NEW DELHI: Lani Pallister became only the third woman to swim under 15mins 40secs in the 1500m freestyle on Saturday, joining American great Katie Ledecky and Dane Lottie Friis. Pallister hit the wall at the Australian world championship trials in Adelaide in 15:39.14, a new Commonwealth record.
“I was chasing number two all the time. I was looking at the rankings, and Lottie Friis is one that stood for a long time, obviously, only behind Katie,” said Pallister.
“I fell apart with like 500 to go. I felt so sick. But I’m just really stoked with the week that I put together.”
Friis’ 15:38.88 was set in 2013. Ledecky owns all 23 fastest times ahead of that, including the world record of 15:20.48.
Pallister’s time capped a breakthrough meet for the 23-year-old, who shattered Ariarne Titmus’ 800m national record and went under four minutes for the first time in the 400m. Agencies
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