Katie Lecky: “I don't know if I have ever thought, I would be 3:56 again” (Video interview)

On the second day of the 2025 Pro Swim series, stop in Fort Lauderdale, Katie Lecky After her breathtaking swimming last night with another impressive performance in 1500.

In a narrow 400 free fight locked up Summer McintoshLecky deleted the Canadian Olympic silver medalist in the final 100 to victory well over a second (3: 56.81), the sieve test time in history. It was also marked by their fastest time in nine years.

Mcintosh took over an early lead and pushed the first 200 in 1: 56.17, almost a second ahead when they entered the second half of the race. Lecky reached her pace in the third 100, with both swimmers split over a little more than 60 seconds. In the 300, Mcintosh was still half a second below the world record pace, but it was deep in the row. When she appeared for the Final 100, Lecky began to build with every blow with every blow.

The two were almost neck and neck at 350, with Mcintosh held a light edge, but Lecky triggered an explosive finale 50 and ended with a bladder assets of 29.50 split-1.65 seconds faster than Mcintosh, which has divided 31.15 for a recently 3: 58.28.

This swimming marked Lecky's second fastest time ever and its fastest since their dominant victory at the Olympic Games in Rio in Rio (3: 56.46). Since then she has only been under 3:58 p.m.: Once in her iconic race Ariarne titmus in Tokyo and the other in 2018 at Pro Swim Series in Indianapolis.

Top 10 women 400 LCM freestyle swims of all time:

1. Ariarne titmus (From), 2023 – 3: 55.38
2. Ariarne titmus (From), 2024 – 3: 55.44
3. Summer Mcintosh (Can), 2023 – 3: 56.08
4. Ariarne titmus (From), 2022 – 3: 56.40
5. Katie Lecky (USA), 2016 – 3: 56.46
6. Ariarne titmus (From), 2021 – 3: 56.69
7. Katie Lecky (USA), 2025 – 3: 56.81*
8. Ariarne titmus (From), 2021 – 3: 56.90
9. Katie Lecky (USA), 2021 – 3: 57.36
10. Ariarne titmus (From), 2024 – 3: 57.49

Ledecky was visibly moved after the race. This rare representation is known for its brand -shaped emotional control and shows the unique world of sport, in which an athlete is already asking whether they are too old to get something back. Lecky not only brought her own doubts to silence this evening, but also aligned doubts in the swimming community.