BUDAPEST, June 24 (Xinhua) -- American star swimmer Katie Ledecky won the women's 800m freestyle title in 8 minutes 08.04 seconds at the 19th FINA World Championships here on Friday.
Australia's Kiah Melverton came second in 8:18.77, and Italy's Simona Quadarella took the bronze in 8:19.00.
China's Li Bingjie finished fifth in 8:23.15.
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