Florida’s Katie Ledecky dominated the women’s 1500 freestyle at the 2021 Toyota U.S. Open Championships. Ledecky, leading from start to finish, put on a show for those in attendance in Greensboro, N.C. with a sterling time of 15:45.32. Ledecky closed out the field by more than half a minute with a 36.24-second advantage at the wall. The Dancing Queen Sierra Schmidt, known for her pre-swim dancing prior to taking the blocks, took second overall with a 16:21.56. Florida’s Elise Bauer raced her way to third with a time of 16:32.55.