Katie Ledecky Earns Record Olympic Medal In USA Relay Race

Katie Ledecky now stands alone as the most decorated American female swimmer in Olympic history following Team USA's silver medal in the women's 4x200-meter freestyle relay at the 2024 Paris Olympics on Thursday (August 1).

Ledecky, who won gold in the 1500-meter freestyle on Wednesday (July 31) and bronze in the 400-meter freestyle final on Saturday (July 27), has now medaled 13 times since winning gold in the 800-meter freestyle at the age of 15 during her international debut at the 2012 London Olympic Games. The Americans finished with a time of 7:40.86, with heavily-favored Australia winning gold with a time of 7:38.08 and China taking bronze at 7:42.34.

Ledecky set a new Olympic record with a time of 15:30.02 during her 1500-meter freestyle gold medal victory on Wednesday and owns the 20 fastest times in the history of the women's 1500-meter freestyle, with her newest Olympic record-setting time only ranking eighth all-time. iHeartMedia is providing 24/7 coverage of the 2024 Paris Olympics broadcasting live on NBC Olympics Radio Plus and play-by-play action during live premium events on NBC Olympics Radio .

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