Claire Weinstein touched the wall a fraction of a second earlier than Katie Ledecky, incomes the nationwide title within the ladies’s 200-meter freestyle on Wednesday night time in Indianapolis.
Nearly deadlocked within the middle lanes, Weinstein, 16, broke 30 seconds in all 4 50-meter segments and hit the wall .02 seconds earlier than Ledecky in a time of 1:55.26 to qualify for the World Championships subsequent month.
Ledecky, who led the race on the closing flip after 150 meters, additionally certified however may decide to not swim the occasion on the World Championships in Japan to take part within the 1500m freestyle.
Weinstein, in lane 5, clocked a closing size of 29.35 seconds to deal Ledecky (lane 4) her first loss to an American within the 200 since 2013.
Ledecky edged Weinstein in the identical race on the US staff trials in 2021. She received the 800 freestyle by 13 seconds on Tuesday night time to qualify for her sixth World Championships.
Bella Sims, Weinstein’s teammate with the Sandpipers of Nevada swim membership, completed third to qualify for Worlds in 1:56.08.
Erin Gemmell, daughter of Ledecky’s highschool swim coach Bruce Gemmell, was fourth. The high 4 qualify for the 800 free relay on the World Championships.
–Field Level Media
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