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Ledecky becomes first female swimmer to win gold at four Olympics

Among men, only her compatriots Michael Phelps and Ryan Lochte have achieved this milestone.

01 Aug 2024 10:05am
An underwater view US' Katie Ledecky competing in the final of the women's 1500m freestyle swimming event during the Paris 2024 Olympic Games at the Paris La Defense Arena in Nanterre, west of Paris, on July 31, 2024. (Photo by AFP)
An underwater view US' Katie Ledecky competing in the final of the women's 1500m freestyle swimming event during the Paris 2024 Olympic Games at the Paris La Defense Arena in Nanterre, west of Paris, on July 31, 2024. (Photo by AFP)
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PARIS - American Katie Ledecky becomes the first female swimmer to win gold at four Olympics with a win in the 1,500-metre freestyle at the Paris Games.

Among men, only her compatriots Michael Phelps and Ryan Lochte have achieved this milestone.

Ledecky added the Paris medal to her collection of one gold at London 2012, four at Rio 2016 and two at Tokyo 2020. Overall, this is her 12th Olympic medal, according to German news agency (dpa).

In Paris, she had already claimed 400m freestyle bronze.

Ledecky, widely considered the greatest female distance swimmer of all time, clocked a new Olympic record of 15 minutes 30.02 seconds, improving her own time. Anastasiya Kirpichnikova took silver for hosts France while bronze went to Isabel Gose of Germany. - BERNAMA-dpa

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