Did Grimes beat Ledecky?

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Did Katie Grimes beat Katie Ledecky?

Eventual Olympic silver medalist Erica Sullivan beat Grimes by less than a second to qualify, and Ledecky took notice of her fellow Katie's impressive racing. “You're the future,” Ledecky told Grimes at the presser. “That was an incredible time.” Ledecky's prediction took only three days to come true.

Who beat Ledecky for gold?

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TOKYO, July 26 (Reuters) - Australia's Ariarne Titmus dethroned five-time Olympic gold medallist Katie Ledecky of the United States to win a thrilling women's 400m freestyle final at the Tokyo Games on Monday.

Who beat Ledecky in the 400 free?

Australia's Ariarne Titmus chased down Ledecky to win the women's 400-meter freestyle, one of the most anticipated races of the Summer Games, capturing the gold medal with the second-fastest time in history on Monday.

Did Katie Grimes make it to finals?

But Grimes, now 16, faced a rare setback on the first night of the U.S. International Team Trials. She ended up fourth in the 800 free, an event in which she was favored to qualify for Worlds. One day later, she qualified for the 200 free final but ended up eighth.

Did Ledecky win the 400?

Australia's Ariarne Titmus Beats Katie Ledecky to Win Gold in 400m Freestyle.

Did Ledecky won the 400?

Katie Ledecky wins silver medal as Ariarne Titmus claims gold in 400 freestyle at Olympics. TOKYO — In one of the most anticipated events of the Tokyo Olympics, American swimming standout Katie Ledecky lost to her Australian rival Ariarne Titmus by . 67 of a second in the women's 400-meter freestyle.

How much did Titmus beat Ledecky by?

Titmus claimed her second gold medal of the games and a sweet victory for swimming-mad Australia, winning in 1:53.50, a new Olympic record. Ledecky finished fifth in 1:55.21.

Did Ledecky win the 1500 in Tokyo?

U.S. swimmer Katie Ledecky embraces teammate Erica Sullivan after winning the women's 1,500 meter freestyle. TOKYO — Katie Ledecky has won her first gold of the Tokyo Olympics, in the 1,500 meter freestyle race. She took silver in her first race of the Games, and then missed out on medaling in the 200 meter freestyle.

Did Katie Ledecky win the 800?

TOKYO — American swimmer Katie Ledecky is once again the Olympic champion at the 800-meter freestyle. She touched the wall first at 8:12.57, besting her Australian rival Ariarne Titmus who cruised to silver at 8:13.83. Italy's Simona Quadarella took the bronze.

Who is the 15-year-old swimmer in the Olympics?

Get to know Katie Grimes, the youngest American Olympic swimmer on the national team in Tokyo 2020.

How old was Katie Ledecky when she qualified for the Olympics?

Her six career inidividual gold medals are three shy of tying Soviet gymnast Larisa Latynina's such record of nine. The 24-year-old Ledecky made her Olympic debut in 2012 at the age of just 15 and is competing in her third career Olympic Games.

Did Ledecky win the 1500 today?

Katie Ledecky won all four of her events at her first swim meet since the Tokyo Olympics, capping it with a 36-second victory in the 1500m freestyle on Saturday in Greensboro, N.C. Ledecky, a 10-time Olympic medalist, clocked 15:45.32, the 19th-fastest time of her career.

Did Katie Ledecky win a medal today?

Katie Ledecky wins gold in 800 free, capping her Summer Olympics with four medals. TOKYO – Katie Ledecky, the most decorated female swimmer of all time, won the women's 800-meter freestyle for the third consecutive Olympic Games. Ledecky won in 8:12.57, beating silver medalist Australian Ariarne Titmus by 1.26 seconds.

Did Ledecky win the 200 free?

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Ledecky didn't even win a medal in the 200 free, the first time that has ever happened to her in an Olympic race. She was far behind all the way, never getting any higher than her fifth-place finish. It was actually the first time Ledecky finished outside the top two in an event in her Olympic career.

Who won the 200 freestyle?

Tom Dean won Olympic gold at the men's 200-meter freestyle with a time of 1:44.22 at Tokyo Aquatics Centre, defeating fellow British swimmer and pre-race favorite Duncan Scott by just four-hundredths of a second. Results via official Olympics website.

What race did Ariarne Titmus win?

The 400m Freestyle World Champion, Titmus has three Commonwealth Records and a World Record to her name, earning her the nickname, 'The Terminator'.

Who beat Ledecky yesterday?

Ariarne Titmus defeats Katie Ledecky in the 400-meter freestyle. In one of the most anticipated showdowns of the Tokyo Games, Ariarne Titmus of Australia defeated Katie Ledecky of the United States in the 400-meter freestyle, beating the reigning champion by two-thirds of a second.

What is Katie Ledecky best event?

In 2018, when Ledecky broke her own world record at 15:20.48, the fastest time recorded by any other female swimmer in the world in the 1,500-meter was 15:51.61 by Italy's Simona Quadarella.

Who won Katie Ledecky?

On Saturday, Katie Grimes was the distant runner-up to join Ledecky on the world team in the event. Ledecky, a 25-year-old who last fall left Stanford to train at the University of Florida, won all of her events this week by at least a second.

Can Titmus win the 800m?

Ariarne Titmus has added to her Olympic medal haul, claiming silver in the women's 800m freestyle. Australia's Ariarne Titmus has won the silver medal in the women's 800-metres freestyle at the Tokyo Olympics.

Who is the youngest gold medalist?

The current accepted youngest gold medalist is Marjorie Gestring, a 13-year-old American diver who won the springboard competition in 1936.