Ledecky becomes first woman in Olympic history to win four gold medals in same event; Huske swims dramatic anchor leg as U.S. sets world record in 4×100 mixed relay.
Gold Medalist Katie Ledecky of Team United States poses following the Swimming medal ceremony after the Women’s 800m Freestyle Final on day eight of the Olympic Games Paris 2024 at Paris La Defense Arena on Aug. 03, 2024 in Nanterre, France. Stanford alum Katie Ledecky entered rare air on Saturday when the swimmer captured Olympic gold in the 800-meter freestyle, touching the wall in 8:11.04 at the Paris Games.
Ledecky never gave up ground from the start of the race, not letting Titmus get ahead at any point. She took control around the 500-meter mark, using explosive kicks off the wall to get a half-body lead on the Australian late in the race. United States’ Katie Ledecky celebrates winning the gold medal in the women’s 800-meter freestyle final at the Summer Olympics in Nanterre, France, Saturday, Aug. 3, 2024. An unusual off night from Warriors superstar Stephen Curry didn’t affect the outcome of the U.S.’s final group stage game as Team USA blew out Puerto Rico 104-83 to take the top seed going into the quarterfinals on Tuesday.
Puerto Rico led by as much as eight in the first quarter, but that’s as close as it would get as the U.S. used a 39-point second quarter to lead 64-45 at halftime. “I think we got done what we wanted to accomplish, winning all three games and securing the top seed,” U.S. coach Steve Kerr told the Associated Press. “We know we have to play better. Part of this tournament is it gets harder as you go. Our goal is just to try to get better each game.”By just the tips of her fingers, Stanford junior Torri Huske pushed the U.S. to a first-place finish in the 4×100 mixed relay in a world record time of 3:37.43.The U.S.
The same core of U.S. rowers came close to medaling in the last Olympics in Tokyo, but came one second short from a bronze.
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