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PARIS - If there was one safe bet to be made at the Paris Olympics pool, it was Katie Ledecky winning the women's 1500m, and the American once again on Wednesday proved she is swimming's sure thing, powering her way to another gold.As it has been for more than a decade, the question wasn't if Ledecky, the reigning Olympic champion, would win the 1500 but by how much, leaving the field in her powerful wake getting to the wall first in 15 minutes 30.02 seconds.
Ledecky has absolutely owned the 1500, 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.She also moves equal with Jenny Thompson for the record of most Olympic gold medals by an American women's swimmer.
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