Katie Ledecky won the women’s 400m free by seven seconds on Friday evening at the TYR Pro Swim Series stop in Knoxville, Tennessee. It marked Ledecky’s third win of the meet; the five-time Olympic gold medalist won the 200m free and 400m IM yesterday. She’ll conclude her program in Knoxville by competing in the 1500m tomorrow.
Other American stalwarts have also had strong showings in Knoxville. Three-time Olympic gold medalist Ryan Murphy won tonight’s 100m back final by more than a second, while four-time Olympic medalist Simone Manuel has also seen her share of success, winning the 50m free tonight and finishing second to Ledecky in yesterday’s 200m free.
One of the breakthrough performers of the meet has been Michigan native Annie Lazor, who won the 200m breaststroke tonight in a personal best of 2:23.51, just one day after winning the 100m breaststroke (also in a personal best). Lazor competed at the 2016 U.S. Olympic Trials, but after not making the cut for Rio, opted to take a break from the sport. Lazor took a year away from competition before making the choice to return to the pool. The 24-year-old has recently been training at Indiana University, where she swims alongside fellow breaststroke specialists Lilly King and Cody Miller. Last month, Lazor won the 200m breaststroke at the Short Course World Championships, marking the first major international victory of her career.