Katie Ledecky Wins 800m Freestyle Gold Medal at 2017 World Aquatics Championship

Katie Ledecky continued her superb run at the 2017 World Aquatics Championship with yet another gold medal on Saturday, winning the women's 800-metre freestyle event.

As shared by FINA, she was almost three full seconds faster than Bingjie Li, who finished in second place:

It was Ledecky's fifth gold medal of the 2017 Word Championships and her 14th overall. The latter is already a record in women's competitive swimming, a remarkable feat given the fact she's still just 20 years old.

As shared by SwimSwam, Ledecky might have some serious competition in the 800-metre freestyle event in the near future, however:

The event is one of Ledecky's best, as she holds the world and Olympic record time of 8:04.79. Her first gold medal at the Olympics came in the 800-metre freestyle back in 2012.

Li matched pace with Ledecky quite well on Saturday, winning her second silver medal. The 15-year-old previously won the bronze in the 400 metres and impressed with the Chinese team that won silver in the 4x200-metre freestyle.

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The teenager has a huge future ahead of her and could be a real threat to Ledecky's dominance at the 2020 Olympics. Ledecky was beaten in a major international final for the first time on Wednesday, losing the gold medal to Italy's Federica Pellegrini in the 200-metre freestyle.

Lea Smith beat Li to silver in the 400-metre freestyle but came up short on Saturday, settling for bronze.