Katie Ledecky Warms Up Olympic Journey With First US Swimming Medal

United States ladies’s swimming star Katie Ledecky was unable to safe gold in her first Olympic remaining, however she nonetheless landed on the rostrum.

Ledecky earned a bronze medal, her first medal of those Olympic Games, as she completed the 400-meter ladies’s freestyle in third place with a time of 4:00.86, which is effectively behind her personal Olympic report of three:56.46 she set in Rio de Janeiro in 2016.

Ledecky collected her first bronze and eleventh Olympic medal complete with this end.

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Katie Ledecky of Crew USA competes within the Girls’s 400m Freestyle Heats on day one of many Olympic Video games Paris 2024 at Paris La Protection Area on July 27, 2024, in Nanterre, France. (Jean Catuffe/Getty Photographs)

As an alternative of chasing her personal report, Ledecky was attempting to catch Australia’s Ariarne Titmus – the world report holder within the 400-meter freestyle at 3:55.38, which she set in 2023 – the whole race.

Titmus earned her first gold medal within the pool at these Olympics, and fifth complete medal of her profession on the Video games after posting a 3:57.49 remaining time. She defends her Olympic gold medal she secured on this occasion in Tokyo.

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It was greater than two seconds behind her world report tempo, however she managed to stave off Canada’s Summer McIntosh, who kicked into an additional gear within the remaining 50 meters.

Ariarne Titmus of Australia celebrates victory within the Girls’s 400m remaining throughout the Swimming Finals on day one of many Olympic Video games Paris 2024 at Paris La Protection Area on July 27, 2024, in Nanterre, France. (Bradley Kanaris/Getty Photographs))

Titmus was effectively behind her world report tempo, however she nonetheless had regular pace as she eyed the ultimate wall for gold. McIntosh made an amazing effort however completed with a time of three:58.37 to earn herself a silver medal.

McIntosh’s efforts earned Canada its first medal of Paris 2024, and he or she may not be performed, because the world report holder within the 400-meter particular person medley will proceed competing in these Video games.

For Ledecky, that is simply the begin to her Olympic journey right here in Paris, because the 27-year-old nonetheless has three extra occasions to race in.

Ledecky is about for the 800-meter freestyle, the 1500-meter freestyle and the 4×200-meter free relay together with her fellow United States teammates.

Already thought of one of many best swimmers of all-time, Ledecky is attempting to spice up her resume right here in Paris, and he or she’s doing so with one other Olympic medal.