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Katie Ledecky won the 800m freestyle gold uniting the 200,400 and 800m title for the first time since____
A
1967
B
1968
C
1969
D
1970
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Ledecky, the three-time Olympic 800m free champion, clocked 7 minutes, 57.42 seconds. She beat the previous record of 7:59.34 set by Spain’s Mireia Belmonte García in 2013. Ledecky already owns the 28 fastest 800m free times in Olympic-size pools, which are 50 meters long.

Detailed explanation-2: -In her debut at the 2012 London Olympics as a 15-year-old and as the youngest athlete in the entire U.S. Olympic delegation, Ledecky surprised the world by defeating the defending champion and winning gold in the women’s 800-meter freestyle competition in American record time.

Detailed explanation-3: -Katie Ledecky shattered the world record in the short-course 1500m freestyle by nearly 10 seconds in her first time racing the event in a 25-meter pool at a FINA World Cup meet in Toronto.

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