WASHINGTON: Katie Ledecky launched the Olympic year with another dominant victory in the women's 1,500-m freestyle on Wednesday (Thursday in Manila) at the Pro Swim series meeting in Knoxville, Tennessee.

Ledecky's time of 15 min, 38.81 sec is the 17th-fastest in history. She owns all of the 16 fastest times with the second-fastest performer ever, Denmark's Lotte Friis, now holding the 18th-fastest time ever of 15:38.88.

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