Katie Ledecky won her first gold medal of the Tokyo Olympics in the 1,500-meter freestyle. In victory, it was also clear how much the rest of the world has caught up to her.
TOKYO—Katie Ledecky on Wednesday won her first gold medal of the Tokyo Olympics in the Olympic debut of her signature event, the 1,500-meter freestyle. In victory, however, it was also clear how much the rest of the world has caught up to her.
In the event she has dominated by margins that are almost comical—sometimes half of the 50-meter pool—Ledecky had to fend off a charge from 20-year-old teammate Erica Sullivan to win gold in a time that was more than 17 seconds off of her world record from 2018. And earlier Wednesday, Ledecky finished fifth in a stacked 200-meter freestyle final. It was the first time ever that she failed to collect a medal in an individual event at an international swim meet.
“I think people maybe feel bad for me that I’m not winning everything,” said a teary Ledecky following the 1,500, “but I want people to be concerned about other things that are going on in the world, people that are truly suffering.” Ledecky’s morning in Japan was an indicator of how things are going for the Americans through five days of racing at the Tokyo Aquatic Center. The U.S. is still winning plenty of hardware. They just don’t always end up around the necks of the swimmers who have previously carried the team to world records and gold medals.
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