American star Katie Ledecky won her seventh world title in the women’s 800-meter freestyle on Saturday, fending off the challenges of Canadian sensation Summer McIntosh and Australia’s Lani Pallister.

American Katie Ledecky continued domination of the women's 800 meters freestyle with a brilliant swim to win gold.

Ledecky, trailing McIntosh at the 700-meter mark, surged ahead on the final lap, fending off a hard-charging Pallister as ...

Canadian swimming phenom Summer McIntosh was unable to beat American star Katie Ledecky in the women's 800-metre freestyle at ...

Katie Ledecky stubbornly refused to give up her 800-meter freestyle crown Saturday at the world championships in Singapore, ...

Katie Ledecky remains the gold standard in the 800-meter freestyle, winning a gold medal Saturday at the swimming world ...

The American swimming star cruised to a win Tuesday in her signature event. Only Michael Phelps now has more world ...

Katie Ledecky remains unbeaten in the 800 freestyle, while the Americans set a world relay record and piled up three gold ...

Ledecky held off Lani Pallister and Summer McIntosh in a tight race Saturday to win gold and extend her reign in the ...

American Katie Ledecky continued her domination of the women's 800 meters freestyle with a brilliant swim to win gold at the world championships in Singapore on Saturday and deny Summer McIntosh the ...

Katie Ledecky extended her 15-year win streak in the 1500m, earning her 6th world title and 22nd gold. But her rivals are ...