Katie Ledecky has tied one of swimming’s most impressive records.
Katie Ledecky , of the United States, smiles after winning the women's 1500-meter freestyle final at the 2024 Summer Olympics , Wednesday, July 31, 2024, in Nanterre, France. 1,500-meter freestyl
e Wednesday night, equaling three fellow Americans — Dara Torres, Natalie Coughlin and Jenny Thompson — for the most ever by a female swimmer.— She is expected to compete in the final of the 4x200 freestyle relay on Thursday. The U.S. took silver in that event at the Tokyo Games after winning gold in the two previous Olympics, so that seems like a pretty sure bet for lucky medal No. 13.
— Ledecky will be going for her fourth straight gold medal in the 800 freestyle, with the preliminaries set for Friday morning and the final to follow Saturday next evening. The American star now has eight gold medals in her career, seven of them coming in individual races. She came into these games already holding the record for the most individual golds by a female swimmer.She already held the record for most individual golds by a woman swimmer, It was seventh individual gold — she already She still has another individual event as well as a relay.
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