Training partners Simone Manuel and Katie Ledecky earned victories in their first full meet in one year, a Pro Series stop in San Antonio on Thursday.
Manuel won the 100m freestyle in 54.62 seconds, edging Rio Olympic teammate Abbey Weitzeil by .06. Ledecky was third in 54.74 in an event that’s not expected to be on her program this summer.
About an hour later, Ledecky won the 400m free in 4:05.00, distancing Olympic bronze medalist Leah Smith by 2.41 seconds.
Both Manuel and Ledecky last raced in a full meet last March, before the coronavirus pandemic halted sports and postponed the Olympics by one year.