Ledecky also set an Olympic record in the race
Make that eight-time Olympic gold medalist Katie Ledecky.
The 27-year-old tied Jenny Thompson for the most Olympic gold medals in women's swimming history after taking home the 1,500-meter on Wednesday. She set an Olympic record time of 15:30.02 in her dominant win.
It was also her 12th medal overall, tying Thompson and Emma McKeon for the most in Olympic history in women's swimming.
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USA's Katie Ledecky celebrates after winning the final of the women's 1500m freestyle swimming event during the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games at the Tokyo Aquatics Centre in Tokyo on July 28, 2021. (OLI SCARFF/AFP via Getty Images)
Ledecky was well ahead early on, getting out to a lead of over three seconds a quarter of the way through. At the 1200-meter mark, it had gone up to nearly eight seconds. It wound up being a double-digit second victory.
She also won the event in Tokyo.
The lead got so far that cameras had to zoom out just to show the next-fastest swimmer.
Entering Wednesday, she had one medal in these games, taking home the bronze in the women's 400m freestyle.
Katie Ledecky of United States is seen on the podium with her gold medal from the Women's 800m Freestyle final on day seven of the Fukuoka 2023 World Aquatics Championships at Marine Messe Fukuoka Hall A on July 29, 2023 in Fukuoka, Japan. (Ian MacNicol/Getty Images)
Ledecky will go for gold once again for the 800-meter freestyle, with the final coming up on Saturday afternoon.
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