Katie Ledecky Tops 200 Free Field at 2016 Atlanta Classic

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Photo Courtesy: Kara Sekenski

Women’s 200 Free:

Katie Ledecky maintained her spot atop the 200 free field, stopping the clock at a final 1:54.82 for first. Ledecky shaved a slim .03 seconds off her prelims time of 1:54.85.

Grabbing second was Stanford’s Simone Manuel with a 1:57.90. She succeeded in dropping 1.45 seconds off her prelims time of 1:59.35.

Shannon Vreeland posted a 1:58.88 to finish third overall, also dropping time off her prelims swim of 1:59.86.

Brittany MacLean grabbed fourth with a final 1:59.47, just ahead of Hali Flickinger and her time of 1:59.72.

Sarah Henry (1:59.88), Madisyn Cox (2:00.05), and Amanda Weir (2:00.69) completed the top eight.

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