Katie Ledecky won her seventh consecutive world title at the world championships in Singapore, on Saturday, Aug. 2, in the 800-meter freestyle. She also won gold in the 1,500m and bronze in the 400m races.

Katie Ledecky stubbornly refused to give up her 800-meter freestyle crown Saturday at the world championships in Singapore, winning that race for a seventh consecutive time and fending off Canada's

Ledecky, trailing McIntosh at the 700-meter mark, surged ahead on the final lap, fending off a hard-charging Pallister as McIntosh faded in the closing meters. With the win, Ledecky remained undefeated in the 800-meter freestyle finals event on the world stage dating back to 2012.