Katie Ledecky breaks record twice in winning U.S. Open 200m freestyle
Seven-time Olympic champion swimmer won her third and fourth meet records in the heats and final on Friday at the 2021 event in North Carolina.
Swimming
Katie Ledecky continued her record-breaking campaign at swimming's Toyota U.S. Open in Greensboro, North Carolina on Friday (3rd December).
The American set meet records in the morning heat and evening final of the women's 200m freestyle, claiming the victory in a time of 1:55.47.
That was more than 3 seconds clear of Erin Gemmell, and just 0.26 seconds slower than her time at the Tokyo 2020 Olympics in 2021, where she finished fifth.
It's the seven-time Olympic champion's third win in as many nights at the 2021 event, having taken the women's 400m free on Thursday, after a history-making 800m freestyle victory on the opening night.
Ledecky will race again in the 1500m freestyle on Saturday.
Fellow Tokyo 2020 Olympian Regan Smith was dominant in winning the women's 100m backstroke.
Smith decided against competing in the 100m butterfly in order to focus on the backstroke, and the three-time Olympic medallist claimed victory by more than 3 seconds.