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TOKYO, JAPAN – JULY 31: Kathleen Ledecky of Team United States reacts after compete in the Women’s 800m Freestyle Final at Tokyo Aquatics Centre on July 31, 2021 in Tokyo, Japan. (Photo by Fred Lee/Getty Images)
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TOKYO, JAPAN – JULY 31: Kathleen Ledecky of Team United States reacts after compete in the Women’s 800m Freestyle Final at Tokyo Aquatics Centre on July 31, 2021 in Tokyo, Japan. (Photo by Fred Lee/Getty Images)
The 19th Fina World Swimming Championships commences on 18th June. Some of the world-class swimmers across the world will take part in the prestigious competition. As always, Katie Ledecky is preparing to add medals to her kitty bag. Are there any signs of slowing down? Not a chance.
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She is ranking top of the swimming time charts by setting some of the best times in the 2022 season. Despite losing the 200 and 400-meter freestyle competitions at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics, she looks like a woman who is ready to conquer all.
Katie Ledecky set to dominate the World Championships?
The champion swimmer has won 18 World Championship medals to this day with 15 gold and three silvers. Heading into the World Championships trials from April 26-30 in Greensboro, N.C., she is once again the favorite to book her tickets to Hungary. The top two swimmers per event will make the team to Budapest. The four events in which she will compete are the 200, 400, 800, and 1500-meter freestyle competitions. Understanding her legacy, she has not lost to any other American for the past eight years. Simply amazing!
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The times she has set this season are incredible. In the 200-meter freestyle event, she set a time of 1:54.66 and is 2.46 seconds ahead of second-placed Paige Madden. Likewise, she set a time of 4:00.95 in the 400-meter freestyle, leading Leah Smith by 3.78 seconds. Smith set a time of 4:04.73. As we move forward to her marquee 800 and 1500-freestyle competitions, she just proves why she is probably the greatest long-distance swimmer in the sport’s history.
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TOKYO, JAPAN – JULY 28: Katie Ledecky of Team United States reacts after winning the gold medal in the Women’s 1500m Freestyle Final on day five of the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games at Tokyo Aquatics Centre on July 28, 2021 in Tokyo, Japan. (Photo by Maddie Meyer/Getty Images)
Those stunning times!
In the 800-meter freestyle, Katie Ledecky finished on top with a time of 8:11.83. Leah Smith, who came second, had a time of 8:22.80. 10.97 seconds! That’s the gap to the runner-up position. Likewise, the 1500-meter freestyle competition is even blinding. Finishing with a time of 15:39.45, Ledecky has a time gap of close to 40 seconds between the runner-up. It is just pure swimming brilliance. Heading to the 19th Fina World Championships, she is once again the favorite for the 800 and 1500-meters.
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TOKYO, JAPAN – JULY 31: Katie Ledecky of the United States reacts after winning the 800m Freestyle for women during the Swimming Finals at the Tokyo Aquatic Centre at the Tokyo 2020 Summer Olympic Games on July 31, 2021 in Tokyo, Japan. (Photo by Tim Clayton/Corbis via Getty Images)
For the other two events, Australia’s Ariarne Titmus will be her closest rival. She won two gold medals at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics. It would be an interesting matchup to watch. Do you think Ledecky will dominate the competition, yet again?
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