Katie Ledecky wins 200M free for 3rd Texas event title; Ryan Lochte reaches 1st final
SAN ANTONIO Katie Ledecky led all the way in winning the 200-meter freestyle Friday at the TYR Pro Swim Series meet, earning her third title in three days.
She touched in 1 minute, 56.62 seconds, adding the 200 free to her earlier wins in the 400 free and 1,500 free. She finished third in the 100 free on Thursday. I m so happy where I m at even though some of the times haven t been there this week, said Ledecky, who like many of the swimmers is competing in her first national meet in a year.
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With eyes on Tokyo, Katie Ledecky returns to find out what a difference a year makes
Rick Maese, The Washington Post
March 3, 2021
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As her last swim meet was wrapping up 12 months ago this week, Katie Ledecky was asked about the headlines that seemed to be getting bigger and scarier each day, casting some uncertainty on at least the near future, in and out of the pool. I m following it all, she said then. Mostly to make sure I m doing things I need to be doing. In terms of how it will affect the next couple of months: We re all preparing like everything will go on as scheduled.
Ledecky returned to national competition on Wednesday for the first time in a year, winning the 1,500-meter freestyle at the TYR Pro Swim Series meet in San Antonio, Texas.
She led by a half-pool length for most of the 30-lap race before touching in 15 minutes, 42.92 seconds. Ashley Twichell finished well back in second at 16:04.29.
“I didn’t set too many expectations coming into this first race,” Ledecky said afterward. “I knew getting the first race out of the way would kind of be a milestone in this journey back into real racing.”
Jordan Wilimovsky won the men’s 1,500 in 15:15.28. He’s already qualified for Tokyo in open-water competition.
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