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.
Capping off the 2021 TYR Pro Series at Mission Viejo was the 100m freestyle, which featured Abbey Weitzeil touching first in a women’s A final that featured five U.S. National Team members. Weitzeil’s 53.68 swim is a new top time in the world this year, besting the previous mark of 53.94, which she set in the preliminary swim. Katie Ledecky (54.22) and Olivia Smoliga (54.61) finished second and th...
Mackenzie Salmon connected with American swimmer and 5-time Olympic gold medalist Katie Ledecky to see how she’s preparing for an Olympic games unlike any other. With Ledecky being from Washington, D.C., and Michael Phelps being from Baltimore we pit the two cities against each other in ‘Battle of the Beltways’.
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The women's 200m Freestyle A Final at the 2021 TYR Pro Swim Series at San Antonio saw Katie Ledecky tally her third win in as many days, going 1:56.62 for the win. Katie McLaughlin and Leah Smith finished second and third respectively.