{"id":209722,"date":"2016-06-28T08:46:31","date_gmt":"2016-06-28T15:46:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/?p=209722"},"modified":"2016-06-28T08:46:31","modified_gmt":"2016-06-28T15:46:31","slug":"katie-ledecky-leah-smith-cruise-to-top-200-freestyle-spots","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/katie-ledecky-leah-smith-cruise-to-top-200-freestyle-spots\/","title":{"rendered":"Katie Ledecky, Leah Smith Cruise to Top 200 Freestyle Spots"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>2015 World Champion <strong>Katie Ledecky\u00a0<\/strong>once again dominated\u00a0her morning swim after destroying the 400 last night. The 19 year old posted a 1:55.60 in the 200 freestyle. That is the fifth best in the world this year, over a second off her season best.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Leah Smith\u00a0<\/strong>also dazzled last night in the 400 freestyle. This morning she secured a lane in the semifinal with a 1:56.47.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Melanie Margalis <\/strong>was incredible relaxed before her swim and\u00a0posted a 1:57.61 to win the second circle seeded heat in a statement swim and the third overall seed.<\/p>\n<p>2012 Olympic gold medalist\u00a0<strong>Allison Schmitt\u00a0<\/strong>won the first circle seeded heat in 1:57.77. Her NBAC teammate\u00a0<strong>Cierra Runge\u00a0<\/strong>was just behind her in 1:58.11 for the fifth spot.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Shannon Vreeland\u00a0<\/strong>was a relay swimmer in 2012 and swam a 1:58.29 this morning to give herself another shot.<\/p>\n<p>With a 100 backstroke final looming ahead tonight,\u00a0<strong>Missy Franklin\u00a0<\/strong>tied for the seventh seed in 1:58.61. Georgia&#8217;s\u00a0<strong>Hali Flickinger\u00a0<\/strong>shares that seventh spot.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Sarah Gibson\u00a0<\/strong>of Texas A&amp;M was the first swimmer under two minutes this morning in 1:59.19 and she will return ninth.<\/p>\n<p>Sprint star\u00a0<strong>Simone Manuel\u00a0<\/strong>clocked a 1:59.27 this morning for tenth, followed by\u00a0<strong>Katie Drabot\u00a0<\/strong>in 11th (1:59.28).\u00a0<strong>Karlee Bispo\u00a0<\/strong>(1:59.29)\u00a0was just .01 behind her.<\/p>\n<p>Trojan<strong> Chlesea Chenault\u00a0<\/strong>(1:59.67) finished 13th.\u00a0<strong>Katie McLaughlin\u00a0<\/strong>played an important role in the 4&#215;200 freestyle relay last summer at the World Championships. This morning she stopped the clock in 1:59.76 to slip into semifinals.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Mallory Comerford\u00a0<\/strong>of Louisville swam a 1:59.78 and\u00a0<strong>Sarah Henry\u00a0<\/strong>(2:00.00) will also complete the semifinals.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_209737\" style=\"width: 710px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-209737\" data-attachment-id=\"209737\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/2016-usa-swimming-olympic-trials-day-3-prelims-live-recap\/200free-women\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/200free-women.png\" data-orig-size=\"792,576\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"200free-women\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;200free-women&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Photo Courtesy: Omega Timing&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/200free-women-700x500.png\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/200free-women.png\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-209737\" src=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/200free-women-700x500.png\" alt=\"200free-women\" width=\"700\" height=\"500\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-209737\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo Courtesy: Omega Timing<\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>2015 World Champion Katie Ledecky\u00a0once again dominated\u00a0her morning swim after destroying the 400 last night. 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