WATERSPORT NEWS - Five-time Olympic swim champion Katie Ledecky launched her 2019 campaign with victories in the 200m freestyle and 400 individual medley at the US Pro Swim Series meet in Knoxville, Tennessee.
In a year highlighted by the World Championships in July in South Korea, 2018 series champion Ledecky dove in Thursday night by capturing the 200 in 1min 55.78secs and the 400 IM in 4:39.39.
Ledecky trailed Hali Flickinger halfway into the 400 IM but went 1:00.09 in the concluding freestyle leg to win by 0.41 of a second with Melanie Margalis third in 4:40.31.
