Maryland’s Katie Ledecky Cruises To Easy Win At US Nationals

IRVINE, Calif. (AP) — Katie Ledecky cruised to a nearly 11-second victory in the 800-meter freestyle Wednesday on the opening night of the U.S. national championships.
Ledecky was under her own world-record pace through the first 300 meters before dropping off and finishing in 8 minutes, 11.98 seconds on Wednesday night. She failed to crack the top 10 performances in the event, which all belong to her.
Leah Smith chased Ledecky all the way and touched second in 8:22.79.
Ledecky earned the