Katie Ledecky qualified sixth-fastest into the 100m freestyle final on Tuesday to open the USA Swimming National Championships, part of the TeamUSA Summer Champions Series, presented by Comcast.
The top two in Tuesday night’s final will make the world championships team in the event.
Ledecky, who swam 54.70 seconds Tuesday morning, is an underdog in that sense behind top qualifiers Mallory Comerford (53.26) and co-Olympic 100m free champion Simone Manuel (53.50).
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But Ledecky, Olympic champion in the 200m, 400m and 800m frees, has never voiced intentions of making the U.