{"id":2317239,"date":"2024-08-01T03:50:01","date_gmt":"2024-08-01T07:50:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/u-s-swimmer-wins-gold-and-sets-olympic-record-washington-examiner\/"},"modified":"2024-08-01T03:52:34","modified_gmt":"2024-08-01T07:52:34","slug":"u-s-swimmer-wins-gold-and-sets-olympic-record-washington-examiner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/u-s-swimmer-wins-gold-and-sets-olympic-record-washington-examiner\/","title":{"rendered":"U.S. swimmer wins gold and sets Olympic record &#8211; Washington Examiner"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">22<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fu-s-swimmer-wins-gold-and-sets-olympic-record-washington-examiner%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2317239&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>U.S. swimmer Katie Ledecky made headlines at the 2024 Paris Olympics by winning her eighth gold medal, showcasing an exceptional performance in the 1,500-meter freestyle event.\u200c She set a new Olympic \u2062record with \u200ca \u200btime of 15:30.02, exiting the race with a remarkable ten-second lead over her\u200b closest competitors, France\u2019s\u200d Anastasiia Kirpichinikova and Germany\u2019s Isabel\u2062 Gose.\u2063 This victory also marked Ledecky&#8217;s\u200b 12th Olympic medal, equating her with notable American swimmers Natalie Coughlin, Jenny Thompson, and Dara Torres for the most medals \u2062awarded to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/this-is-bull-its-a-freaking-dude-biological-man-swimming-for-u-penns-womens-team-utterly-destroys-young-women-in-competition\/\" title=\"\u2018This Is Bull*** \u2026 It\u2019s A Freaking Dude\u2019: Biological Man Swimming For U Penn\u2019s Women\u2019s Team Utterly Destroys Young Women In Competition\">female swimmers<\/a>. \u200bReflecting on her achievement, Ledecky acknowledged the significance of each medal while expressing respect for the trailblazers in her sport whom she admired growing\u200b up.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">U.S. swimmer wins gold and sets Olympic record<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_1560784\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>U.S. swimmer Katie Ledecky reminded the world that two American <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/olympics\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"Olympic\">Olympic<\/a> legends are competing in this year&rsquo;s games in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/paris\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Paris<\/a>. After the world saw gymnast <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/simone-biles\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Simone Biles<\/a> dominate on Tuesday, Ledecky won her eighth gold medal in her career on Wednesday.<\/p>\n<p>Ledecky turned in a masterful performance in Wednesday&rsquo;s <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.espn.com\/olympics\/story\/_\/id\/40692041\/katie-ledecky-wins-1500m-freestyle-seventh-olympic-gold-medal\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">1,500-meter freestyle<\/a> competition. She set an <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.usatoday.com\/story\/sports\/olympics\/2024\/07\/31\/katie-ledecky-gold-medal-olympics-1500m\/74619654007\/\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Olympic record<\/a>, finishing the event in 15:30.02, an astounding ten seconds of her next closest competitors, France&rsquo;s Anastasiia Kirpichinikova, who finished in 15:40.35, and Germany&rsquo;s Isabel Gose, who finished in 15:41.16.<\/p>\n<p>The victory puts Ledecky in elite company. It was her 12th Olympic medal overall, which tied her with former U.S. swimmers Natalie Coughlin, Jenny Thompson, and Dara Torres for the <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.espn.com\/olympics\/story\/_\/id\/40692041\/katie-ledecky-wins-1500m-freestyle-seventh-olympic-gold-medal\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">most medals ever awarded<\/a> to a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/american-swimmer-katie-ledecky-dominates-at-tokyo-games-confirms-ambitions-for-the-paris-games-in-2024\/\" title=\"American swimmer Katie Ledecky dominates at Tokyo Games, confirms ambitions for the Paris Games in 2024\">female swimmer<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Each means a lot, and each one is challenging in its own way, and I try not to really dwell on history or the magnitude of things again; I&rsquo;ll just let you guys do that,&rdquo; the Olympic champion said. &ldquo;But yeah, I mean those women that I&rsquo;m up there with now, they&rsquo;re people that I&rsquo;ve looked up to for so many years. I consider many of them friends, supporters, people that I was watching swim when I was just starting out in the sport, so that&rsquo;s very special to me to share that with them, and they definitely inspired me, so I hope that some little girl out there is watching and will come along and get up there with all of us someday too.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>This is Ledecky&rsquo;s second medal at the Paris Games. She won a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/gop-lawmakers-veterans-call-for-gwen-berry-to-lose-olympic-spot-over-anthem-protest\/\" title=\"GOP Lawmakers, Veterans Call For Gwen Berry To Lose Olympic Spot Over Anthem Protest\">bronze medal<\/a> in the 400m freestyle on July 27. Ledecky is expected to compete in two more swimming events at these Olympics, the 800m freestyle and the 4x200m relay. Moreover, Ledecky, 27,&nbsp; said she has no plans of slowing down or retiring after these games. She said she plans to compete again in the 2028 Olympics, when the games will be in Los Angeles.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;I&rsquo;ve been consistent over these last few months and last few years in saying that I would love to compete in L.A. and that hasn&rsquo;t changed,&rdquo; Ledecky said. &ldquo;That could change. I mean, you never know. So, I really just take it year by year at this point and I really haven&rsquo;t thought much beyond this week in terms of what my fall is going to look like, what my next year is going to look like. But yeah, I don&rsquo;t feel like I&rsquo;m close to being finished in the sport yet.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p> <script data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/cdn-cgi\/scripts\/5c5dd728\/cloudflare-static\/email-decode.min.js\"><\/script><script>!function(){var g=window;g.googletag=g.googletag||{},g.googletag.cmd=g.googletag.cmd||[],g.googletag.cmd.push(function(){g.googletag.pubads().setTargeting(\"has-featured-video\",\"true\")})}();<\/script><script>var _bp=_bp||[];_bp.push({\"div\":\"Brid_1560784\",\"obj\":{\"id\":\"27789\",\"width\":\"1280\",\"height\":\"720\",\"stickyDirection\":\"below\",\"video\":\"1560784\"}});<\/script><script defer src=\"https:\/\/services.brid.tv\/player\/build\/brid.min.js\"><\/script><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>U.S. swimmer Katie Ledecky showcased her talent at the Paris Olympics, joining fellow American icon Simone Biles in making headlines. Following Biles&#8217; impressive performance on Tuesday, Ledecky secured her eighth career gold medal on Wednesday by excelling in the 1,500-meter freestyle event. She set a new Olympic record with a time of 15:30.02, finishing ten seconds ahead of her nearest rivals: France&#8217;s Anastasiia Kirpichinikova (15:40.35) and Germany&#8217;s Isabel Gose (15:41.16). This victory marks Ledecky&#8217;s 12th Olympic medal overall, tying her with former U.S. swimmers Natalie Coughlin, Jenny Thompson, and Dara Torres for the most medals ever earned by a female swimmer.<\/p>\n<p>Ledecky expressed gratitude for this achievement and acknowledged the influence of those she now shares this honor with\u2014women she has admired throughout her career. &#8220;Each medal is significant and comes with its own challenges,&#8221; she stated. &#8220;I try not to focus too much on history; I\u2019ll leave that to you all.&#8221; She hopes that young girls watching will be inspired to follow in their footsteps.<\/p>\n<p>This win adds to Ledecky&#8217;s earlier bronze medal in the 400m freestyle from July 27 at these Games. She is set to compete in two more events\u2014the 800m freestyle and the 4x200m relay\u2014and at age 27, she has no intention of retiring soon; instead, she aims to participate in the Los Angeles Olympics in 2028. &#8220;I&#8217;ve consistently said I want to compete in L.A., and that hasn&#8217;t changed,&#8221; Ledecky remarked while acknowledging that plans can evolve over time but feeling far from finished with swimming just yet<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2677,"featured_media":2317240,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/YL.ledecky.webp","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[538],"tags":[34508,36840,34619,36839,32076],"class_list":["post-2317239","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-washington-examiner","tag-gold-medal","tag-olympic-record","tag-sports-news","tag-u-s-swimmer","tag-washington-examiner"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/YL.ledecky.webp","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2317239","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2677"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2317239"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2317239\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2317240"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2317239"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2317239"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2317239"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}