{"id":47193,"date":"2024-01-13T01:22:04","date_gmt":"2024-01-13T01:22:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news.pakistaninewspaperlist.com\/impeccable-ledecky-wins-at-knoxville-pro-swim-the-express-tribune\/"},"modified":"2024-01-13T01:22:04","modified_gmt":"2024-01-13T01:22:04","slug":"impeccable-ledecky-wins-at-knoxville-pro-swim-the-express-tribune","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pakistaninewspaperlist.com\/news\/impeccable-ledecky-wins-at-knoxville-pro-swim-the-express-tribune\/","title":{"rendered":"Impeccable Ledecky wins at Knoxville Pro Swim | The Express Tribune"},"content":{"rendered":"
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\nWASHINGTON:
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Seven-time Olympic gold medallist Katie Ledecky cruised to victory in the women’s 400m freestyle Thursday, her second win in as many nights at the Pro Swim<\/a> series meeting in Knoxville, Tennessee.<\/p>\n

Ledecky, ramping up preparations for the 2024 Paris Olympics, followed up her 1,500m free triumph on Wednesday with a 400m victory in 4min 03.46sec, 2.20 seconds ahead of Paige Madden.<\/p>\n

Ledecky<\/a>, who won her first Olympic gold medal at London in 2012, said every Olympic year brings a new challenge.<\/p>\n

“It feels different every time,” she told broadcaster NBC. “I’m older now, just little things are different. But I’m enjoying it all the same and I try to use my experience to my benefit as I move forward.”<\/p>\n

Canadian Summer McIntosh, who shocked Ledecky in the 400m free at the US Open in North Carolina in late November, opted for the 200m butterfly instead on Thursday and clocked 2:05.73 for a dominant win in an event in which she’s a two-time world champion.<\/p>\n

Emma Sticklen was second in the 200m fly in 2:08.57 and Kelly Pash was third in 2:09.02.<\/p>\n

The event had been expected to provide a showdown between McIntosh and American record-holder Regan Smith, but Smith withdrew from the meeting because of illness.<\/p>\n

The meet also lost a little star power when seven-time Olympic gold medallist Caeleb Dressel withdrew, posting on Instagram that\u00a0 the meet was a “little too close” to his wife Meghan’s due date for the birth of their first child.<\/p>\n

Dressel, who had been entered in four events, won five gold medals at the Tokyo Olympics. The 27-year-old took a break from the sport after withdrawing from the 2022 World Championships and notched the first victory of his return at the US Open in North Carolina in December.<\/p>\n

World record-holder and 2016 Olympic gold medallist Lilly King won the women’s 100m breaststroke in 1:05.67 with Ireland’s Mona McSharry second in 1:06.23.<\/p>\n

Tokyo Olympic gold medallist Lydia Jacoby was third in 1:06.62.<\/p>\n

American Jack Alexy, who won silver in the 50m and 100m free at last year’s World Championships, won the 100m free in 48.24.<\/p>\n

Austrian Martin Espernberger won the men’s 200m fly in 1:56.58. Espernberger overtook Trenton Julian in the final 25 meters, Julian settling for second in 1:56.97.<\/p>\n

Felix Auboeck added another victory for Austria, overtaking Belgium’s Lucas Henveaux over the final 100m to win the men’s 400m free in 3:46.78.<\/p>\n

Henveaux was second in 3:48.78 and American Kieran Smith was third in 3:49.63.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n