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Katie Ledecky will have a chance to defend her 200 free world title from 2015 as she enters Wednesday’s final as the top seed. Ledecky went 1:54.69 less than an hour after she won the gold medal in the 1500. Ledecky leads a quick final ahead of Australia’s Emma McKeon (1:54.99) and Russia’s Veronika Popova (1:55.08).
McKeon is having herself quite a meet after she won the silver in the 100 fly in a new Australian record and anchored the 4×100 free relay silver medal team with a 52.20 anchor split. Can McKeon do the unthinkable and chase down Ledecky?
Italy’s Federica Pellegrini (1:55.58) has the fourth seed into Wednesday’s final as she looks for her sixth straight medal in the 200 at the World Championships. Pellegrini is the current world record holder and has medaled at every Worlds since 2007 in the 200.
Hungary’s Katinka Hosszu (1:55.98), Hong Kong’s Siobhan Haughey (1:56.21), France’s Charlotte Bonnet (1:56.28) and United States’ Leah Smith (1:56.34) will swim in the 200 free final.
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Peter Whent absolutely awesome. She’s the female Michael phelps .
She’s not the “female” anything. She the one and only Katie Ledecky.
Calm down, I was praising her to my friend not slating her
She is just awesome and I think her best is yet to come. Tokyo is going to be carnage!!
This is what I believe too!
Well she would never swim against a “shark.”
Carrie Power But in calling her a “female Michael Phelps” , you’re diminishing her accomplishments by comparing her to him. Nobody would think of calling Phelps the “male Katie Ledecky”. What she’s done should be praised on its own merits, not in relation to what a guy has done.
She is swimming too many events at distance.Tough program for her.Go Katy!!
too many events at distance?????…….SMH……that’s all I have to say…lol..if you posted this anywhere else in the universe you would be SHAMED to the point of insanity…
Katie, you are the best!!! You go Girl!!!!
Congratulations Katie
Simply awesome Katie!
Super athlete
Good heavens
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Mowgli
Baaaaaadasssssssssss
Shes a freak – just a but disappointing that my home countries swimmers Australia cant get near her . Just unfortunate timing but she will go down in history as a swimming legend