The legendary swimmer now has won 13 total Olympic medals.
Katie Ledecky was already known as the "GOAT," but now she will go down in history books as the most decorated American female in Olympic history.
As her 4x200 freestyle relay team captured the silver medal behind Australia's gold on Thursday, Ledecky earned her 13th Olympic medal—the most won by an individual American woman over a career, and the most of any female swimmer in Olympic history. She's won eight gold medals, which is tied for the most by a U.S. woman along with swimmer Jenny Thompson. She capturedin the 1500-meter freestyle race. She also has four silver medals and one bronze medal, which she won during the 400-meter freestyle race in Paris.Ledecky now trails Michael Phelps for the most Olympic medals won by an American in history. Phelps captured 28 Olympic medals in his swimming career, including 23 gold medals.
The 27-year-old will compete in the 800-meter freestyle semifinal on Friday for a chance to win another medal on Saturday.Madison Williams is a staff writer on the Breaking and Trending News team at Sports Illustrated, where she specializes in tennis but covers a wide range of sports from a national perspective. Before joining SI in 2022, Williams worked at The Sporting News. Having graduated from Augustana College, she completed a master’s in sports media at Northwestern University.
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