Katie Ledecky (USA) won the women’s 1,500m freestyle swimming title at the Paris 2024 Olympics. The American swimmer had complete superiority over her rivals in the final and won her second Olympic title in this discipline.
Katie Ledecky, 27, covered the distance in 15:30.02 min, defending her first place from Tokyo 2020, setting a new Olympic record.
The Frenchwoman of Russian origin Anastasiya Kirpichnikova placed second, 10:33 sec behind the champion. Third was Isabel Marie Gose (Germany), who finished in 15:41.16 min.
Katie Ledecky is the first woman with eight gold medals from four consecutive Olympic Games. Only her compatriots Ryan Lochte and Michael Phelps have recorded this feat.
The American swimmer, who is also a multiple world champion in various disciplines, has a total of 12 medals from the Olympics.
At the Games in the French capital, Katie Ledecky also won a bronze medal in the 400-meter freestyle.
Swimming, Women’s 1500m Freestyle:
1. Katie Ledecky (USA) – 15:30.02 min
2. Anastasiya Kirpichnikova (France) – 15:40.35 min
3. Isabel Marie Gose (Germany) – 15:41.16 min
4. Simona Quadarella (Italy) – 15:44.05 min
5. Li Bingjie (China) – 16:01.03 min
6. Moesha Johnson (Australia) – 16:02.70 min
7. Beatriz Dizotti (Brazil) – 16:02.86 min
8. Leonie Maertens (Germany) – 16:12.57 min
