USA’s Katie Ledecky Breaks Olympic Record with Gold In 1500m Freestyle

USA’s Katie Ledecky has become the first woman to win gold gold medals in four Olympics. This is following her outstanding victory in the 1500m freestyle swimming event at the ongoing Paris Summer Olympics.

The 27-year-old, widely regarded as the greatest female distance swimmer of all time, touched first in 15min and 30.02sec, breaking her own Olympic record, before a boisterous crowd in the Paris suburbs. France’s Anastasiya Kirpichnikova claimed the silver (15:40.35), while third place went to Germany’s Isabel Gose (15:41.16). The only other swimmer to break 16 minutes was Simona Quadarella of Italy (15:44.05), who faded in a hard-fought duel for the bronze.“I’m happy with the time, happy with how it felt,” Ledecky said after the race. “The happiness and the joy, it just comes out.”