US swimming star Katie Ledecky qualified for her fourth Olympic Games by winning the 400m freestyle on Saturday at the US Swimming Olympic Team Trials.
The seven-time Olympic gold medalist finished with a time of 3:58.35 at Lucas Oil Stadium in Indianapolis, Indiana, and is set to swim in three more events at the trials. “I never imagined I’d get to go to a fourth Olympic Games,” said Ledecky, per Reuters “I feel like I enjoy this more and more each year and I think that’s a testament to the people around me my whole career,” she added.
” A crowd of 20,689 was in attendance at the stadium, usually home to the NFL’s Indianapolis Colts, the largest to ever watch a swim meet, according to USA Swimming. Ledecky won her first Olympic gold medal at the 2012 Games in London, aged 15, and has since amassed 10 Olympic medals. 100m butterfly world record in the semifinals Elsewhere, Gretchen Walsh set a world record in the women’s 100m butterfly with a time of 55.18 in a semifinal heat.
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