On Thursday, Katie Ledecky set yet another record when the women’s 4 x 200m freestyle relay team from Team USA took home the silver medal.
With 13 medals, the 27-year-old became the most decorated female swimmer in Olympic history. Her most recent victory ended a tie she had with Dara Torres, Jenny Thompson, and swimmer Natalie Coughlin.
In the demanding 1500m freestyle on Wednesday, the Maryland native claimed her eighth gold medal and her 12th overall. Ledecky tied Thompson for the most gold medals won by a female swimmer in Olympic history when she completed the event in an Olympic record time of 15:30.02.
Ledecky told reporters that she allowed her thoughts to roam and considered all the people who had contributed to her current situation as she was swimming.
“And during the race, I kind of let my mind wander, remembering everyone who has trained with me.” Was like thinking about them and chanting their names in my brain. I love you guys, my Florida crew—all those Florida boys who challenged me every day. I know I often make your life difficult, but you guys really made my life easy today. I really appreciate it.
The 27-year-old swimmer had another opportunity to increase her medal total on Thursday.
Ledecky, Claire Weinstein, Paige Madden, and Erin Gemmell represented Team USA in the 4 × 200m freestyle relay, finishing second behind Australia.
Ledecky became the most decorated American woman in Olympic history and the most decorated woman of any nation in swimming history with the team’s victory, which brought her 13 medals overall. She is only ahead of Michael Phelps, who has 28 medals.
Ledecky has one more chance to increase her medal total as swimming draws to a close. On Saturday, she’ll participate in the 800m freestyle.
Ledecky intends to qualify for the 2028 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles, despite the fact that this is her fourth Olympics overall, in Paris.
“Yes, my statement that I would love to compete in Los Angeles hasn’t changed over the last few months or years has been consistent.”
Katie, congratulations! You are history’s greatest.
Liam Payne dies aged 31 as fans pay tribute to late One Direction star
Reports state that One Direction member Liam Payne passed away at the age of 31.
According to TMZ, the musician passed away on Wednesday after falling from an Argentine hotel balcony.
According to the source, multiple witnesses claimed to have seen the musician fall from his fourth-floor hotel room in Buenos Aires.
Along with Harry Styles, Louis Tomlinson, Niall Horan, and Zayn Malik, Payne was a member of One Direction. He and his ex-girlfriend, singer Cheryl, have a seven-year-old son named Bear.
TMZ revealed that it had acquired pictures of the singer’s body after the fall and released a few close-ups of his eye-catching tattoos.
Witnesses stated that Payne had been “acting erratic in the hotel lobby earlier” and that he had broken his laptop in addition to needing to be carried back to his room when the sad incident happened, which happened just after 5 PM.
During this painful moment, our thoughts are still with his family, friends, and fans.
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