Australian Lani Pallister broke Katie Ledecky’s short-course 800m freestyle world record by 3.42 seconds, one of five total world records on the final day of the World Aquatics Swimming World Cup.

Pallister clocked 7 minutes, 54.00 seconds in Toronto, beating Ledecky’s world record of 7:57.42 from Nov. 5, 2022. That was one of only two times Ledecky has raced the 800m free in short-course meters (25-meter pool).

Most major meets, including the Olympics and summer World Championships, are in 50-meter pools (long course).

“It’s kind of weird, I never thought I’d individually have a world record,” Pallister said. “I guess short course is the first step to the goals that I have for the future.”

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