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Team USA's Katie Ledecky blazes through 400-meter freestyle, sets Olympic record

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Olympic Update: 8/6

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Katie Ledecky is very fast. Although she couldn't outpace the Australians as the anchor in the 4x100 relay on Saturday, Ledecky paced herself well on Sunday in the 400-meter freestyle, just missing her own world record and setting an Olympic record with her 3:58.71 time.

When she found out after the race how close she was to breaking the world record, the young American was incredibly hard on herself.

"My last stroke was a little lackadaisical.