Produced by Coleman Hodges.
Reported by Tony Carroll.
Leah Smith continues to prove herself as one of the world’s greatest up-and-coming distance stars. She almost posted a best time, winning the women’s 400 freestyle with a time of 4:07.45. Competition for the second spot behind Ledecky is growing, and Smith has shown she won’t be making it easy on anyone else. Lotte Friis picked up second place with her time of 4:08.29. Cierra Runge was third at 4:10.82.
Becca Mann added another fourth place finish with her time of 4:11.04, finishing just ahead of Sierra Schmidt with a 4:12.22. Lindsay Vrooman was also in the pack as well, finishing sixth at 4:12.74.
Kennedy Goss and Emily Overhalt were seventh and eighth in the A final.
Katinka Hosszu doesn’t quit. She won her third race of the evening, this time taking the B final with a time of 4:12.15.