Ledecky beats Franklin in 200m freestyle — reuters.com

(Reuters) - Katie Ledecky swam the second-fastest time in the world this year to win the women’s 200 meters freestyle at the U.S. National Championships in Irving, California on Thursday. Ledecky held a narrow lead over Missy Franklin after 100 but surged clear in the second half of the race to win in a time of 1 minute, 55.16 seconds, with Franklin second in 1:56.40. "I did a really good job of increasing my tempo throughout the race. My arms didn’t really die,” Ledecky, 17, told NBCSports.com after punching her ticket in the event for the Pan Pacific Championships in Australia later this month.

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