American swimmer Katie Ledecky was named the Associated Press Female Athlete of the Year for the second time on Wednesday.
Ledecky, who also won the honor in 2017, edged U.S. track star Sydney McLaughlin in the voting by a 40-member media panel.
They finished tied in total points, but Ledecky got the nod with 10 first-place votes to nine for McLaughlin.
WNBA star A'ja Wilson of the Las Vegas Aces finished third.
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