Katie Ledecky clocks second-fastest 1500m free ever in Pro Swim win

Ledecky posts second-fastest 1500m time ever American wins by more than a minute in Austin Finke, McIntosh and Marchand also shine Nine-time Olympic gold medalist Katie Ledecky clocked the second-fastest women’s 1500m freestyle time in history on Wednesday to launch the US Pro Swim Series event in Austin, Texas, with a dominant victory. Ledecky was untouchable as she cruised to victory in 15min 23.21sec, more than a minute in front of 16-year-old runner-up Brinkleigh Hansen, who touched in 16