“The last 150 [meters], I just kept telling myself, ‘Rio, Rio, Rio,’” Ledecky said. “I’m Katie Ledecky and … ,” Ledecky said, before pausing to laugh, “and I’m going to Rio.”nathan.fenno@latimes.comTwitter: @nathanfenno “I heard the crowd tonight and I could hear the announcer even saying something, so I knew I was probably having a good swim,” Ledecky said. Such was the case Monday when Ledecky nearly broke her own world record en route to winning the 400-meter freestyle during her first day of competition at the trials. Four other swimmers joined Ledecky and Smith in clinching spots at the Rio de Janeiro Olympics on Monday.

Source: Los Angeles Times June 28, 2016 04:18 UTC