If all goes according to plan, Katie Ledecky will not be swimming four individual events at the 2024 Paris Olympics. Ledecky won the 200-meter freestyle at the U.S. Olympic trials in Indianapolis. But she confirmed that she'll drop that event if she qualifies in her three strongest races, which had been expected.
Katie Ledecky swims during a Women’s 1500 freestyle preliminary heat Tuesday, June 18, 2024, at the US Swimming Olympic Trials in Indianapolis . Katie Ledecky after during a Women’s 1500 freestyle preliminary heat Tuesday, June 18, 2024, at the US Swimming Olympic Trials in Indianapolis . Katie Ledecky after a Women’s 1500 freestyle preliminary heat Tuesday, June 18, 2024, at the US Swimming Olympic Trials in Indianapolis .
Ledecky won gold in the 200 free at the Rio de Janeiro Olympics in 2016, but she finished fifth at the Tokyo Games three years ago — the worst individual showing of her career. Based on the times being posted around the world, Ledecky would’ve been hard-pressed to earn a medal in that event at Paris. She further signaled her intentions by skipping the 200 free at her last two world championships.World champ Alise Willoughby will lead the US BMX racing team at her fourth Olympics in Paris
She led the Americans to a silver medal in the relay at Tokyo, posting the fastest split of any swimmer in the final. She anchored a gold medal-winning team in 2016. “I’m always excited for that relay,” Ledecky said. “That’s something that always fires me up. That’s why I keep swimming the 200. I want to be ready in that relay to push the other girls individually to try to get our team back on top there. We want to put up a great showing. We have such a great history in that relay. We’re very motivated to do really well there.”
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