Inside the race of the century, where Summer McIntosh tried to conquer 800 ‘master' Katie Ledecky, but fell just short
In the media room veteran writers were already calling it the greatest distance race of all time, and the greatest distance swimmer of all time won it. But Canada's 18-year-old phenom will burn over this race for years, and afterward, she was so raw and honest. This race cracked her open, a bit.
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