Ledecky leads the way for vets at US swim trials

It was a night for familiar names at the US Olympic swimming trials.

American backstroke star Ryan Murphy is headed to his third Games. So is breaststroke queen Lilly King. And the most prominent name of all, Katie Ledecky, locked up a second individual race in Paris.

Let's not forget Katie Grimes, who'll be swimming indoors and outdoors at the Summer Games.

In a hectic session featuring five finals, Ledecky made it two-for-two in Indianapolis by touching first in the 200m freestyle on Monday.

Having already won the 400 free on the opening night of the trials, Ledecky showed her speed on the final lap to take the victory in one minute 55.22 seconds.

Still to come for Ledecky, her two best events: the 800 and 1500 freestyle.

Murphy won the men's 100m backstroke to continue a run of excellence that dates to his breakout at Rio de Janeiro in 2016.

The 28-year-old Floridian touched in 52.22 seconds and now gets a chance to add to his already impressive resume, which includes four golds, one silver and one bronze.

"I think I enjoy it a little bit more than I used to," Murphy said.

"I used to feel like I was going to throw up before every race."

The 27-year-old King thrilled her home-state fans at Lucas Oil Stadium by taking the 100 breaststroke in 1:05.43.

She has said that her third Olympics will be her last. She's already got two gold, two silvers and one bronze in her stellar career.

"This is unbelievably special," King said, marvelling at the massive home of the NFL's Indianapolis Colts, now the centre of the swimming world.

"You can hear your voice echo in here. I love swimming here."

Grimes has already clinched a spot in open water, which will be held in the Seine River. She added a pool spot with a victory in the women's 400 individual medley in 4:35.00.

At Tokyo, Grimes was the youngest member of the entire US Olympic team at 15.

She's a veteran now.

Grimes also qualified for the final of the 200 freestyle, but she finished last in the eight-woman field.

The Olympic veterans didn't hoard all the glory with 20-year-old Luke Hobson earning his first trip to the Summer Games with a victory in the men's 200 freestyle.