The American capped another stellar Olympics by becoming only the second swimmer to win an event at four straight Summer Games and the sixth to win seven Olympic golds
United States' Katie Ledecky competes in the women's 800-meter freestyle final at the Summer Olympics in Nanterre, France, Saturday, Aug. 3, 2024.She was just 15 years old, a reserved high schooler who had surprisingly made the U.S. swim team for the London Games. Then she went out and shocked the world, beating everyone in the 800-meter freestyle.
“Every Aug. 3, the video gets posted somewhere and you kind of reminisce,” she said. “So, when I saw it was Aug. 3, I was like, ‘Oh boy, I’ve got to get the job done.’” Phelps had been the only swimmer to win the same event at four straight Olympics, taking gold in the 200 individual medley at Athens, Beijing, London and Rio de Janeiro.Titmus added some perspective to Ledecky’s consistency over the last dozen years, noting where she was when the American won that first gold in London.
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