Katie Ledecky looks for gold in Olympic debut of 1500-meter race

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Katie Ledecky looks for gold in Olympic debut of 1500-meter race
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U.S. swimmer Katie Ledecky finishes fifth in the 400-meter freestyle on Tuesday; has another chance to medal Wednesday in the 1500-meter freestyle.

Ariarne Titmus of Australia reacts after setting a new Olympic record to win the gold medal for the Women's 200m Freestyle at the Tokyo Aquatics Centre in Tokyo, on July 28, 2021.U.S. swimmer Katie Ledecky was bested again by Australian swimmer Ariarne Titmus on Wednesday.

This time Titmus, who is called the Terminator by some in her country, chased down Hong Kong's Siobhan Bernadette Haughey to win the gold in the 200-meter freestyle at the Tokyo Olympics. It was just two days ago that Titmus, 20, who is in her first Olympics, beat U.S. star swimmer and defending champ Ledecky

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