2016 ARENA PRO SWIM SERIES AT AUSTIN
- Friday, January 15 – Sunday, January 17
- Lee & Joe Jamail Texas Swimming Center, University of Texas
- Austin, Texas
- Psych sheets
- Meet website
- Live Stream
- Live Results
- Friday Finals Heat Sheet
After a best time in the 100 free to open the session, Katie Ledecky swam a sub 4-minute 400 meter freestyle on Friday, marking another first for her illustrious and growing resume. This is the first time that Ledecky has swum a sub-4:00 time in the 400 meter free on the back end of a double within a session.
WOMEN’S 400 FREESTYLE – FINAL
Speaking of dirty doubles, as if Ledecky didn’t already blow our minds with her scorching 53.75 100m freestyle, she turns right around and sets a new pool record in the 400m free event. 3:59.54 got the job done for Ledecky tonight, as she started out under World Record pace, yet finished about 5 seconds ahead of the rest of the field.
Ledecky’s time tonight was less than a second off of the U.S. Open Record, which she holds at 3:58.86. She now represents the only sub-4-minute swimmer of the season, but still holds the top 2 times in the world this season.
Additionally, Ledecky’s swim tonight was the 5th-fastest mark of all time. (Guess who holds all but 1 of ’em?)
3:58.37 – Ledecky 2014
3:58.86 – Ledecky 2014
3:59.13 – Ledecky 2015
3:59.15 – Pellegrini 2009
3:59.54 – Ledecky 2016
Silver tonight went to Leah Smith with her swim of 4:04.74, the 4th-fastest time of her career. Bronze went to Becca Mann in 4:07.09, a personal best for the North Baltimore Aquatic Club swimmer.
