On a night when Canadian phenom Summer McIntosh romped to another victory and Kate Douglass claimed a gold for the Americans, Ledecky collected the 13th medal of her stellar career to become the most decorated woman in swimming history Thursday, Aug. 1.
Aug 2, 2024 05:32 AMStill, it was good enough for the record books.
In her next-to-last event of these games, Ledecky broke the mark she shared with fellow Americans Dara Torres, Natalie Coughlin and Jenny Thompson. The 27-year-old now has eight golds, four silvers and one bronze over four Olympics, with every intention of swimming on to Los Angeles in 2028. It was the fourth swimming gold for the world’s most dominant swimming nation, to go along with 10 silver medals and six bronzes.
Gemmell held off China to give the U.S. the silver in 7:40.86. Claire Weinstein and Paige Madden rounded out the American squad.Ledecky has one more event, the 800 freestyle. She’s the favorite for her fourth straight gold at that distance.
Douglass claimed the lead on the second of four laps and held off South Africa’s Tatjana Smith to win in 2:19.24.
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