Pallister hands Ledecky her first international 800 free loss
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"Pallister hands Ledecky her first international 800 free loss" is generating significant coverage in the Sports category, with 5 articles from 5 distinct sources tracked by PULSE so far.
Outlets currently covering the story include sports.yahoo.com, NBC Sports, Sports Illustrated and The New York Times. PULSE measures a story's velocity from how quickly new articles appear and how many independent newsrooms join the coverage.
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Coverage (15)
- Lani Pallister’s Lesson from Katie Ledecky: “It’s you vs the clock” SwimSwam · 7d ago
- Katie Ledecky handed first international 800m freestyle loss in stunner New York Post · 7d ago
- Katie Ledecky: "I'm really proud of the history I have in this event, and that doesn't go anywhere" SwimSwam · 8d ago
- Lani Pallister dethrones Katie Ledecky to claim Pan Pacs 400m freestyle crown The Guardian · 8d ago
- Lani Pallister stuns Katie Ledecky in 800m free at Pan Pacific Championships USA Today · 8d ago
- Australia’s Lani Pallister topples 800m freestyle queen Katie Ledecky at Pan Pacs The Guardian · 8d ago
- World record holder Summer McIntosh's blunder opens door for Aussie gold, Kiwi bronze Stuff · 8d ago
- Douglass breaks 50m freestyle swimming world record, Ledecky loses 800m Al Jazeera · 8d ago
- Aussie swims star breaks Ian Thorpe record news.com.au · 8d ago
- Australia’s Lani Pallister hit reset, now she’s a rising star who just beat Katie Ledecky nytimes.com · 8d ago
- Pallister upsets Ledecky in 800m freestyle sports.yahoo.com · 8d ago
- Lani Pallister, who saved Katie Ledecky's autograph, has a chance to snap Ledecky's gold-medal streak NBC Sports · 8d ago
- Katie Ledecky’s 14-Year Unbeaten Streak Is Over in the 800 Freestyle Sports Illustrated · 8d ago
- Lani Pallister takes down Katie Ledecky for second straight night at Pan Pacs The New York Times · 8d ago
- Pallister hands Ledecky her first international 800 free loss ESPN · 8d ago
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