US swimmer Katie Ledecky

Katie Ledecky of the USA picked up her third gold at Kazan's world swimming championships after winning the women's 200m freestyle final on Wednesday.

The 18-year-old, who has already claimed 400m and 1500m freestyle golds, clocked one minute, 55.16 seconds with Italy's world record-holder Federica Pellegrini taking silver at 0.16secs and Missy Franklin of the US earning bronze at 0.33secs.
Source: AFP