Ledecky makes history at US Olympic swim trials

Seven-time Olympic champion Katie Ledecky will purpose to subordinate nan awesome Michael Phelps erstwhile she goes for a 4th consecutive golden badge successful nan aforesaid arena successful Paris this summer.

The American collapsed done pinch 800m freestyle golden astatine London 2012 aged 15.

Her 800m freestyle wins successful Rio and Tokyo are among nan 10 Olympic medals she was won.

In Paris she will person nan chance to subordinate Phelps arsenic nan only swimmers to triumph 4 consecutive golden medals successful nan aforesaid Olympic event.

She made history astatine nan US Olympic aquatics tests successful Indianapolis connected Saturday, becoming nan first female to triumph 4 titles astatine a azygous tests pinch a blistering 800m freestyle victory.

The holder of nan quickest aquatics 16 times successful nan world successful that event, she vanished successful 8 minutes 14.12 seconds, much than six seconds clear of her nearest challenger.

It intends she will bid to widen her Olympic badge haul by featuring successful nan 400m freestyle, nan 800m freestyle and nan 1500m freestyle successful summation to nan 4x200m freestyle relay successful Paris.

"It's clip to get backmost to work. Got to get fresh for Paris," she said.

Among those joining Ledecky successful Paris will beryllium Caeleb Dressel, who won 5 golds successful Tokyo but took a break from nan athletics successful 2022. He won nan men's 100m butterfly connected Saturday, adding to Friday's 50m freestyle victory.

Kate Douglass has booked her spot successful nan women's 200m individual medley, 200m breaststroke and 100m freestyle pursuing a successful Indianapolis trials.