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2025 Katie Ledecky Invitational
December 11-14, 2025 Eppley Recreation Center – College Park, MD 25 yards (SCY), Prelims/Finals Psych Sheet Results on Meet Mobile: “2025 Katie Ledecky Invitational” Live web resultsKatie Ledecky continues to make history.
On the final day of the inaugural Katie Ledecky Invitational, the 28-year-old took to the water in the 1650 freestyle, her only event of the meet. She made it count, as she threw down the fastest time in history, 14:59.62, becoming the first woman to break 15 minutes in the process.
Her prior U.S. Open and American Records were the 15:01.41 she produced in March 2023 at the Florida Senior Spring Championships.
Ledecky took a targeted, strategic approach during this new record swim, never flipping under record pace until the 1300-yard turn.
She hit the 100 in 52.84, then 1:47.89 at the 200, both well off her 52.07 and 1:46.46 pacing from 2023. Even at the 500 and 1000 the record seemed out of reach, as she clocked 4:31.96 and 9:04.01 compared to the record splits of 4:29.69 and 9:02.82.
Notably, her 9:04.01 split at the 1000 marks the third-fastest time in that event’s history, behind only her barrier-shattering 8:59.65 from the 2015 NCAP Invitational and her 9:02.82 from the previous mile record.
Splits Comparison:
New Record Old Record 50y 25.40 25.25 100y 27.44 (52.84) 26.82 (52.07) 150y 27.56 (1:20.40) 27.19 (1:19.26) 200y 27.49 (1:47.89) 27.20 (1:46.46) 250y 27.48 (2:15.37) 27.01 (2:13.47) 300y 27.29 (2:42.66) 27.13 (2:40.60) 350y 27.24 (3:09.90) 27.31 (3:07.91) 400y 27.39 (3:37.29) 27.32 (3:35.23) 450y 27.39 (4:04.68) 27.22 (4:02.45) 500y 27.28 (4:31.96) 27.24 (4:29.69) 550y 27.16 (4:59.12) 27.27 (4:56.96) 600y 27.12 (5:26.24) 27.06 (5:24.02) 650y 27.11 (5:53.35) 27.13 (5:51.15) 700y 27.09 (6:20.44) 27.21 (6:18.36) 750y 27.16 (6:47.60) 27.34 (6:45.70) 800y 27.24 (7:14.84) 27.29 (7:12.99) 850y 27.08 (7:41.92) 27.54 (7:40.53) 900y 27.32 (8:09.24) 27.41 (8:07.94) 950y 27.28 (8:36.52) 27.33 (8:35.27) 1000y 27.49 (9:04.01) 27.55 (9:02.82) 1050y 27.38 (9:31.39) 27.50 (9:30.32) 1100y 27.38 (9:58.77) 27.61 (9:57.93) 1150y 27.51 (10:26.28) 27.79 (10:25.72) 1200y 27.55 (10:53.83) 27.54 (10:53.36) 1250y 27.34 (11:21.17) 27.77 (11:21.03) 1300y 27.37 (11:48.54) 27.74 (11:48.77) 1350y 27.52 (12:16.06) 27.66 (12:16.43) 1400y 27.58 (12:43.64) 27.82 (12:44.25) 1450y 27.50 (13:11.14) 28.04 (13:12.29) 1500y 27.66 (13:38.80) 27.82 (13:40.11) 1550y 27.42 (14:06.22) 27.72 (14:07.83) 1600y 27.28 (14:33.50) 27.36 (14:35.19) 1650y 26.12 26.22 T0tal 14:59.62 15:01.41Ledecky now owns the nine fastest swims in 1650 freestyle history:
Katie Ledecky, Gator Swim Club — 14:59.62 (2025)* Katie Ledecky, Gator Swim Club — 15:01.41 (2023) Katie Ledecky, Stanford — 15:03.31 (2017) Katie Ledecky, Stanford — 15:03.92 (2016) Katie Ledecky, Stanford — 15:07.57 (2018) Katie Ledecky, Stanford — 15:07.70 (2017) Katie Ledecky, Nation’s Capital Swim Club — 15:13.30 (2014) Katie Ledecky, Nation’s Capital Swim Club — 15:15.17 (2013) Erica Sullivan, Sandpipers of Nevada — 15:23.81 (2019)Ledecky, a nine-time Olympic champion and 14-time Olympic medalist, had a huge career resurgence over the past eight months.
In April, she threw down a new World Record in the 800m free (8:04.12), breaking her previous record set at the 2016 Olympic Games, as well as clock the #2 time in 1500m free (15:24.51) history.
At the World Championships, she won gold in both with times of 8:05.62 and 15:26.44, which makes for 23 career World Championships in long course. She also picked up a silver in the 800 free relay and a bronze in the individual 400 free. She was also the only woman to beat Summer McIntosh in an individual race, serving as a reminder that the throne of Greatest Female Swimmer Ever has not yet been usurped.
The 800 free was one of the greatest races you will ever see, Ledecky held off not only McIntosh, who scared Ledecky’s record with an 8:05.07 at the Canadian Trials, but also Australian Lani Palister, who was a surprise disruptor and pushed Ledecky down to the absolute last stroke.
It represented her 7th straight World Championship title in the event, excluding the odd 2024 edition. She has yet to lose a significant international race in the 800 or 1500 since bursting onto the scene at 15 at the 2012 Olympic Games.
The thing about the Greats of All-Time is that even when they get to the tail end of their careers, you can never count them out. Ledecky surely provided that in 2025, and she doesn’t seem to be slowing down anytime soon.
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