U.S. swimmer Katie Ledecky struck gold, winning the women’s 1500m freestyle, finishing more than 10 seconds ahead of the silver medalist. NBC News’ Jay Gray reports on Ledecky’s dazzling win and the latest highlights from the Paris 2024 Olympic Games.
NANTERRE, France — American women took silver in the 4x200-meter freestyle relay on Thursday, putting an all-time record 13th medal around the neck of Katie Ledecky. The team of Ledecky, Claire Weinstein, Paige Madden and Erin Gemmell placed second behind Australia, who turned in an Olympic-record time of 7:38.08. Defending Olympic-champion China took bronze. Ledecky was a key contributor to Thursday night's silver at Paris La Défense Arena, completing the third leg in 1:54.
Just one day earlier, Ledecky won the grueling 1,500-meter freestyle — in Olympic-record time — for her eighth gold and 12th overall medal. No other female swimmer has as many golds as the Bethesda, Maryland native. And for about 24 hours, Ledecky shared a line in history books with fellow American icons of the pool and 12-time medalists Jenny Thompson, Dara Torres and Natalie Coughlin. Ledecky's medals have come in London, Rio, Tokyo and France but she has no plans to slow down.
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