If there was one safe bet to be made at the Paris Olympics pool it was Katie Ledecky winning the women's 1,500 meters, and the American once again on
Paris 2024 Olympics – Swimming – Women’s 1500m Freestyle Final – Paris La Defense Arena, Nanterre, France – July 31, 2024. Katie Ledecky of United States celebrates after winning gold and setting a new Olympic record. REUTERS/Clodagh Kilcoynewinning the women’s 1,500 meters, and the American once again on Wednesday proved she is swimming’s sure thing, powering her way to another gold.
The time was almost 10 seconds off her own world record of 15:20.48 set in 2018, but the effort was more than enough to bring the American home almost half a pool length and 10.33 seconds clear of Frenchwoman Anastasiia Kirpichnikova.has absolutely owned the 1,500, posting the 19 fastest times in the event and setting the last six world records.
With her eighth gold, the 27-year-old becomes the first female swimmer to stand at the top of the podium at four Olympics, joining compatriots Michael Phelps and Ryan Lochte — the only men to have accomplished that feat.sits on the brink of Michael Phelps territory as the greatest female Olympian of all time.
One more gold medal in Paris will bring her haul from four Games to nine, matching the current mark set by gymnast Larisa Latynina.
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