American Katie Ledecky wins women’s 1500m freestyle in Tokyo Olympic 2020.
American great Katie Ledecky crushed the first women’s 1500m freestyle final to win her first gold medal at Tokyo 2020.
Ledecky was the favorite to win the event, and she did not disappoint.
The American swimming star posted a 15: 37.34, leading the group for most of the race and finishing more than four seconds ahead of the silver medalist, fellow American Erica Sullivan.
PURE. DOMINANCE.
Katie Ledecky is the first Olympic champion in the women's 1500m freestyle! #TokyoOlympics #OlympicHERstory pic.twitter.com/3LzAdPOsT8
— NBC Olympics (@NBCOlympics) July 28, 2021
Germany’s Sarah Kohler finished third, with a time of 15: 42.91.
However, it is Ledecky’s sixth Olympic gold medal and her eighth Olympic medal overall.
OLYMPIC HISTORY IS MADE‼️@katieledecky wins the first-EVER Olympic gold medal in the women's 1500m free and teammate Erica Sullivan wins the silver.@TeamUSA x #TokyoOlympics #OlympicHERstory pic.twitter.com/fTLlcWFgEg
— NBC Olympics (@NBCOlympics) July 28, 2021
It is her second medal from the Tokyo Games after she won silver in the 400m freestyle. Earlier today, however, she was unable to get on the podium in the 200m freestyle.
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