Katie Ledecky wins record-equalling ninth Olympic gold with women’s 800m freestyle victory

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Katie Ledecky wins record-equalling ninth Olympic gold with women’s 800m freestyle victory

Ledecky, 27, has won five medals in Paris alone, including two golds, a silver and a bronze.

She became the ******* States’ most decorated female Olympian with silver in the women’s 4x200m relay on Thursday.

Such is her dominance in the 800m freestyle that she has lost just once over the distance in 13 years – and that was to rising star McIntosh at a regional meet earlier in 2024.

McIntosh opted not to swim the 800m in Paris, meaning Ledecky’s biggest rival was old foe Ariarne Titmus.

Australia’s Titmus beat Ledecky to 400m freestyle gold earlier in the week but she could not stay with the ********* in the closing stages of her favourite distance.

The two shared a warm moment at the end of the race, with Ledecky raising both their arms in the air before Titmus applauded her opponent as she left the arena.

“We have just seen a little bit of history there,” Steve Parry, Olympic bronze medallist for Britain in 2004, said on BBC 5 Live.

“Ledecky is the absolute queen of the pool. To be able to see someone dominate a distance event for 13 years is absolutely brilliant.”

Titmus took silver in 8:12.29, with Ledecky’s ********* team-mate Paige Madden (8:13.00) completing the podium.

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