Ledecky edges Titmus, sets pace in 400m freestyle heats
![Katie Ledecky's time of 4:02.19 led the field in the women's 400m freestyle heats.](https://ktvz.b-cdn.net/2024/07/1920x1080_Ledecky_Titmus_heats-1440x810.jpg)
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In the opening act for what promises to be a thrilling showdown on the first day of swimming at the Paris Olympics, 2016 gold medalist and former world-record holder Katie Ledecky set the top mark of the women’s 400m freestyle preliminary heats Saturday morning in Paris.