Ledecky wins a historic 12th world c’ship gold

BUDAPEST: Katie Ledecky of the United States made history on Tuesday by becoming the first woman to win 12 world aquatics championships gold medals with victory in the women’s 1500m freestyle final. Ledecky, 20, clocked 15 minutes, 31.82 seconds with Spain’s Mireia Belmonte taking silver at a huge 19.07secs back.

Briton Adam Peaty smashed his own world record in men’s 50m breaststroke clocking a world best 26.10 seconds to qualify fastest for the semifinals.

The 22-year-old shaved 0.32 seconds off the record mark he set at the 2015 world championships in Kazan when he first announced himself on the global stage.