Today, Katie Ledecky swims her way into history with her victory at the 800m freestyle final.
Ledecky won her ninth and fourth consecutive gold medals in the women’s 800m freestyle.
With her ninth gold medal, she became the sixth Olympian to reach the figure, joining swimmer Mark Spitz, track star Carl Lewis, Soviet Larisa Latynina, and Finnish runner Paavo Nurmi in a tie for second place.
She joins Micheal Phelps as the only swimmer to win the same event at four straight Olympic games.
The only athlete to win more gold medals is swimmer Michael Phelps, who has 23.
Katie Ledecky is one of my all-time favorite swimmers and a legend in my book for Olympic Athletes.
In case you missed it, here is the video of her win
Video Source: YouTube
Katie Ledecky 800m Freestyle win
Photo Source: gettyimages.com
watched this with my very eyes live! EPIC!
She is amazing!