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08/15 23:21 CDT Lani Pallister stuns Katie Ledecky with her first international
800 free loss at Pan Pacs
Lani Pallister stuns Katie Ledecky with her first international 800 free loss
at Pan Pacs
By BETH HARRIS
AP Sports Writer
IRVINE, Calif. (AP) --- Lani Pallister of Australia stunned Katie Ledecky with
her first international loss in the 800-meter freestyle at the Pan Pacific
Championships on Saturday night.
Pallister was under world-record pace for much of the race and touched in 8
minutes, 6.10 seconds to erase 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 lone previous defeat in an 800 free final since
2010 came in a small domestic meet in February 2024 against Summer McIntosh of
Canada.
"Katie's such a dominant force," a breathless Pallister said.
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