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2024 Olympics: Every Record Broken by Simone Biles, Katie Ledecky and Medal Winners

Not only were more than 300 gold medals awarded at the 2024 Paris Olympics, those champions set numerous records.

Along the way, the United States tallied a dozen records from the swimming pool to the track and beyond. Katie Ledecky and Sydney McLaughlin-Levrone set Olympic and world records, while Ledecky and Simone Biles made a bit of career history in France.

The following list includes each individual who notched a new standard at the Summer Games.

In certain instances, a team or individual set multiple records as the event advanced from preliminary rounds to the final.