Dressel wins US Olympic swimming gold; Ledecky Gets Silver 400m

TOKYO (AP) — Caeleb Dressel got started on his quest for six gold medals in swimming, while Katie Ledecky found herself in a very unusual position: Second place. Dressel led off an American victory in the men’s 4x100-meter freestyle relay at the Tokyo Olympics.

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Streak ends: Titmus terminates Ledecky's golden run in Tokyo

TOKYO (AP) — Katie Ledecky strolled onto the deck first, which meant she was headed to the second spot on the medal podium. What a strange place for her to be. For the first time in her brilliant career, Ledecky wasn’t the first swimmer to touch the wall in an individual event at the Olympics. She had nothing to be ashamed of. She swam one of the best races of her career on the biggest stage. She was simply beaten in the 400-meter freestyle by someone who was a bit better on this day. Still, it was all a bit jarring.

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Ledecky tops heats in Olympic debut of women's 1,500 free

TOKYO (AP) — Katie Ledecky finished off a busy day at the Tokyo Olympics, qualifying fastest in the first women’s 1,500-meter freestyle at the Games and in the 200 free. Earlier, she earned a silver medal in the 400 free. In all, the American swam 2,100 meters on Monday. Ledecky’s time of 15 minutes, 35.35 seconds was the eighth-fastest ever in the metric mile. The American already owns all 10 of the top-10 times. The grueling 30-lap race has been a men’s event at the Olympics since 1904. The women are swimming it for the first time in Tokyo, although they’ve been competing in the event at the world championships since 2001.