Hot! Katie Ledecky

(CBS/AP) The Olympic temperature multiply quickly to 15-year-old swimmer, Katie Ledecky , upon Friday.

She narrowly missed a entire world track record inside the grueling race, decreasing down rate around the previous lap along with finishing in seven minutes, 14.63 seconds. Ledecky, though, nevertheless been for a while from the kind 800 freestyle on Friday.

Wins by means of fellow U.S. swimmers Michael Phelps in addition to Missy Franklin helped inspire Ledecky, which ended up being that youngest with the 529 U.S. athletes for the 2012 London Games.

"Michael's as well as Missy's races definitely got my home pumped," Ledecky said. "I actually were going to observe what i really could perform to represent that U.S."

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Ledecky seemingly became available associated with nowhere to state a area on the U.S. team, as well as the girl almost took available a universe history throughout the girl initial Olympics. She seemed to be before Becky Adlington's record speed (8:14.10) on the Beijing Olympics until appropriate at the end, finally tiring merely a tiny bit to get a time frame of 8:14.63.

Not to be able to worry. The teenager still possesses plenty of time period to search faster. Mireia Belmonte Garcia with Spain was considerably behind intended for gold throughout 8:18.76, even though Adlington held up on take bronze at 8:20.32.

There ended up being not any catching Ledecky.

"At one point I idea I could possibly be near to the world record," your woman advised . " 'I don't sometimes care, simply reach the particular wall first.'"

Ledecky compensated for crushing a hallowed American record, Janet Evans' make involving 8:16.22 emerge Tokyo on Aug. 20, 1989 - virtually nine several years just before Ledecky appeared to be born.

"I thought I has been going quite fast," that teen said.

After the particular race, it was time for Ledecky's fellow swimmers to help mail their own congratulations:

Wow! An fascinating evening with that pool!! USA was shredding this up almost all around. So joyful for my own suit mates fb

Rebecca Soni (@rebsoni)