Olympic swimming Four takeaways from a thrilling night

Ledecky broke her own Olympic record set three years ago in Tokyo by more than five seconds and finished 10 seconds ahead of France’s Anastasiia Kirpichnikova, whose finish had the home nation fans in full voice.Marchand set an Olympic record in the 200m breaststroke.Maddie Meyer/Getty ImagesHe never looked bothered in the 200-meter breaststroke, setting yet another Olympic record as he cruised to victory.First world record set in the Paris poolThe pool at La Défense Arena has been described as slow by some of the swimmers in Paris.Pan of China reacts after setting a new world record - first swimming world mark of the Paris Games.marchand, takeaways, thrilling, record, race, swimming, olympic, set, world, french, night, games, #trending , #youtube , #thespokesperson , #google ,