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Katie Ledecky wins first individual NCAA title with American record

Katie Ledecky won her first individual NCAA title in typical Ledecky fashion, shattering one of her records.

The Stanford freshman won the 500-yard freestyle in Indianpolis on Friday in 4 minutes, 24.06 seconds. That lowered her previous American record time of 4:25.15 set at the Pac-12 Championships in February.

Ledecky holds the 10 fastest times in history in the 500-yard free, according to Swimswam.com. No other woman had broken 4:30 until Thursday, when Leah Smith took second in 4:28.90.

Full NCAA Championships results are here.

NCAA swimming is done in 25-yard pools versus 50-meters pools in major international meets.