TOKYO — Katie Ledecky concluded her Tokyo Olympics with another gold medal, in an event, the 800-meter freestyle, she has dominated her entire career.
She clocked in at 8:12:57, ahead of Ariarne Titmus of Australia and Simona Quadarella of Italy.
Ledecky already held the Olympic and world record in the event, established at the 2016 Rio Olympics. Back then, she swam it in a blistering 8:04.79, winning by nearly 12 seconds. In Rio, it was the last of her four gold medals, to go with one silver.
But this is a different Ledecky and a different time.