Katie Ledecky created history by winning the gold medal in the women's swimming 1500m freestyle event at the Paris Olympics 2024. This was the 8th Olympic gold medal of her career. Katie has also won 3 silver medals at the Olympics. Katie not only defended her title in Paris but also made many records in her name. She broke her own record at the Paris Olympics and did a surprising feat. There was a huge difference between her and French swimmer Anastasia Kaprichnikova, who finished second. While Katie finished the race in 15.30.02 minutes, Kaprichnikova took 10 seconds more for this.