Katie Ledecky got started on what she hopes will be her first gold medal of the Paris Olympics, fastest in the heats of the 1,500-meter freestyle. Finishing more than a half-lap ahead of the closest swimmer in her heat, Ledecky posted a time of 15 minutes, 47.43 seconds. She’ll have the prime lane for the final Wednesday.
Katie Ledecky , of the United States, competes during a heat in the women’s 1500-meter freestyle at the 2024 Summer Olympics, Tuesday, July 30, 2024, in Nanterre, France. Leon Marchand, of France, competes during a heat in the men’s 200-meter breaststroke at the 2024 Summer Olympics, Tuesday, July 30, 2024, in Nanterre, France.
She’ll have the prime lane in the middle of the pool for the final Wednesday. Her prime challenger appears to be Italy’s Simona Quadarella, who was second-fastest in the heats at 15:51.19. and still has the marathon race scheduled for next week as she attempts to make the podium in both pool swimming and open water.He was sixth-fastest in the preliminaries of the men’s 200 butterfly at 1:55.26, pushing through to the evening semifinals, and returned about two hours later to post the third-best time in the 200 breaststroke at 2:09.55.
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