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Katie Ledecky off to a strong start at US Olympic swimming trials, leads prelims of 400 free
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Katie Ledecky smiles after winning her heat during the Women's 400 freestyle preliminaries Saturday, June 15, 2024, at the US Swimming Olympic Trials in Indianapoils. - photo by AP Photo/Michael Conroy
Katie Ledecky got off to a rousing start Saturday at the U.S. Olympic swimming trials. Competing in the home stadium of the NFL's Indianapolis Colts, Ledecky blew away the field in the preliminaries of the 400-meter freestyle, touching the wall with a time of 3 minutes, 59.99 seconds. Ledecky finished nearly five seconds ahead of Paige Madden, who was next fastest at 4:04.83.