Ledecky won the 800 freestyle to complete her standout performance at the U.S. Olympic swimming trials.
INDIANAPOLIS — Standing on an underground lift, Katie Ledecky emerged from below the pool deck at Lucas Oil Stadium, waving to fans, flashing that familiar camera-ready smile and rising, rising, rising to the surface. The medal ceremony is a familiar place for Ledecky, and her ascent in the sport is without precedent.
Saturday’s win means Ledecky will have a chance to win gold in the 800 freestyle at a fourth straight Summer Games, dating fromBut no female Olympian has ever been quite like Ledecky, and certainly no swimmer has put her mark on an event as Ledecky has in the 800. Her winning time Saturday — 8 minutes 14.12 seconds — was more than 6½ seconds better than runner-up Paige Madden . But it was well short of her world record and only the 35th-best time she has ever posted.
Saturday’s penultimate day of competition was a showcase of stars that raised hopes for the U.S. team’s prospects in Paris.Kate Douglass also completed her trials with another stellar swim, winning the 200-meter individual medley in 2:06.79. She beat Alex Walsh , her University of Virginia teammate, to the wall by more than a second. Douglass’s Paris program is set, and it promises to be a grinding — and unheard of — assortment of races.
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