New U.S. Swim Star Maya DiRado Starts with Silver, and Retirement Is Just Ahead

The USA’s Maya DiRado swam her heart out Saturday night, going faster than ever before in the grueling 400-meter individual medley. But even though DiRado swam the race of her life she was nowhere near the winner, Hungary’s Katinka Hosszu, who absolutely obliterated the world record. All of which was perfectly fine with DiRado, who proved it’s possible to wear a gold-medal smile even when the color of one’s medal is silver. DiRado beamed when interviewed poolside on NBC afterward. It was...