Katie Ledecky Leads 200 Free Heats With Strong 1:55

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Katie Ledecky continued to make fast swimming look easy on Wednesday morning as she picked up the number one seed for tonight’s final in the 200 free with a 1:55.87. Ledecky leads Melanie Margalis (1:57.27) and Leah Smith (1:57.61) into tonight’s A-final.

Ledecky already had the number one time in the world this year with a 1:55.34 from Santa Clara. She is the heavy favorite for tonight as she is looking to defend her 2015 world title in the event.

Simone Manuel (1:58.00), Mallory Comerford (1:58.39), Claire Rasmus (1:58.64), Cierra Runge (1:58.91) and Katie Drabot (1:59.09) will swim in the A-final with World Championship relay spots up for grabs. Ledecky, Comerford, Smith and Manuel picked up Budapest spots last night and will be feeling less pressure in tonight’s A-final. Margalis and Runge will be looking for their second straight World Championship team while the other swimmers will be searching for their first.

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