Wild Photo Shows Katie Ledecky With Another Laughably Big Lead in 1500M Final
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Katie Ledecky was back to being her dominant self on Wednesday as she won gold in the 1500-meter freestyle in emphatic fashion. Visuals of how far ahead of the field she was were staggering.
Ledecky won the race in an Olympic record time of 15:30.02, finishing more than 10 seconds ahead of her closest competition. As is typical in Ledecky's 1500-meter races, she was so far ahead her opponents were often not even in the picture.
Here are a few shots of how far ahead she got.
smh pic.twitter.com/gaavR2yWnh
— CJ Fogler account may or may not be notable (@cjzero) July 31, 2024
Making it to the OLYMPICS only to see Katie Ledecky swimming past you in the opposite direction has to be an incredibly humbling feeling pic.twitter.com/xv9ox4sOqg
— Joe Pompliano (@JoePompliano) July 31, 2024
Katie Ledecky has knocked the competition out of the camera frame. She's swimming by herself. pic.twitter.com/yHgWo5VNjV
— Chris Vannini (@ChrisVannini) July 31, 2024
Utter dominance from Katie Ledecky pic.twitter.com/AZVNhllaEn
— CJ Fogler account may or may not be notable (@cjzero) July 31, 2024
Ledecky now owns the 20 fastest times in the history of the women's 1500-meter freestyle. It truly is her race.
Katie Ledecky: Pretty good at the 1500 #Paris2024 pic.twitter.com/hCdKynGw25
— Mitch Goldich 🐙 (@mitchgoldich) July 31, 2024
France's Anastasiya Kirpichnikova earned the silver medal with a time of 15:40.35, and Germany's Isabel Gose won bronze at 15:41.16.
Ledecky's big victory ensured eighth Olympic gold medal, tying her with Jenny Thompson for the most by a female swimmer. Her 12 total medals also tie Thompson for the most among female swimmers. She'll have a chance to take sole possession in both categories with the 800-meter freestyle in a few days. She is the three-time defending gold medalist in that race.
Ledecky previously won bronze in the 400-meter freestyle this Olympics, losing to Australian rival Ariarne Titmus. She'll face Titmus again in the 800 meters.