Posted On July 19, 2020
In the night’s first race, Katie Ledecky blew away the rest of the field within the first 30 meters, winning in a time of 8:10.77. The next closest swimmer, Sierra Schmidt, was more than half a pool length behind in 8:36.71. Ally McHugh finished third. The win was Ledecky’s third of the weekend along with the 200 and 400 freestyles.
