On the ninth day of the swimming competition at the Summer Games, Katie Ledecky rested. “You get used to Katie being so dominant that it seems sort of commonplace and it’s surprising when she doesn’t win. Titmus also won the 200 freestyle — Ledecky fell to fifth place — and hung with her in the 800 freestyle to finish second, 1.26 seconds behind the American. So if she doesn’t do something just mind blowing, there’s sometimes this chorus of, ‘What’s wrong with Katie?’ Nothing’s wrong. Ledecky will return for the Paris Games in three years and left open the possibility of swimming in Los Angeles in 2028.

Source: Los Angeles Times July 31, 2021 14:06 UTC