Rio 2016: Katie Ledecky breaks Olympic record to qualify for 400 free

RIO DE JANEIRO >> U.S. swimmer Katie Ledecky devoured the Olympic Games 400-meter freestyle record for lunch Sunday afteoon.

The question now is what will she do for a late-night snack?

Ledecky swam 3 minutes, 58.71 seconds in wiing her qualifying heat at the Olympic Aquatics Stadium Sunday despite clearly easing back late in the race.

Ledecky’s mark was just off her world record of 3:58.37. Ledecky now has the top five marks all-time in the event, nine of the top 10.

The 400 final is tonight at 11:01 Rio time, 7:01 on the West Coast.

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