Lani Pallister stuns Katie Ledecky with her first international 800 free loss at Pan Pacs
Lani Pallister of Australia has stunned Katie Ledecky with her first international 800-meter freestyle loss at the Pan Pacific Championships. Pallister was under world-record pace for much of the race and finished in 8 minutes, 6.10 seconds. She erased Ledecky's championship record from 2018. Ledecky took silver in 8:07.26. She is the four-time Olympic champion in her signature event. The American's only previous defeat in an 800 free final since 2010 came in a small domestic meet in February 2024 against Summer McIntosh of Canada.
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