For the first time in nearly a decade, seven-time Olympic champion Katie Ledecky lost a race on American soil.
Ledecky saw her nine-year winning streak in the U.S. come to a shocking end on Friday when Canadian teenager Summer McIntosh narrowly beat her in the 200-meter freestyle at a Pro Series swim meet in Fort Lauderdale, Fla. McIntosh, a 16-year-old rising star on the international swimming scene, finished in a winning time of 1 minute, 54.13 seconds, 0.83 seconds ahead of Ledecky.
McIntosh also lowered her own world junior record with the swim, besting the mark she set at last year’s world championships.
