NANTERRE, France — Katie Ledecky is now the most decorated woman in American Olympic history.
Ledecky earned a silver medal as part of the U.S. women’s 4×200-meter freestyle relay Thursday night at the Paris Games, giving her 13 Olympic medals throughout her illustrious career. Australia earned gold and China took bronze in the relay.
No other American woman has ever won more than 12. No other female swimmer of any nationality has won more than 12, either.
On Wednesday, Ledecky took gold in the women’s 1500-meter freestyle, her eighth Olympic gold medal and 12th overall, which tied her with Americans Jenny Thompson, Dara Torres and Natalie Coughlin.
“I try not to think about
→ Continue reading at The New York Times Sports
