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American Katie Ledecky shook off criticism to set an Olympic record in the 1,500 meters freestyle on Monday, just hours after losing to Australia’s Ariarn Titmus in the 400 meters freestyle.
Ledecky won her competition with a time of 15:35.35 as she made her Olympic debut in the 1500m freestyle at the Tokyo Aquatics Center. The men’s team has always raced in this event, but Tokyo marked the first time that female competitors had participated in the long-distance swimming.
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The star beat China’s Wang Jianjiahi and Germany’s Sarah Koehler in the fifth temperature of the night. Ledecky holds the world record in this event with 15:20.48 in 2018.
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Ledecky came out with a silver in the 400-meter freestyle. It ranked second behind Titmus with the second fastest time in history. She trailed by almost her entire body length before concluding at the 3:56.59 mark. Ledecy finished second behind by 3:57.36.
Amazingly, Ledecky also raced the 200m freestyle before taking the pool in the 400m and 1500m.
In the 200-meter race, Ledecky narrowly beat Canadian Benny Oleksiak. Lydecky had a time of 1:55.28 and Oxiak had a time of 1:55.38. Australian Madison Wilson finished third.
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Ledecky will compete in the 200m semi-finals on Tuesday.
The Associated Press contributed to this report
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