Katie Ledecky Wins Gold Medal in Women's 1,500M Freestyle at 2024 Olympics

Katie Ledecky added to her Summer Olympics legacy with her second gold medal in the women's 1,500-meter freestyle on Wednesday.

The victory came in typically dominant fashion as she set an Olympic record (15:30.02). France's Anastasiia Kirpichnikova was more than 10 seconds behind in second place.

This is the fourth straight Summer Games in which Ledecky earned a first-place finish. She previously won one gold in London, four golds in Rio de Janeiro and two in Tokyo.

Her win on Wednesday gave her back-to-back gold medals in a single event. She won three straight golds in the 800 meters and has an opportunity to add to that haul later in the Olympics.

Wednesday's gold also tied Ledecky with American greats Jenny Thompson and Dara Torres for the most medals won by a female swimmer in Olympic history.

Ledecky needs one more medal in Paris to become the all-time individual women's leader in swimming medals.

Ledecky already won bronze in the 400-meter freestyle. If she medals in the 800 meters, it will be the second time in her Olympic career in which she won three medals at a single Games.