RIO DE JANEIRO -- Katie Ledecky was racing nothing but the clock. It was no contest. The unassuming teenager from suburban Washington gave the United States its first swimming gold medal of the Rio ...
Ledecky, 27, joined Michael Phelps as the only swimmers to ever win Olympic gold four times in the same event. And with nine total gold medals, Ledecky is now tied with swimmer Mark Spitz, track star ...
The long and short of it was not an issue for Katie Ledecky. On another memorable night for the American swimming star, Ledecky won the 200-meter freestyle and the historic 1,500 free about 70 minutes ...
U.S. swimmer Katie Ledecky won the women’s 800-meter freestyle in the 2024 Paris Games, earning her ninth Olympic gold medal.