U.S. swimmer Katie Ledecky has won the women’s 800-meter freestyle for her ninth Olympic gold medal. It is the fourth time she has won this event. Ledecky joins Finnish distance runner Paavo Nurmi, Soviet gymnast Larisa Latynina, American swimmer Mark…
By STEPHEN WADE Updated 1:16 PM CDT, August 2, 2024 NANTERRE, France (AP) — Katie Ledecky advanced to the finals of the women’s 800-meter freestyle Friday at the Paris Olympics with a chance to make even more history. With a victory, Ledecky would join fellow…
By PAUL NEWBERRY Updated 4:04 PM CDT, August 1, 2024 NANTERRE, France (AP) — Another romp for Canadian teenager Summer McIntosh. A gold medal for American Kate Douglass. And, to cap things off, a record-breaking night for Katie Ledecky. With a…
Stephanie De Lancey At the 2024 Paris Games there might not have been an event with a more obvious favorite than Katie Ledecky and the women’s 1500m freestyle. The long-distance specialist owns the 19 fastest times in the event’s history and won…