The race that everyone turned out to see never really got going.
The women’s 400-meter freestyle race, billed as a rematch between rivals Ariarne Titmus of Australia and Katie Ledecky of the US, was one of the most hotly anticipated contests of the first full day of competition in the Paris Games. Titmus had defeated Ledecky three years ago in Tokyo, handing the American her first ever individual Olympic defeat. While the 400m is not Ledecky’s best race, she finished ahead of Titmus in a semifinal heat.
“I mean, probably the top three, we probably all would say that we would have liked to have been a little faster,” Ledecky said after the race. “Everyone in that that field put up a great race,” she added. “Ariarne and Summer swam really, really well. I haven’t looked at how the whole race broke down. You know, I could only see it from my lane, but yeah, kudos on some great races, and I’m looking forward to the rest of the week.
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