Watch Kate Ledecky win 100m Free – Arena Pro Swim Austin (Race Video)

Swimming Video / Race Video courtesy of USA Swimming.

WOMEN’S 100 FREE – FINALS

Katie Ledecky was absolutely on fire this morning, taking the top seed in a new personal best time of 54.89. Tonight, she was just as spectacular winning the race in 54.55 over Katinka Hosszu and Megan Romano.
Romano and Hosszu were out quick, with Romano leading the way at the 50 meter mark. Romano turned in 26.74, but after about 70 meters was passed by Ledecky. Ledecky made a huge push in the last 10 meters to extend her lead a little bit, but so did Hosszu.

Ledecky clocked in at 54.55 for the gold followed by Hosszu in 54.66 and Romano in 54.79.
The three leaders were well ahead of the rest of the field. NBAC’s Allison Schmitt was fourth overall almost a full second behind Romano in 55.78.

The time for Ledecky is extremely impressive given what she was in the 100 freestyle at this point last season. Last season, she finished eighth overall with a time of 55.57. Granted, all the swimmers who swam the race in 2014 aren’t present, however Ledecky still won over a very tough field.

100 Free – B Final

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mcmflyguy
9 years ago

is it just me or was ladeckys kick kinda slow looking in that last underwater shot? lol its probably super powerful but it looked like she was cruising.

HISWIMCOACH
9 years ago

300 violin orchestra

coacherik
9 years ago

That walk in song is awesome, anyone got the name of that song, I can’t place it..

mcmflyguy
Reply to  coacherik
9 years ago

Jorge quintero – 300 violin orchestra

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MEL STEWART Jr., aka Gold Medal Mel, won three Olympic medals at the 1992 Olympic Games. Mel's best event was the 200 butterfly. He is a former World, American, and NCAA Record holder in the 200 butterfly. As a writer/producer and sports columnist, Mel has contributed to Yahoo Sports, Universal Sports, …

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