NY Times · Jul 31, 2021
Katie Ledecky won the women’s 800-meter freestyle.
Credit...Doug Mills/The New York TimesTOKYO — Katie Ledecky concluded her Tokyo Olympics with another gold medal, in an event, the 800-meter freestyle, she has dominated her entire career.
She clocked in at 8:12:57, ahead of Ariarne Titmus of Australia and Simona Quadarella of Italy.
Ledecky will depart Tokyo with two gold medals (the other in the 1,500 free) and two silver medals. She finished fifth in the 200 free.
Ledecky already held the Olympic and world record in the event, established at the 2016 Rio Olympics. Back then, she swam it in a blistering 8:04.79, winning by nearly 12 seconds. In Rio, it was the last of her four gold medals, to go with one silver.