Katie Ledecky Wins Gold In Inaugural 1500-Meter Freestyle Race
U.S. swimmer Katie Ledecky claimed gold in the Olympic debut of the women’s 1500-meter freestyle race on Wednesday. Ledecky’s victory came an hour after she was shut out of the medal podium in the 200-meter freestyle race. It was the first time in her Olympic career that she failed to make the medal podium. The Olympic swimmer failed to claim a gold medal in her first two events of the Olympics before winning the 1500-meter freestyle race. Many began to wonder if there had been a passing of the torch since Ledecky lost to Australian swimmer Ariarne Titmus in her first two races. The American q...