Katie Ledecky won her third straight world 1500m freestyle title, earning her record-breaking 12th career world championship in Budapest on Tuesday.
The five-time Olympic champion clocked 15:31.82 to win by 19 seconds at the Danube Arena. Spain’s Mireia Belmonte took silver, followed by Italian Simona Quadarella. Ledecky owns the world record of 15:25.48 and the seven fastest times in history.
Ledecky, a 20-year-old rising Stanford sophomore, broke her tie with Missy Franklin for the most career world titles by a woman. The overall record is held by Michael Phelps, who won 26.