"Katie Ledecky galloping is Insane"; "She destroys the woman in Lane 1"-Fans react as American cruises to victory at U.S. Swimming Olympic Team Trials

American competitive swimmer Katie Ledecky recently made it to the USA team for the 2024 Paris Olympics in the women’s 200m freestyle after winning the event at the 2024 U.S. Swimming Olympic Team Trials.

In the 200m freestyle, she came first with a time of 1:55.22 in the finals, ahead of Claire Weinstein (1:56.18) and Paige Madden (1:56.36). With this victory, Ledecky has also now qualified to compete in the 4x200m freestyle event at the Paris Olympics.

NBC Olympics & Paralympics shared the video of this dominant performance by Ledecky on their X (formerly Twitter) handle, captioning it:

“Katie Ledecky doing what Katie Ledecky does. 🙌”

Fans immediately posted their views on this victory by Ledecky in the 200m freestyle finals. One of the fans talked about Ledecky’s speed, addressing it as galloping, stating:

“Katie galloping is INSANE”

Another fan described it as absurd, noting how Ledecky raced the last 25 meters incredibly fast, leaving her Lane 1 competitor far behind.

“This is absurd. Ledecky does this race for funsies and absolutely destroys the woman in lane 1 in the last 25m.”

While another fan called her a Cyborg, a half-human and half-machine creature, adding:

“SHES A CYBORG BRUH”

Here are some more reactions that Ledecky's stunning performance received:

“If you are swimming against Katie, you are essentially going for 2nd in the Meet,” a fan wrote.

“The fact that she’s at the top of the game from 200m to 1500m is mind-blowing,” another fan chimed in.

“She's GOAT'd,” another fan added.

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Katie Ledecky makes it to the USA’s 400m freestyle team for the Paris Olympics

Ledecky competes in the Women's 400m freestyle final on Day One of the 2024 U.S. Olympic Team Swimming Trials at Lucas Oil Stadium on June 15, 2024 in Indianapolis, Indiana. (Photo by Maddie Meyer/Getty Images)

Katie Ledecky qualified for her 2024 Paris Olympics after winning the women’s 400m freestyle at the 2024 U.S. Swimming Olympic Team Trials. Competing in her first finals at the trials, the American athlete displayed a dominant show in the 400m freestyle, recording a sensational 3:58.35, finishing much ahead of second-placed Paige Madden (4:02.08).

Having represented the United States in the 2012 London Olympics where she clinched a gold in the women’s 800m freestyle as a 15-year-old, Ledecky will now be heading to her fourth Olympic Games.

At the 2020 Tokyo Olympics, Ledecky collected the silver medal in the 400m freestyle, clocking a time of 3:57.36, only behind Ariarne Titmus, who clocked a record 3:56.69 to win the event.