Swim legend Katie Ledecky earned her 13th Olympic medal in the women’s 4 x 200m freestyle relay on Thursday, making her the most decorated female U.S. Olympian of all time.
Katie Ledecky is now the most decorated U.S. female athlete in Olympic history.
The 27-year-old D.C.-area native broke records at La Défense Arena in Paris on Thursday after earning her 13th Olympic medal during the women’s 4 x 200m freestyle relay.
This is the swimmer’s fourth silver medal. She also holds eight gold medals, tying her with American swimmer Jenny Thompson, and one bronze.
finished second behind Australia, which was favored to win the gold medal. China came in third for bronze.
The last time the U.S. women’s team won gold in this event was during the 2016 Rio Games. They came close again at the 2020 Games in Tokyo but had to settle for silver, after China beat them in a neck and neck race.
