Tuesday, March 26, 2024

Tuesday, Late Morning -- Ledecky -- March 26, 2024

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Katie Ledecky’s 13-year unbeaten streak in the 800-meter freestyle is over, setting up a potential challenge from Canadian phenom Summer McIntosh at the Paris Olympics.
The 17-year-old McIntosh finished almost 6 seconds ahead of Ledecky at a sectional meet in Orlando on Thursday, becoming the second-fastest female in the history of a grueling event that Ledecky has dominated.
The teenager finished in 8 minutes, 11.39 seconds — an improvement on her previous best time by about 9 seconds. McIntosh went faster than Ledecky’s winning time of 8:12.57 at the Tokyo Olympics.
It was the 26-year-old Ledecky’s first defeat in an 800 free final since 2010. She finished behind American teammate Leah Smith in the preliminaries at the 2019 world championships, but bounced back to win the race that counted.
Ledecky has won three straight Olympic gold medals in the 800 free, and she’s a six-time reigning world champion at that distance. She still holds the 16 fastest times ever, including her world record of 8:04.79 at the 2016 Rio de Janeiro Games.

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3 comments:

  1. The bulk of claims from the March 26 Baltimore bridge collapse will likely fall on reinsurers. The ship has about $3 billion of reinsurance coverage over a $100 million retention. Chubb is reported to be the lead insurer on the bridge's property cover but might recover losses paid. We note it's still early, and this will be a complex loss.

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    1. Let's see: a brand new bridge in the DC area to be built -- once started -- around the clock, 24/7 -- and paid for by private insurers with deep pockets -- whatever estimates are now, total cost will come in at least double the estimates. And with all the EPA regulations and the Sierra Club, I don't expect this bridge to be completed within my investing lifetime. Right now, it's all about opening the channel for ships.

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    2. I'll post my comments regarding the bridge at this post: https://themilliondollarway.blogspot.com/2024/03/the-video.html.

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