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Katie Ledecky Wins 17th World Championship Gold in Women's 1500 Freestyle

Katie Ledecky returned to her throne as the world champion in the 1,500-meter women's freestyle.

The 25-year-old captured gold Monday at the 2022 World Championships. With a final time of 15:30.15, she finished nearly 15 seconds ahead of silver medalist Katie Grimes.

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DOMINANCE.<br><br>Katie Ledecky wins her 17th World Championship gold in the women's 1500 freestyle at <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/FINABudapest2022?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#FINABudapest2022</a>. <a href="https://t.co/UZxJZNOXkH">pic.twitter.com/UZxJZNOXkH</a>

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