PARIS - The legend continues to grow for Katie Ledecky, claiming the 1500 free medal in dominating fashion for her 8th career Olympic gold.
DOMINANT AS ALWAYS, KATIE BRINGS HOME GOLD AGAIN IN THE 1500 FREE! 🥇🌲🇺🇸
— Stanford Women's Swim/Dive (@stanfordwswim) July 31, 2024
Ledecky posts an Olympic-record time of 15:30.02 and wins a American record-tying 8th career gold medal!#GoStanford x #OlympiansMadeHere pic.twitter.com/ukHik9CPtO
HER. RACE. 🙌🌲
— Stanford Women's Swim/Dive (@stanfordwswim) July 31, 2024
Witness Katie's DOMINANT performance in the 1500 free and claim her spot on the top step of the Olympic podium!#GoStanfordpic.twitter.com/vX7Y47gkpK
Ledecky broke her own Olympic record with a time of 15:30.02 and now holds the top 20 times in World history in the event.
IN A LEAGUE OF HER OWN! 🐐🌲🇺🇸
— Stanford Women's Swim/Dive (@stanfordwswim) July 31, 2024
Katie Ledecky now holds the top-20 1500 free times in the history of the World, breaking her own Olympic record en route to her first gold in Paris!#GoStanford x #OlympiansMadeHere pic.twitter.com/H3rrFmSbvI
The win tied Ledecky for both the most Olympics gold medals (8) and most total Olympic medals (12) by an American woman, sharing the record with fellow Cardinal alum.
Ledecky will look to surpass the mark later in the week, set to compete in the 800 free beginning Friday.
In the 100 free, Torri Huske continued her incredible run in Paris with a silver medal finish, clocking a 52.29 from lane 1 to shatter her previous lifetime best in the event.
THREE MEDALS FOR TORRI! 🥈🌲🇺🇸
— Stanford Women's Swim/Dive (@stanfordwswim) July 31, 2024
She shatters her LTB with a 52.29 to touch the wall for SILVER in the 100 free!#GoStanford x #OlympiansMadeHere pic.twitter.com/di67qlpQjF
It is Huske's third medal of the 2024 Olympics, winning her first career Olympic gold in the 100 fly on Sunday and claiming silver with Team USA in the 4x100 free relay.
Tuesday's silver medal finish ends Huske's individual Olympic program, however, the Arlington, Va., native could have the opportunity to compete in the 4x100 mixed medley relay and 4x100 women's medley later this week.