Katie Ledecky has won 6 individual gold medals and is an overwhelming favorite for a spot on this year's U.S. Olympics team.
, Ledecky blew away the field in the preliminaries of the 400-meter freestyle, touching the wall with a time of 3 minutes, 59.99 seconds.of Paige Madden, who was next fastest at 4:04.83. The top eight advanced to the evening final, with Ledecky an overwhelming favorite to claim a spot on her fourth Olympic team. Katie Ledecky reacts after the preliminary heat for the Women's 400m freestyle on Day One of the 2024 U.S.
The 27-year-old Ledecky came into the trials with the top-seeded time in the 200, 400, 800 and 1,500 freestyle events. She already has six individual Olympic gold medals — more than any female swimmer in the history of the sport — and she’ll be looking to add to that haul in Paris.was top qualifier in the prelims of the women’s 100 butterfly with an impressive time of 55.94, beating out Torri Huske and Regan Smith . The top 16 advanced to the evening semifinals.
On the men’s side, Nic Fink led the way in the prelims of the 100 breaststroke at 59.24. Josh Matheny , Charlie Swanson , Jake Foster and Michael Andrew also made it down and back in less than a minute. Luke Whitlock was top qualifier in the men’s 400 free at 3:46.42. Olympic medalists Kieran Smith and Bobby Finke also advanced to the evening final, with Smith posting the sixth-fastest time and Finke claiming the last of eight spots .Katie Ledecky Puts Her Up And Down Olympics In Perfect Perspective After GoldBy entering your email and clicking Sign Up, you're agreeing to let us send you customized marketing messages about us and our advertising partners.
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