019 PRO SWIM SERIES – RICHMOND
- April 10-13, 2019
- Collegiate School Aquatics Center, Richmond, VA
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Reported by Karl Ortegon.
WOMEN’S 800 FREE – TIMED FINAL
- Olympic Trials cut: 8:48.09
- Katie Ledecky, NCAP – 8:14.24
- Leah Smith, Tuscon Ford Dealers Aquatics – 8:16.33
- Kristel Kobrich, Chile – 8:36.19
Out in 2:00.31, Ledecky was in control of this race with Leah Smith not far behind her. Ledecky won it in 8:14.24, improving upon her season-best 8:14.40 by a marginal amount to maintain ownership of the world #1 time. Her time going out, 2:00.31, was just about what she went out in when she went 8:06.68 at the 2016 Austin PSS stop, but she fell off of that pace shortly after 200 meters.
2018-2019 LCM WOMEN 800 FREE
LEDECKY
8.14.24
| 2 | JIANJIAHE WANG |
CHN | 8.14.64 | 03/30 |
| 3 | LEAH SMITH |
USA | 8.16.33 | 04/10 |
| 4 | ARIARNE TITMUS |
AUS | 8.18.61 | 04/07 |
| 5 | SARAH KOHLER |
GER | 8.20.53 | 03/23 |
Smith, meanwhile, had the best swim of her entire life. Looking gleeful and surprised at the scoreboard, Smith’s time of 8:16.33 pushes her to third in the world rankings this season. More importantly, that’s her best swim ever, improving upon her 8:17.21, done at the 2018 Pan Pacific Championships. She now ranks 8th, all-time, on the top performers list.