The 27-year-old tied fellow Americans Dara Torres, Natalie Coughlin and Jenny Thompson for the most medals ever by a female swimmer.
NANTERRE, France — On a night when Léon Marchand was attempting an audacious double, Katie Ledecky proved again she’s a sure bet in swimming’s longest event.Ledecky romped to the seventh individual Olympic gold medal - she has one team gold in a relay - and 12th medal overall with a runaway victory in the 1,500-meter freestyle Wednesday at the Paris Games.
Ledecky led right from the start and steadily pulled away, touching in an Olympic-record 15 minutes, 30.02 seconds in an event that joined the women’s program at the Tokyo Games in 2021.This was similar to the race three years ago: Ledecky far in front and everyone else racing for a silver.France’s Anastasiia Kirpichinikova finished nearly a half lap behind but thrilled the home fans by claiming the silver in 15:40.35.The bronze went to Germany’s Isabel Gose at 15:41.16.
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