NANTERRE, France — Katie Ledecky, the greatest female swimmer in history, won Olympic gold Wednesday night in one of the two races she has dominated for more than a decade, the 1,500-meter freestyle.
Ledecky took command of the race early and never was threatened, winning in an Olympic record 15:30.02. It is her first gold medal of these Games to go along with a bronze she won Saturday in the 400 freestyle.
She now has won 12 medals in four Olympic Games, tying her for the most Olympic swimming medals won by a woman with Americans Jenny Thompson, Dara Torres and Natalie Coughlin and Australian Emma McKeon, who also is competing here. Ledecky has two more events at the Paris Olympics, the 4×200 freestyle relay and the 800 freestyle.
She now has won 12 medals in four Olympic Games, tying her for the most Olympic swimming medals won by a woman with Americans Jenny Thompson, Dara Torres and Natalie Coughlin and Australian Emma McKeon, who also is competing here. Ledecky has two more events at the Paris Olympics, the 4×200 freestyle relay and the 800 freestyle.
She now has won 12 medals in four Olympic Games, tying her for the most Olympic swimming medals won by a woman with Americans Jenny Thompson, Dara Torres and Natalie Coughlin and Australian Emma McKeon, who also is competing here. Ledecky has two more events at the Paris Olympics, the 4×200 freestyle relay and the 800 freestyle.
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