Katie Ledecky secured her eighth Olympic gold medal and set a new Olympic record in the women's 1500-meter freestyle with a time of 15:30.02 at the Paris 2024 Games. Her dominant performance saw her finish over 10 seconds ahead of silver medalist Anastasiia Kirpichnikova of France. This victory tied Ledecky with Jenny Thompson for the most Olympic golds by an American woman and brought her total Olympic medal count to 12, equaling the record for American female swimmers. Ledecky is now the first female swimmer to win gold in four consecutive Olympics and holds the 20 fastest times in the 1500-meter event. She is poised to potentially break further records in the upcoming 800-meter freestyle and 4x200-meter relay events.