Take care of
you know this event has improved dramatically just over
the last year at least at the top, top time in the world this
year summer Macintosh. The youngster Kalin macumba 429
430, one,
that would have been gold and silver last summer, you know,
Hoshi one with a 432 lat, she wasn't even in the picture.
This, you're not even ranked in the top 10 in the world and
three for America's rank.
In the top ten and you mentioned, Leah Smith slipping
in there in that position and fun. Great American record, you
mentioned Katie Hall hanging on to have now with
14 years, it's the oldest, by the way, oldest American record
on the women's side so
it is in its hung on by
very, very small margin. Mi Dorado one
metal back in the 400. IM in Rio, missed it by three 100th
of a second. Lot of people have been closed
including Katy Grimes, what 432 this summer? Hate crimes and
why? In both on the podium at the worlds in this event behind
summer Macintosh
Splendid from Canada and taking the title and Le dekhi here
out. Strong and second spot behind loony gimlet Das
in. The Heats Rowdy,
she was slower than Leah's Smith
on the Fly, the back and the breast stroke legs and
only a tenth faster in the freestyle.
So we'll see how
the decade attacks this race and
Interesting. She was asked about it the other day. She
said for her
backstroke breaststroke for her can be hit or miss and I was
just talking to her just a couple minutes ago, right
before she swam this race and I asked her, I said, what's it
like coming in here and not having to worry or
be concerned about having to prove something in an event?
And she said, I just love the form and I am, I've always
loved and I'm just looking to have some fun tonight. No, it's
a, it is an off of it is not something. She's going to swim
in Paris. It's an event that she really likes to swim and
that's what I think is. So fun to watch her swim here in
Irvine. It to seems like she's got a smile on her face all
the time
inside and lie. Number one
back to
the majority of her career after missing out on getting
the Tokyo will strong
for T-Mobile has a at home, is they get going here in
breaststroke and Smith
Your head of without. Yeah, she's on the left hand side in,
this is sort of mirroring what happened in the prelims, she
out, split with that key by a couple seconds on the back
stroke
and then she helps put Le dekhi, which is
per week is stroke by far. It's also me as Miss weakest stroke,
but she out split the deck e by two and a half seconds in
the breast stroke. So it's a, it's a bit of a game changer here in
this middle, 204, Leah Smith, she went by her on the back
stroke. It now,
she's building a little bit of lead here.
Hideki. But
let's not forget, the greatest freestyler in history is coming
up here on this last 100. This is a race to the finish and you
actually splitting, let that keep this morning. The
big difference between the morning and at night, but let
me say one more quick thing. Last Smith I am
so proud of. As I said at the beginning of her perseverance,
she is the epitome of somebody that has gone through these
Peaks and valleys is Summer, and it's now coming.
Out and just, I just love the fact that she's coming so, well,
finding her family
at age, 27 for the Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, native leading
the dekhi here by about 30 second,
is they get rolling here in freestyle while she was four
seconds ahead of her this morning and prelims and ended
up beating or by 4 S. Not going to happen tonight, the deck
keep breathing right into Leah
Smith. So she can see her Leah Smith, will be able to see
the dekhi on the way home. They had both the time, many times. Have
we seen this, right? Let deck. He obviously out in front
a little bit more, but
we have seen these two time and time. Again together
coming in a 12 type of format discuss
it again tonight.
Jumping ahead says, she always wants to find new ways to
challenge yourself. Always pushing no shortcuts. And right
now, trying to hold off, Leah Smith here
in a thrilling finish to the women's 400, I am a realist.
It's gonna make our own it. That's for sure
the tachyon head here by about a half a potting length
and it looks like that'll be the marching Katie. Ledecky
gets another win here
with another national title of the 400 IM knocking off Leah
Smith in a whale of a race.
She's 25 years old. When was the last time that Katie
the deck you want to best time? It's it's been a while. She
just Master P P where the best time by 2 s.
That is the fourth
time in the world
for a woman. That's maybe it's Robles.