Please read the following table in HTML format from a webpage and then answer the question in detail according to the table. Each table cell is defined by a <td> and a </td> tag. Each table row starts with a <tr> and ends with a </tr> tag. 'rowspan=m' and 'colspan=n' represents a cell spaning over 'm' rows and 'n' columns.

Webpage title:
Swimming at the 2016 Summer Olympics – Women's 200 metre freestyle
Table title:
Final
Table:
<table id='hittask' contenteditable='False'>
<tr> <th colspan=1 rowspan=1 > Rank </th><th colspan=1 rowspan=1 > Lane </th><th colspan=1 rowspan=1 > Name </th><th colspan=1 rowspan=1 > Nationality </th><th colspan=1 rowspan=1 > Time </th><th colspan=1 rowspan=1 > Notes </th></tr>
<tr> <td colspan=1 rowspan=1 >  </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 5 </td><td class="highlighted"  colspan=1 rowspan=1 > Katie Ledecky </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > United States </td><td class="highlighted"  colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 1:53.73 </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 >  </td></tr>
<tr> <td colspan=1 rowspan=1 >  </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 4 </td><td class="highlighted"  colspan=1 rowspan=1 > Sarah Sjöström </td><td class="highlighted"  colspan=1 rowspan=1 > Sweden </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 1:54.08 </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > NR </td></tr>
<tr> <td colspan=1 rowspan=1 >  </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 7 </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > Emma McKeon </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > Australia </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 1:54.92 </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 >  </td></tr>
<tr> <td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 4 </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 3 </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > Federica Pellegrini </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > Italy </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 1:55.18 </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 >  </td></tr>
<tr> <td colspan=1 rowspan=2 > 5 </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 6 </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > Shen Duo </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > China </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=2 > 1:55.25 </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 >  </td></tr>
<tr> <td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 8 </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > Bronte Barratt </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > Australia </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 >  </td></tr>
<tr> <td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 7 </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 2 </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > Michelle Coleman </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > Sweden </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 1:56.27 </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 >  </td></tr>
<tr> <td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 8 </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 1 </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > Charlotte Bonnet </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > France </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 1:56.29 </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 >  </td></tr>
</table>
Question:
How well did Ledecky perform compared to Sjöström in the Women's 200 metre freestyle?
Answer:
Ledecky fended off Sweden's Sarah Sjöström towards a gold-medal finishing in 1:53.73.