Titmus, who trailed by nearly a full body-length at the halfway mark of the eight-lap race, turned on the speed to touch in 3 minutes, 56.69 seconds.
“I fought tooth and nail,” Ledecky said.
“I felt good the whole way, I knew I had to get my hand in the wall first and get some clean water,” Dressel said.
“The scariest part was my leg for myself, because I had control over that,” Dressel said.
No one is going to come to the Olympics and catch a Katie Ledecky unprepared.
“I tried to stay as composed as I could and use the easy speed that I have.
Huske went out fast, as is her style, and appeared to be in front with about 10 meters to go.