Team USA's Erica Sullivan came in second.
American swimmer Katie Ledecky, 24, claimed her sixth career gold in the Olympic debut of the women's 1500-meter freestyle race on Wednesday.
This, despite being shut out of the medal podium for her first time ever in her Olympic career earlier in the competition. Ledecky had failed to medal in the 200-meter event, she noted in an interview with NBC News after her historic 1500-meter race. "I knew it was going to be tough after the 200, but I just moved the page forward and moved on and really got my mindset right and I knew it was going to be tough," she explained, adding she was"so happy" for her teammate, Erica Sullivan.
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