OMAHA — For Michael Phelps, it was winning eight gold medals in one Olympics. For Missy Franklin, it’s about becoming the most decorated female swimmer of all time.
What are Katie Ledecky’s goals?
Beilke knows.
As expected, Ledecky flirted with her world record en route to winning her first event of the Olympic Swimming Trials on Monday night. She took the 400m freestyle in 3:58.98, the third-fastest time ever. Ledecky owns eight of the nine best 400m frees in history.
“I certainly have goals beyond this meet,” Ledecky, who won five gold medals at the 2015 World Championships, said afterward.