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There was certainly a method to the madness, as she gained a commanding lead early on, surging ahead of Canada&#8217;s <strong>Danica Ludlow<\/strong> (4:11.97) for a historic win.<\/p>\n<p>Ludlow&#8217;s compatriot, <strong>Patiricia Ackman<\/strong> crashed the pads with a time of 4:12.05 for third, edging out America&#8217;s <strong>Mariah Denigan<\/strong> (4:12.23) for a spot on the podium.\u00a0 Teammates <strong>Aline Rodrigues <\/strong>and<strong> Viviane Jungbl<\/strong> created outside smoke, turning in times of\u00a0 4:12.79 and 4:15.35, respectively. 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