sixth fastest time.
– I had a good race. The goal was just to get in at a good pace, “boredom” Katie Ledecky tells AFP.
She has won a total of 20 World Cup medals in her career.
It’s so crazy because it feels like yesterday I was in Barcelona for my first World Cup. “It’s great to be representing the United States year after year, it’s an honor and a privilege and that’s why I work so hard,” Ledecky told the Guardian.
