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The nineteen-year-old continued her distance dominance by lowering her own world record by close to two full seconds, stopping the clock at a 3:56.46 and becoming the first American to win the women\u2019s 400 free since 2000. Ledecky finished almost five seconds ahead of the competition giving her ample time to recognize her world record and begin cheering as the race for second headed towards the wall. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Great Britain\u2019s <\/span><b>Jazz Carlin<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> edged out <\/span><b>Leah Smith<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> of the USA for the silver medal. Carlin turned up the heat on her kick to pull ahead of Smith and clock a 4:01.23. 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