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Phelps, the 18-times Olympic champion who hopes to add to his
record haul in Rio de Janeiro next year, led at the final turn
before being mowed down by training partner Chase Kalisz in the
final 50 meters.
Kalisz touched in one minute 58.07 seconds, with Phelps second
in 1:58.38, a slowish time but nothing that concerned him given
his heavy current training load.
In the women's 400m freestyle, Ledecky continued her brilliant
form to win in 4:02.67, a time faster than anyone except herself
has swum this year.
A surprise winner of the 800m freestyle at the 2012 London
Olympics, Ledecky is now the world's dominant female distant
swimmer.
In August she accomplished an unprecedented feat of 200, 400,
800 and 1500m freestyle wins at the world championships, setting
three world records in the process, and she shows no signs of
slowing down.
"I am happy with where I am right now,” the 18-year-old said
after her Friday swim.
"I have never swum a long course meet this early in the season,
so I don't really have a comparison, but I am right on or faster
than what I am at these meets throughout the year."
(Reporting by Andrew Both in Cary, North Carolina. Editing by
Patrick Johnston)
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