Paris 2024 Olympics - Swimming - Women's 1500m Freestyle - Heats - Paris La Defense Arena, Nanterre, France - July 30, 2024. Simona Quadarella of Italy in action. REUTERS/Evgenia Novozhenina
PARIS (Reuters) - Simona Quadarella is a medal favourite in the women's 1,500 metres freestyle at the Paris Olympics but the Italian said on Tuesday that she would have to swim out of her skin when she lines up next to reigning champion Katie Ledecky.
Quadarella is twice a world champion in the 1,500 metres but was second fastest in the Paris heats, 3.76 seconds behind Ledecky, who cruised to victory in her heat.
