Katie Ledecky continues to break records.
With the U.S. winning silver in the 4x200m freestyle relay final on Thursday, Ledecky has now won her 13th Olympic medal, the most ever by a U.S. woman.
It was Ledecky’s third medal of the Games, as she dominated with gold in the 1500m freestyle and bronze in the 400m freestyle.
It’s Ledecky’s third medal in the relay, having helped the U.S. win gold in the event in 2016 and silver at the postponed Tokyo Olympics three years ago.
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The U.S. team of Ledecky, West Chester natives Claire Weinstein, Paige Madden and Erin Gemmell finished in a time of 7:40.86, beating China, which took the bronze medal in 7:42.34.
Australia, led by star athlete Ariarne Titmuss, were the favourites to win and finished in 7 minutes 38.08 seconds to take the gold medal.
Ledecky completed her section in 1 minute 54.93 seconds, just shy of Weinstein’s 1 minute 54.88 seconds.
