Katie Ledecky on Sunday fell simply in need of her sixth Olympic gold medal within the extremely anticipated 400-meter freestyle, surprised with a second-place end after recording the second-fastest time of her profession.
Sadly for Ledecky, rival Ariarne Titmus of Australia swam the second-fastest time in historical past, clocking in at 3:56.69.
Ledecky was unable to defend her gold medal within the occasion, regardless of swimming it in 3:57.36. Titmus is the primary girl to beat Ledecky in a person occasion on the Olympics.
“She actually pushed me and I feel it is good for the game,” Ledecky mentioned of Titmus after the American took silver.
It was her first piece of {hardware} from Tokyo, and it in all probability will not be her final.
Ledecky is the first swimmer on the planet — male or feminine — to aim to race each particular person freestyle race, no matter distance.
