{"id":246876,"date":"2017-03-16T18:47:02","date_gmt":"2017-03-17T01:47:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/?p=246876"},"modified":"2017-03-16T19:03:54","modified_gmt":"2017-03-17T02:03:54","slug":"ledecky-smith-dominant-and-stunning-1-2-punch","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/ledecky-smith-dominant-and-stunning-1-2-punch\/","title":{"rendered":"Ledecky, Smith Dominant and Stunning 1-2 Punch"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><em>By Dan D\u2019Addona.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>Katie Ledecky<\/strong> didn\u2019t need to use her legs much to cruise to a top seed in the 500 preliminaries at the NCAA women\u2019s championships.<\/p>\n<p>What a difference her legs made in the finals.<\/p>\n<p>Ledecky, a Stanford freshman and five-time Olympic gold medalist, again crushed the NCAA, American and U.S. Open record to win the 500 freestyle in 4:24.06 \u2014\u00a0her first individual NCAA title \u2014\u00a0on Thursday in Indianapolis.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI was just excited. I wanted to get the team fired up,\u201d Ledecky said. \u201cThis morning, I really set my stroke up and planned it so I was swimming with my first 100-feel. I have been working on keeping that rhythm. I am really happy with it. It just shows the excitement of the meet. I wanted to leave it all in there.\u201d<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_216596\" style=\"width: 710px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-216596\" data-attachment-id=\"216596\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/katie-ledecky-smashes-400-free-world-record-earns-first-gold-medal-for-usa\/katie-ledecky-leah-smith-400-free-final-2016-rio-olympics\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/katie-ledecky-leah-smith-400-free-final-2016-rio-olympics-e1482346681540.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"1088,800\" 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=\"katie-ledecky-leah-smith-400-free-final-2016-rio-olympics\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;8\/7\/16&lt;br \/&gt;\nkatie-ledecky-leah-smith-400-free-final-2016-rio-olympics&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Photo Courtesy: Rob Schumacher-USA TODAY Sports&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/katie-ledecky-leah-smith-400-free-final-2016-rio-olympics-700x500.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/katie-ledecky-leah-smith-400-free-final-2016-rio-olympics-1024x753.jpg\" class=\"wp-image-216596\" src=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/katie-ledecky-leah-smith-400-free-final-2016-rio-olympics-e1482346681540.jpg\" alt=\"katie-ledecky-leah-smith-400-free-final-2016-rio-olympics\" width=\"700\" height=\"515\" srcset=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/katie-ledecky-leah-smith-400-free-final-2016-rio-olympics-e1482346681540.jpg 1088w, https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/katie-ledecky-leah-smith-400-free-final-2016-rio-olympics-e1482346681540-533x392.jpg 533w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-216596\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo Courtesy: Rob Schumacher-USA TODAY Sports<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Her Olympic teammate, <strong>Leah Smith<\/strong> of Virginia, surged to second place, finishing in 4:28.90. It was Smith\u2019s first time under 4:30 and her swim was second fastest in history behind Ledecky\u2019s one lane over.<\/p>\n<p>It was perhaps the most dominating 1-2 performance in NCAA history. But it was almost to be expected with the way Ledecky and Smith performed at the Olympics in Rio.<\/p>\n<p>But the stunning times were not expected with the first two swimmers in history under 4:30.<\/p>\n<blockquote><p><span style=\"color: #008000;\">\u201cI remember when my goal was to break 4:30, then I went 4:28, then 4:26,\u201d Ledecky said. \u201cI have been taking it step by step and finding new ways to swim it, kind of experimenting. I have found how to swim it and have stuck with it. I am happy with how it went.\u201d<\/span><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>So was Smith.<\/p>\n<blockquote><p><span style=\"color: #008000;\">\u201cI was super excited,\u201d Smith said. \u201cI was just really happy. My best time is from my second year, and I swear, it is every single time I swim it, I want to break it. Every time I have tried to break 4:30, I have taken it out too fast. Tonight was my last collegiate 500 ever.\u201d<\/span><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Ledecky was equally thrilled to see her Olympic teammate go under 4:30.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI said to her at the end, \u2018Welcome to the club,\u201d Ledecky said. \u201cIt is one of the most exclusive clubs in short-course swimming. I was really happy for her. I have seen her go 4:30 every year and watching, I have been hurting for her knowing she has that swim in her. I know she was thrilled to bust through that 4:30.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The two distance specialists are friendly competitors and became close friends while training together for Rio last summer.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThere is a two-person club now,\u201d Smith said. \u201cOur relationship is really good. I have so much respect for her. We had a month together before Rio and just seeing how she brings her \u2018A\u2019 game to every single practice. It kind of legitimizes everything she does, because she works so hard.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>But it is Ledecky\u2019s impact on the sport overall that is her legacy.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cKatie just raises the stakes and makes these new goals for everyone,\u201d Smith said. \u201cI think 4:30 is something I wanted to achieve since I was little, but now she has pushed past that. There are new things. There could be a second woman under 4:25. I think it is cool that she has done that for the sport. She has made a lot of people\u2019s goals a lot higher.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Check out full results from Day 2 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/results\/2017-ncaa-womens-division-1-championships-day-2-results-day-2\/ncaa-college\/2017\/March\/16?rtn=%2Fresults%2Fncaa-college%3ForderBy%3DResult.MeetStartDateTime%26sortDirection%3D1%26page%3D1%26q%3DNCAA\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>By Dan D\u2019Addona. Katie Ledecky didn\u2019t need to use her legs much to cruise to a top seed in the 500 preliminaries at the NCAA women\u2019s championships. 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