The greatest female swimmer tightened her grasp on her title in Paris, earning her ninth gold and 14th overall Olympic medal with an extraordinary four-peat in the 800 freestyle. PARIS — Twelve years ...
NANTERRE, France — Every year on Aug. 3, Katie Ledecky is reminded of her first Olympic gold medal. She was just 15, a reserved high schooler who had surprisingly made the U.S. swim team for the ...
NANTERRE, France — It was August 3. Of course it was. It’s the date that means everything to Katie Ledecky, the date that a dozen years ago, at 15, unknown and untested, she announced herself to the ...
The world record in the women’s 800-meter freestyle has been untouchable for nearly nine years since Katie Ledecky swam it in 8:04.79 at the 2016 Olympics in Rio de Janeiro. No one had come within two ...
Katie Ledecky continued to make history at the Paris Olympics by becoming the second swimmer in history to win an event at four straight Summer Games. Ledecky claimed her first gold with a surprise ...