Lani Pallister Hands Katie Ledecky Her First Ever International Loss In The Women's 800 Free - SwimSwam

Fourteen years ago, Rebecca Adlington headed into a home Olympic Games in London as the woman to beat in the women’s 800 freestyle. She was the reigning Olympic champion, setting a world record of 8:14.10 in Beijing four years earlier, the reigning world champion, and led the season rankings by a second in 8:18.54.