The Latest: Ledecky qualifies in 800-meter freestyle (Yahoo Sports)

Katie Ledecky added a third race to her Olympic schedule, cruising to a nearly 10-second victory in the 800-meter freestyle at the U.S. swimming trials Saturday night. One night after competing in the 100 free, the 19-year-old Ledecky didn’t have quite enough in the tank to challenge her own world record. Leah Smith took the second Olympics spot in 8:20.18 – nearly half a lap behind Ledecky.