Irvine: Katie Ledecky edged World Champion Missy Franklin to win the 200m freestyle on Thursday in a rare meeting of America's teen swimming queens at the US championships.
<img title="Katie Ledecky" src="http://images.mid-day.com/images/2014/oct/Ledecky0908.jpg" alt="Katie Ledecky" /> Katie Ledecky
Ledecky clocked the second-fastest time in the world this year of 1min 55.16secs, just a day after winning the 800m freestyle. Only Sweden&rsquo;s Sarah Sjostrom at 1:55.04 has gone faster this year.
The 17-year-old Ledecky lowered her own world records in the 800m and 1,500m free in June, but with her performance on Thursday she showed she&rsquo;s not just a distance star.

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Katie Ledecky edged World Champion Missy Franklin to win the 200m freestyle on Thursday in a rare meeting of America's teen swimming queens at the US championships

Katie Ledecky beats Franklin to claim 200m freestyle crown

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