Superstars Marchand and Ledecky light up Olympic pool

On an action-packed evening in a pumping La Defense Arena pool, China's Pan Zhanle smashed his own 100m freestyle world record while Swedish veteran Sarah Sjoestroem won the women's title. American great Ledecky again set new standards, cementing her reputation as the greatest distance swimmer the sport has known. She flew to the wall in a new Olympic record 15mins 30.02secs to defend her 1500 freestyle title, more than 10 seconds clear of second-placed Anastasiia Kirpichnikova of France. Pan was also on fire...