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.
Why Michael Jackson and Lisa Marie Presley never had children.
Jackson asked Presley to marry him over the phone one evening in 1993 after Presley had stood by him during the investigation.
Michael Presley and Lisa Marie Presley tied the knot in a brief 15-minute ceremony in the Dominican Republic. Later, she announced her union to the media in a statement.
Together, Michael and Lisa appeared in public on multiple occasions. The most well-known instance occurred in September 1994 when the singer ofThriller k*ssed Presley live at the MTV Video Music Awards, declaring,
Rumors that their high-profile marriage was failing and that they weren’t spending enough time together began to circulate.
The couple also disclosed that they intended to begin a family shortly.
However, there were rumors that Jackson’s drug addiction was the reason their marriage was failing. The Bad singer and Lisa Marie Presley parted ways a month after Lisa Marie Presley filed for divorce in December 1995. August 1996 marked the official end of their marriage.
Lisa and Michael didn’t have any kids, but Presley did have four from her previous marriages. Riley and Ben, who came from her marriage to Danny Keough, Finley Aaron Love Lockwood, and Harper Vivienne Ann, who came from her marriage to Michael Lockwood, were all her children.
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