RIO DE JANEIRO -- Katie Ledecky was racing nothing but the clock.
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suburban Washington gave the United States its first swimming gold medal of the
Rio Olympics on Sunday night, crushing her own world record in the womens
400-meter freestyle.The result was totally expected. Ledecky has dominated the
longer freestyle events since winning gold in the 800 free at the London
Olympics as a 15-year-old.The only drama was whether shed take the world record
even lower.Her powerful stroke quickly made that a moot point, too.Ledecky
kicked off the first wall with a lead of nearly a body length and steadily
pulled away from the overmatched field -- as well as the world-record line
superimposed on the video screen.Her arms churning effortlessly through the
water, Ledecky touched nearly five seconds ahead of her closest pursuer and
quickly whipped around to look at the scoreboard.When Ledecky saw the time -- 3
minutes, 56.46 seconds -- she let out an uncharacteristic scream and shook her
right fist. She crushed the mark of 3:58.37 that she set nearly two years ago on
the Gold Coast of Australia, and had been chasing ever since.I was pumped,
Ledecky said. Thats what I wanted and I had been so close to breaking that all
year, the past two years. I knew I was due for a breakthrough.It was a night of
world records at the Olympic Aquatics Center. Britains Adam Peaty set his second
mark in as many nights in the 100 breaststroke, while Sarah Sjostrom of Sweden
eclipsed her own mark in the 100 butterfly.Michael Phelps, the most decorated
athlete in Olympic history, added a 19th gold medal to his staggering haul as
the United States won the mens 4x100-meter freestyle relay with Phelps swimming
the second leg.After the powerful U.S. team was shut out Saturday and through
the first two events Sunday, Ledecky was the first to get the Americans on the
top step of the podium.Shes just getting warmed up.Ledecky, who added gold to
the silver she won in the womens 4x100 free relay, is also favored in two other
individual events: the 200 and 800 free. In addition, she could pick up another
gold in the 4x200 free relay.Britains Adam Peaty was nearly as dominant in the
breaststroke, winning with a world record time of 57.13 that shattered the mark
of 57.55 he set in the preliminaries.Peaty cruised away from Cameron van der
Burgh of South Africa, the defending Olympic champion taking silver this time in
58.69. The bronze went to Cody Miller of the United States, whose time of 58.87
held off teammate Kevin Cordes.The crowd went into frenzy at the sight of two
Brazilians in the final. But Joao Gomes finished fifth and Felipe Franca was
seventh.Swedens Sarah Sjostrom led right from the start of the 100 butterfly and
touched in 55.48, knocking off the world record mark of 55.64 she established at
last years world championships. She sat on the edge of the deck, pumping her
arms in the air, and then appeared to be overcome by tears as she climbed to her
feet.This was her first Olympic medal. Sjostrom finished fourth in the 100 fly
at the London Games four years ago, missing out on the bronze by just
23-hundredths of a second.Penny Oleksiak of Canada took the silver in 56.46,
edging out defending Olympic champion Dana Vollmer. The American, who had her
first child 17 months ago, settled for the bronze in 56.63.Already, six world
records have been set in Rio.Information from The Associated Press was used in
this report.
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a three-game losing streak. Forward Jimmy Hayes recorded his first point in 36
games with his first goal since Feb. 24.He was so relieved by the goal that he
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