It was the third victory of the U.S. Olympic swimming trials for seven-time gold-medal winner Katie Ledecky.
In perhaps the surest bet of the U.S. Olympic swimming trials, Katie Ledecky claimed her third victory at Lucas Oil Stadium on Wednesday with another dominating performance in the 1,500 freestyle.
Kate Douglass won the women's 100-meter freestyle, with Simone Manuel claiming a relay spot with a fourth-place finish after bouncing back from overtraining syndrome. Manuel won two golds and two silvers at the Rio Games, a breakout performance for swimmers of color in a largely white sport. But her body broke down under the strain of overtraining syndrome ahead of the pandemic-delayed games in Tokyo.
After the Olympics, she was ordered by her doctor to shut down all physical activity for more than six months to give her body time to properly recover.
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