Katie Ledecky earned the USA their first Olympic swimming gold medal in true Ledecky fashion. 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’s 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.
Great Britain’s Jazz Carlin edged out Leah Smith 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. Smith settled for the bronze and a final time of 4:01.92.
Hungary’s Boglarka Kapas picked up fourth with a 4:02.37 from an outside lane, just ahead of Canada’s Brittany Maclean and her 4:04.69.
The Australian duo of Tamsin Cook and Jessica Ashwood kept a close race for sixth and seventh with times of 4:05.30 and 4:05.68 respectively.
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