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Since her debut at the 2012 Summer Olympics at the age of 15, Katie Ledecky has broken 16 world records and is the most decorated female swimmer in history, with seven Olympic gold medals and 21 ...
What world records does Katie Ledecky hold? Ledecky currently holds world records for 800-meter freestyle (8 minutes, 4.79 seconds) and the 1500-meter freestyle (15:20.48).
Ledecky led from the start, winning by more than 10 seconds in 15 minutes, 30.02 seconds, shattering her Olympic record and collecting her first gold medal at these Games.
The 27-year-old Ledecky bumped her career total to 12 medals with a dominating victory in the 1,500-meter freestyl e Wednesday night, equaling three fellow Americans — Dara Torres, Natalie Coughlin and Jenny Thompson — for the most ever by a female swimmer.
Ledecky also overturned the existing Olympic record in 8:12.86 to top the field of twenty-seven swimmers in the prelims, taking 1.24 seconds off the standard set by Great Britain's Rebecca Adlington in a since-banned high-tech bodysuit in Beijing eight years earlier. [9] [10]
Katy Marchant Sophie Capewell Emma Finucane Great Britain: 45.472: 5 August: WR [32] Women's team sprint: First Round: Katy Marchant Sophie Capewell Emma Finucane Great Britain: 45.338: 5 August: WR [33] Women's team sprint: Final: Katy Marchant Sophie Capewell Emma Finucane Great Britain: 45.186: 5 August: WR [34] Men's team sprint: Qualifying ...
American superstar swimmer Katie Ledecky etched her name (again) into the US history books. By winning a silver medal in the women’s 4x200m freestyle relay, Ledecky became the most decorated ...
Katie Ledecky just won another gold medal at the Paris Olympics, breaking the record for most golds by any American female swimmer.