Katie Ledecky is heading to her fourth Olympics, cruising to victory in the 400-meter freestyle at the U.S. swimming trials. Cheered on by a big crowd at the home of the NFL’s Indianapolis Colts, Ledecky finished two body-lengths ahead of the field and touched the wall in 3 minutes, 58.35 seconds. She improved on her time of 3:59.
Katie Ledecky reacts after winning the Women’s 400 freestyle finals heat Saturday, June 15, 2024, at the US Swimming Olympic Trials in Indianapolis. Katie Ledecky is congratulated by Paige Madden after winning the Women’s 400 freestyle finals heat Saturday, June 15, 2024, at the US Swimming Olympic Trials in Indianapolis. Katie Ledecky swims during the Women’s 400 freestyle preliminaries Saturday, June 15, 2024, at the US Swimming Olympic Trials in Indianapolis.
Cheered on by a crowd of 20,689 at the home of the NFL’s Indianapolis Colts, Ledecky touched the wall in 3 minutes, 58.35 seconds. She improved on her time of 3:59.99 in the morning preliminaries and set herself up to make a run at another gold against a loaded field at the Paris Games. Australia’s Ariarne Titmus is the defending Olympic champion and world-record holder , with Canadian phenom Summer McIntosh also in the mix.
The 27-year-old Ledecky is set to swim four events at the trials, all of them freestyle events ranging from 200 to 1,500 meters. She already has six individual gold medals — more than any female swimmer in Olympic history.
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