2️⃣2️⃣ - Katie Ledecky finishes 22 seconds ahead of her final competitor! |

[@markadams7328]

You have to remind yourself that Ledecky is is a race with 7 of the fastest swimmers in the world!!

[@ViaticalTree]

She is is?

[@markadams7328]

@@ViaticalTree is in...

[@sii1ns311]

Oh wow I’m 600th like

[@lbention]

Exactly! These ain't no scrubs. Shoot if it was me, I'd still be in that pool now.

[@apapz3245]

Fastest WOMAN swimmers, put them against men and high school boys would smoke them, and women want equal pay in sports lmao what a joke, can have equal pay when they can have equal performances.

[@wickedphant0m]

A sport where the winner is frequently decided by a fraction of a second... and she's more than 20 seconds ahead. Is MINDBOGGLING.

[@plaguedoctor2882]

Man the world record was chasing her lmaooo

[@lbention]

WR: Hey! Get back here. Ain't nobody playing with you.

[@PrissyLungs]

Lol she was the one that set that world record too. She’s only competing with herself

[@pastelbobaluvskpop]

Bro no it's a drone

[@ΜιχάληςΜατζούνης]

@@pastelbobaluvskpop He is not talking about the drone, you are so stupud🤦‍♂️🤦‍♂️🤦‍♀️

[@emelyblanco5637]

That was her own world records too, she was the one who set it 🤣💀

[@aw7250]

Just can't imaging how disheartening it must be to swim against her. You're going all out and trying as hard as you can but just know in your heart you're playing for 2nd.

[@laurv6925]

That’s how sport is i Guess :’)

[@EMADness1988]

Specially everyone one of the other swimmers know themselves to be”best in the world” and have been training for god knows how long and how hard, then she comes to make them look like amatures. TOUGH

[@aliseb.9640]

Reminds me of Biles in gymnastics.

[@aggelos_5216]

That can have a rly huge impact on someone's moral during a race but i dont think they are affected by that bc they are on an Olympic level if they were still affected by these things they would probably not be there

[@mayumi1603]

Ariarne Titmus disagrees!!

[@bruja2591]

I just wonder what the other swimmers think when she passes them coming off the wall

[@annie11112]

Bruja 😂

[@lunabelletheinsane]

"Welp, I'm getting silver." or "Oh, there goes Katie again." I mean they knew going in but still, haha.

[@ryenwebster4601]

ive been in a spot like this and I was just hoping someone else was as far back as me lmao

[@divsha9339]

Bruja I don't think they concentrate on how fast others are going. They focus on themselves. They're Olympic swimmers, remember? It's almost on a spiritual level

[@dragonage200]

I run middle distance track, and i’ve had the fortune/misfortune to compete against some olympic level talents. For me when they started out with a strong pace, you just try not to follow and maintain your own strategy and expect them to bonk after abit. But as the race goes on, and the laps run down, and they’re increasing the pace, and you keep thinking “oh, they’re gonna bonk now”.. “maybe now” “maybe now” “right about now”..... and then they’ve finished miles ahead of you

[@infinitebliss2]

Cant believe this was 4 years ago, that was an insane race

[@billybob6604]

it wasss

[@quzoom5967]

Should it even. Be classified as a race tho lmao

[@steezbuscemi]

I remember watching on live tv

[@emperoriithepenguin8608]

I was always thinking when watching olympians swimmers "Wait, they're so slow, 28 seconds to coplete 25 meters ? I can do that in 19 seconds" I was so dumb, the length for an olympic pool is 50 meters not 25. 🤦‍♂️

[@rcaldwell7255]

*5 years ago

[@iammakoa.]

People be like “Katie’s swimming the wrong way”

[@iammakoa.]

No. What I’m saying is She’s app far ahead that she’s swimming a different direction than everyone else after the turn

[@Lo33y_]

@@iammakoa. but didnt she get a lot of stick for the way she swims?

[@kuromisthe_best]

@@Lo33y_ yassssssssss

[@lightyear3429]

@@Lo33y_ What's about her way of swimming?

[@Lo33y_]

@@lightyear3429 unconventional and improper form iirc.

[@charansingh545]

3:30 That smile worth tons of hard work and millions of dollars.. Really Inspiring

[@anushkamishra6455]

True👍🏻

[@Andrew-jj6er]

Quite a gorgeous smile too.

[@PartyMain]

Very untrue. Only football players get paid millions, all other sports who require more skill and training get 50k on olympics

[@funghi5566]

the REAL smile 3:19 i assume when she realized she had the wr

[@SonofTuscon99]

I remember watching this live on TV when it first aired and thinking how strange it was that it looked like she was all alone in the pool during an Olympic final, something I had never seen before

[@ShaferHart]

That's women's sports for you. Someone elite shows up and this happens.

[@elizabethjupiter4371]

Even though Ledecky finished over 20 sec ahead of her competitors, a big CONGRATS to everyone that made it to the Olympics. Must have been a dream come true.

[@movinsloppy]

couldn’t swim fast tho :/

[@thebruhtruth8973]

omg lol this is too funny...but they're all world class female athletes@@movinsloppy

[@juliarudick8451]

her smile when she saw her time is so heartwarming

[@MrBchacko]

She finished a 800m swim faster than I can do an 800m run

[@cashcyx]

so your mile time is over 16 minutes?

[@campbellssoup9743]

@@cashcyx lol yeah i was questioning that

[@MrBchacko]

lol didn't mean it literally just exaggerating

[@veganpork7601]

you cant run an 800 in EIGHT MINUTES?! average time for a non-runner is around three minutes

[@sidhiltz]

@@veganpork7601 that’s not true at all but ok lol

[@roberthudson1959]

If the lead is the margin of victory, the race coverage shouldn't have ended until the silver medalist finished.

[@rainman6090]

@Tone Loc I think they were trying to say they should have played the clip until second place finished so you could see those 22 seconds it took them to finish after Katie.

[@BrettMKW]

@@rainman6090 She finished 22 seconds ahead of the last place finisher, Ledecky's time was 8:04.79 and the time of the 8th place finisher was 8:27.75 so it was nearly 23 seconds. Her margin to the silver medalist was a bit over 11 seconds (8:16.17).

[@cnelsonlv99]

@@BrettMKW Ahhhh... didn't realize that's what this title meant. Kind of misleading, and I also agree with the OP that the video shouldn't have cut out until that last competitor finished, since that is what the video is about (according to the title).

[@purselmer5931]

Almost every race she swims in America, the camera can't be bothered to EVER show any other swimmer, unless they're in the lanes next to Ledecky and they're passing each other. Not only do they not SHOW anyone else, they barely ever mention the other swimmers either. Rowdy Gaines has never been able to be bothered with other swimmers, even other Americans in the same heat.

[@breanaflores5323]

@@cnelsonlv99 not really misleading. It says final competitor

[@justinmarkgamba9409]

Ledecky is not competing with everyone. She is competing with the Worlds Record

[@antonioghemea9440]

That most are also set by her 😅

[@ascalime]

Olympic final and she might as well have been swimming a time trial!

[@belugaabs]

she’ be like “where’s everybody?”

[@sanchitabisht6449]

😂👌

[@richardvergara]

The rest of them be like, “Why you gotta swim so fast, girl?”

[@PradeepkumarGayam]

gurl*

[@pariisblussoms]

@@PradeepkumarGayam girl*

[@breadyboy6961]

@@pariisblussoms r/wooosh

[@LinhNguyen-jf4uq]

Arn just beat her few days ago. What u talking about

[@littlesinns]

that smile at the end was the most adorable thing

[@nicksoatmeal9502]

she must be wondering why everyone is swimming in a different direction LMFAO

[@joenescio1077]

The facts it was at the olympics is absurd!

[@GijsKeijzer]

Stupid question probably but why does that make a difference?

[@powerllesss2672]

@@GijsKeijzer she facing the fastest swimmers in the world at that discipline and made them look like year threes or fourth graders

[@studiousboy644]

@@GijsKeijzer stupid questions deserve no answers, only mockery.

[@whatabouthedroidattackonth3633]

@@studiousboy644 or we encourage question asking for a positive learning environment? Bet there's some things you don't know and would ask dumbass questions about.

[@Kevin_Kennelly]

I was sitting at a local bar. It was crowded and loud. On the TV, over the bar, a women's swim meet had just started. At first I was only paying casual attention. Then I saw things getting weird. It was like the other swimmers were going slow...while one swimmer was pulling out ahead. And then she was further ahead...and not stopping. I pointed at the screen and said "Hey, look at that", to my friends. And others stated watching. And the lead swimmer....she just kept going. Always gaining. And now, people standing behind me were yelling at the TV. And the lead just kept getting bigger and bigger. And the crowd kept getting larger and larger. And finally, they got to the last lap. And now the whole bar is cheering. And Katie Ledecky comes in first. And everyone is screaming and cheering and crying. It was awesome.

[@stmbds]

that sad moment when her competitors know they are just fighting for the 2nd place

[@haxlyna255]

LMFAOOOO THIS IS SO FUNNY FOR NO REASON

[@ahmzaaa132]

It's not a girl it's a boy

[@moistemperor4558]

@@ahmzaaa132 dude, what??

[@Cats_eattacos]

@@ahmzaaa132 So youre just that upset? She is in ALL ways biologically a boy. Thats the dumbest thing Ive ever heard, you think the earth is flat too buddy?

[@papawheely4137]

​@@ahmzaaa132 Are you still this dumb?

[@krombopulosmichael2186]

One of the most impressive Olympic performances ever in my opinion

[@ChessJourneyman]

Weak competition.

[@justinzhang7972]

*performance not competition?@@ChessJourneyman

[@kyliedecker3782]

It wasn’t even a race to her with her fellow competitors. It was a race against the world record, a bit disheartening I bet for her competitors. Well done.

[@emelyblanco5637]

A world record that she set herself, she was literally racing against her self.

[@chloeren1224]

she just finished that first flipturn and then was like wayy ahead of the others (i mean, a few feet isn't 'wayy' but that could make a big difference) she was literally just gliding in the water

[@nikitaw1982]

Beautiful. Why as an aussie am I super happy? Excellence from anywhere is just impressive

[@brentwalker3300]

I like your attitude.

[@antonioborba77]

Katie should swim 850m to keep her motivated.

[@tylerhuynh8620]

The is only 50,100,200,500,800,1500,and 1650 that she can do! (Not a 850)

[@tylerhuynh8620]

@@YonAgain if they swim a 100 is a 100

[@pinhead9196]

@@tylerhuynh8620 you missed the entire point of the comment r/whoosh

[@user-tz5pz8ev7u]

@@tylerhuynh8620 clearly didn't get the joke buddy

[@kaitlynhafer5815]

@@tylerhuynh8620 ummm it was a joke my guy

[@amymifsud7864]

I just like that smile at the camera

[@mjremy2605]

Usually the mom smiles proudly at their kid's accomplishments, but in this case, her kids would be smiling proudly at their mom marveling at her achievements. What a powerhouse. Incredible records!

[@PCCphoenix]

I remember watching this live; talk about blowing the competition out of the water!

[@dentonyoung4314]

That was the best race of her life. There is no bigger competition than the Olympics, and she literally finished half a pool length ahead of second place finisher Jazz Carlin.

[@travelingbee1779]

She's created the new giants in the sport by setting the standard to train by - the Ledecky gen 2 have arrived

[@Nightsu]

i genuinely cant imagine swimming for 800m at pace non stop for so long. crazy

[@AImpatientMan]

The funniest thing to me about the world record chasing her is it's literally her last like 15 world records chasing her. She's basically competing against herself

[@barristanselmy2758]

Ledecky wasn't chasing the world record, the world record was chasing her.

[@antonioghemea9440]

That was also set by her

[@jank.906]

I was speechless in that moment....stunning performance and well deserved

[@kristinamyslowski5193]

Incredible win right there for several reasons. Love watching her race.

[@TonyCook7]

She is simply unbelievable

[@daletaliaferro6386]

So amazing! I hope she keeps swimming. She is such a great role model for every swimmer.

[@ttl2aydar]

Oh wow, she's actually is not kicking with her legs. It's pretty cool. I knew that leg moves do not provide much push, but apparently it just gets in the way

[@isaacbassett4390]

the legs are very important and she's definitely kicking them

[@garydickson]

@@isaacbassett4390 yes but at a different pace, a continuous pace is really tiring but i don't think that's a problem for Katie. Nevertheless it might have been on the reasons why she could keep such a lead

[@spaghetti2777]

@@garydickson it's a problem for everyone. Her rhythm is roughly half that of other swimmers so she's able to maintain her velocity and even speed up at the end. Ofc her rhythm alone isn't why she's 22 seconds ahead, that's called being the goat.

[@erikayang5545]

there have been tons of analyses on why ledecky is able to swim like this, but she's actually doing one kick per arm cycle for everything besides the last lap, where she kicks like people are taught to for freestyle. it conserves energy and the one-kick-per-cycle means she's staying streamlined (trying to kick just for the sake of kicking can slow you down)

[@tylerwood5323]

She is truly one of a kind

[@KristapsKKK]

When the 3rd place fineshed she were on the podium already 😁

[@pinkfluffypottato2866]

That speed is insane!

[@graceygrumble]

This is one of those occasions when second place feels like first loser.

[@Rod3ntRat]

the greatest woman's olympic swimmer of all time

[@Leeroy49]

The title is misleading and the description should at least contain the event and the times of the competitors. The margin of victory is 11,38s and between 1st and 8th is close to 23s (22,96s).

[@BrettMKW]

It's technically not misleading as it says 22 seconds ahead of final competitor but it's still a bad title and easily misinterpreted.

[@leroyrocket8818]

Honestly it’s an unfair advantage due to the fact that her father is Poseidon

[@roxy4325]

I heard her step father is Aquaman too! Sus!

[@Sobolady89]

When she swam this race, it reminded me of Secretariat in the 1973 Belmont Stakes. She was moving like a tremendous machine.

[@dcannek]

I thought the same thing! It really is incredible.

[@madgamer6266]

Katie Ledecky is the fastest of them all at 8.04.79 she is the Greatest of them all

[@ClassyGameRacer]

I just got myself a new idol. I have been swimming for 2+months loll

[@n.martin2276]

I feel like around the 150m mark you can kinda see the other swimmers start giving up on trying to keep up with her and just start racing each other.

[@huronicjuronanhon6536]

3:19. That smile!

[@jorgeclar7852]

15 años tenía, una niña dando cátedra en una final olímpica, impresionante!!!!👏👏👏👏❤️🙌

[@cs5982-n7j]

She is AMAZING. Consistently amazing.

[@TamOBanterAndHisMagicDecanter]

Ledecky: Can no one else see that scary yellow line?!

[@maggiegarbalena5167]

So proud of this young lady.

[@ahmzaaa132]

It's not a lady 🤣🤣🤣

[@duckyswimming344]

COMPLETELY CRUSHED IT!!!!

[@gabriel.hongkong]

This is ludicrous. How is this even possible. Beats the WR by a whole body length.

[@tylerwood5323]

She is one of a kind.

[@JewelryBaddie]

Her smile when she looked at her time >>>>>>

[@starbuck7539]

God she is a beast. Go Katie go

[@SilverAndBlackZach]

The definition of "a league of her own"

[@kentequeengh7708]

She was flying, not swimming ❤

[@RobManser77]

It interests me that with all the technology and advancements we have these days, dogma still persists with technique in many sports. With swimming, water is so dense that form and technique have a *huge* impact on performance. It's clear that Ledecky's streamlined style with a minimalist kick is significantly quicker over this distance than traditional stroke styles, but so few people are using it, even at the top level. It's the same with many other notable swimmers. I've had a fair bit of experience with a style of swimming coaching that teaches form and obsesses over streamlining, and the transformative results are truly astonishing. In my usual sport of running, form plays a part, but nothing like this.

[@Lo33y_]

It's very difficult to do properly and effectively, not like the leading arm development, thats why the athletes didnt really swap to it

[@RobManser77]

@@Lo33y_ Yes, it took me three years of one to one coaching with underwater cameras to get competent. However, I’m a nobody - this is the highest level of international competition. All these swimmers have had millions thrown at them. It just surprises me in that context.

[@Lo33y_]

@@RobManser77 They probably tried it but just couldn't get it as fast as them doing it the way they used to.

[@RobManser77]

@@Lo33y_ Yes, if they didn’t persist, it would be slower for a while until they reached a decent level of competence. For me, and I presume everyone, the difference in pace and effort once you e cracked it is startling.

[@snowleopard3532]

She’s so cool! 🥺🥺🥺🥺🥺🥺I love swimming!Can’t wait to join the team when I go to college!!! 🐋🦈🐋🦈🐋🦈

[@Mathewdavid4]

Cannot wait for PARRRRIIISSSSSSS!!!!!!!

[@ericmaine]

I tuned in to this late and thought - oh - she's in last place! The camera had to pan back so far to show how far back everyone was!

[@FloraWest]

Just watching this again after she broke Phelps' record for most individual titles and also learned she hasn't lost this event in the Worlds, Olympics, Pan-Am games sine *2012*! Unbelievable!

[@redherring4119]

Might never see someone as dominant as this ever again. Just ridiculous in her prime.

[@brettf2]

Yes. Definitely not in her prime anymore though.

[@parthsavyasachi9348]

With computers and lots of analysis to help you will only see improvements. She is already beaten in this Olympics for example. People will break her records too. This is way of life.

[@alazjaw.8968]

@@brettf2 definitely is

[@Amakiseul]

How is she so much better than everyone 🤯🤯

[@ekenemay]

When the commentator said 'it's Ledecky against the clock'. That sank in real well.

[@JonBlondell]

That's beyond amazing! She has to be part fish!

[@chaseboler1999]

She’s one of the greatest female swimmers to ever do it

[@Dockif]

she's actually incredible

[@khoontan-l2c]

Doping at its best

[@akoshorvath1097]

She is very great swimmers and hard work is payout for her deserved first place set up records

[@michaelwooda9444]

She has some super natural ability.beating every other woman in the world by two bus lengths.must be so proud to win by determination and skill alone.

[@purpletaco18]

The fact that hardly any of the other swimmers are on screen proves how amazing she is

[@rajatgarg6859]

How would it feel like to set world records first and then swim again just to beat yourself.

[@AutisticBoy2016]

Katie competes with the world record, others compete for the 2nd place.

[@DonLee1980]

She had to come back to the pool after the medal ceremony to check if the others had finished yet.

[@Bozza36]

I don't think Ariarne Titmus got the memo...

[@shabrinaz9877]

Omg the 7 competitors after 2 laps were like: 'ok I'm dying, just hoping this will be over soon'

[@gianluigiredolfini6154]

This lady clearly comes from another planet - she was alone in the pool! Huge huge respect 🫡

[@immaculateboy]

I was exhausted just watching this.

[@jessicarabbit439]

Ledecky and simon biles chef kisses. Amazing ladies also allyson felix &serenna williams.

[@stevolopez]

It's so great to see the comments section free from Caitlin Clark hater trolls!

[@gameelatarek6125]

Her stamina is insane

[@오사카꿀주먹하준]

Fast swimmer

[@billybob6604]

QUEEN OF DISTANCE

[@keenanjohnson927]

this is insane. i was curious so i did the math and she was around 4.6% faster than her comp. for comparison. Mens 50 free lc WR 20.91 4.6% faster would be 21.87. peaty has had dominance like no other and he probably has the only close comparison to ledeckys 2016 olympics 100 breast WR 56.88 4.6% slower is 59.48.

[@pickledeliveryguy9593]

the world record said chiiiiiiill bro 😭

[@alphonsusho8962]

At that point she should’ve won 2 medals 😂

[@killrustoleyum5177]

I'm and Aussie who loves Legends and Kate your one of the biggest EVER.

[@Kryptix0III]

social distancing to a whole new level

[@kathleenhuguenin7791]

Training hard has netted Katie Gold! Way to be!

[@yourpalfred]

What a legend 😭

[@rennfan-grace]

Tv does not do justice for how fast she’s going lol.

[@rmar67]

She's actually a mermaid, isn't she?

[@tangyzhangy]

my 100m time is the same as one of her 100m splits. pain.

[@azcardguy7825]

She’s incredible

[@liv6552]

She can count an 800 in her head while I can barely count a 100.

[@radicalrick9587]

Common, give her the Golds already! Let everyone else race to Silver and Bronze! That way they won't be ridiculously embarrassed!